terça-feira, 19 de setembro de 2017

TajMo': The Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Band | Jazz San Javier 2017

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Keb' Mo' and Taj Mahal have been friends and colleagues for years but 2017's TajMo is the first time the pair have recorded an album. It also marks the first time Taj Mahal has entered a studio since 2008 -- Keb' Mo' last released an album in 2014 -- and if this seems like it should be a momentous occasion, what's striking about TajMo is how casual the whole affair is. The duo designed TajMo to be an upbeat, life-affirming listen, something that emphasizes how the blues can also offer a good time. If the album can occasionally seem a little too crisp and polished -- it's bright and shiny without a hint of grit -- it's also true that this reflects the lightness at the heart of TajMo. Sometimes it gets so light it's almost glib -- witness the cover of the Who's "Squeeze Box" -- but Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' are also determined to broaden the scope of the blues, adding Soweto rhythms to "Soul," cutting a version of John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change," even making concessions to pop on the ebullient "All Around the World." Maybe it's not a major record but its mellowness is charming, and the two bluesmen play off each other like the longtime friends they are, which is an endearing thing to hear.






Taj Mahal vocals, guitars Keb’ Mo’ vocals, guitars Dana Robbins sax Quentin Ware trumpet David Rodgers keyboards Stan Sergeant bass Marcus Finnie drums Deva Mahal chorus Zoe Mahal chorus



01. Señor Blues 02. Don´t Leave Me Here 03. Gov´t Cheese 04. That´s Who I Am 05. Queen Bee 06. Diving Duck Blues 07. Every Morning 08. Am I Wrong 09. She Just Wants to Dance 10. Take a Giant Step 11. She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride 12. Om Sweet Om 13. Gimme What You Got 14. You Don't Miss Your Water/Don´t Try 15. Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue 16. All Around The World 17. Soul  

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