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Taj Mahal

Description:

The one and only legend Taj Mahal, who has won numerous music awards including Grammys for his diverse musicality, including blues, reggae, Cajun, gospel, Hawaiian, Caribbean, and African music, is back with his latest album, a jazz project that has been in the works for many years. With John Simon as producer and Maria Mulder as guest, Taj Mahal performs standard numbers by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin, and others with swing jazz, big band era sound, and a voice with presence. ! Henry St. Clair Fredericks, aka Taj Mahal, was born in New York City in 1942. He was born into a musical family and learned various instruments at an early age, and began his musical career under the name Taj Mahal while studying agriculture at the University of Massachusetts in the early 1960s. In 1966, the band released the single "Candy Man" on Columbia and produced an album, but it was never released (it was released in 1992), and the band broke up.He then began his solo career, releasing "Taj Mahal" and "The Natch'l Blues" in 1968, backed by a band with guitarist Jessi Ed Davis, and the highly acclaimed double-disc set "Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home" in 1969. Since then, he has continued to release not only blues albums, but also world roots music albums including reggae, Cajun, gospel, Hawaiian, Caribbean, and African music, and has won many Grammy and other music awards for "Senor Blues" in 1997 and "TajMo" in 2018. He has continued to influence many musicians as a one-of-a-kind presence.

Tracklisting:

1.STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY
2.I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO
3.GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU
4.SUMMERTIME
5.MOOD INDIGO
6.IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY
7.DO NOTHIN' TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
8.SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
9.BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE (with Maria Muldaur)
10.LADY BE GOOD
11.BABY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
12.CALDONIA
13.KILLER JOE
14.ONE FOR MY BABY