Evenin' Blues
| Evenin' Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 15, 1963 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7300 | |||
| Producer | David Axelrod | |||
| Jimmy Witherspoon chronology | ||||
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Evenin' Blues is a studio album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon, recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label in March 1964.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [4] |
AllMusic called the album "a good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.
- "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" – 2:49
- "Grab Me a Freight" (Larraine Walton) – 3:45
- "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) – 2:49
- "I've Been Treated Wrong" (Robert Brown) – 3:27
- "Evenin'" (Royce Swain) – 2:42
- "Cane River" – 2:33
- "Baby, How Long" (Brownie McGhee) – 2:48
- "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 2:43
- "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:05
- "Drinkin' Beer" – 2:15
- "Don't Let Go" [alternate take] (Stone) – 2:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "I've Been Treated Wrong" [alternate take] (Brown) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Evenin'" [alternate take] (Swain) – 2:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Cane River" [alternate take] – 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
[edit]- Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
- Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Bert Kendrix – piano, organ
- T-Bone Walker – guitar
- Clarence Jones – bass
- Wayne Robertson – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Billboard (March 21, 1964). "New Album Releases". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 14, 2013
- ^ a b Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed May 14, 2013
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.