The Real Thing (Taj Mahal album)
The Real Thing is a 1971 live album by Taj Mahal. It was recorded on February 13, 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.
Track listing
All songs by Taj Mahal unless otherwise noted.
- "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas) – (2:58
- "Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')" (Blackwell/Davis/Gilmore/Taj Mahal) – 9:11
- Studio recording on Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969)
- "Sweet Mama Janisse" – 3:32
- "Going Up to the Country and Paint My Mailbox Blue" – 3:24
- "Big Kneed Gal" – 5:34
- "You're Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 6:13
- "Tom and Sally Drake" – 3:39
- "Diving Duck Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) – 3:46
- "John, Ain' It Hard" – 5:30
- "She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)" (Taj Mahal, Yank Rachell) – 4:08
- Omitted from the vinyl issue, added to 2000 CD issue. Studio recording appears on The Natch'l Blues (1968).
- "You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey but I Sure Do Love the Way You Strut Your Stuff" – 18:56
Personnel
- Taj Mahal – Vocals, blues harp, chromatic harmonica, National steel-bodied guitar, five-string guitar(banjo), fife
- Howard Johnson – Tuba (BB♭, F), baritone saxophone, brass arrangements
- Bob Stewart – Tuba (CC), flugelhorn, trumpet
- Joseph Daley – Tuba (BB♭), valve trombone
- Earle McIntyre – Tuba (E♭), bass trombone
- Bill Rich – Electric bass
- John Simon – piano, electric piano
- John Hall – Electric guitar
- Greg Thomas – Drums
- Kwasi "Rocky" DziDzournu – Congas
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