772532147026
772532147071

Savoy

Taj Mahal

Regular
£11.99
Sale
Regular
£11.99
Sold Out
Unit Price
per 

Format: CD

Cat No: SPCD1470

Release Date:  28 April 2023

Label:  Stony Plain

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  772532147026

Genres:  Jazz  Swing Jazz  

Release Date:  23 June 2023

Label:  Stony Plain

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  772532147071

Genres:  Jazz  Swing Jazz  

  • Description

    Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music.

    With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Dr. John, Taj Mahal has throughout his career pushed the envelope of American music forward by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, traditional blues and jazz. He has won 3 Grammys from 15 nominations, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. With 'Savoy', Taj takes a new direction in his musical journey, exploring classics from the American songbook with his good friend and acclaimed record producer John Simon, whose resume includes producing classic albums by The Band, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot and Blood Sweat & Tears. 'Savoy' is the realization of a musical collaboration they had been planning for decades, finally locking in the studio time to make it happen in August 2022. Recorded with the hottest musicians in San Francisco, 'Savoy' is a loving throwback to the sounds of the swing jazz big band era, titled as a tribute to Harlem's Savoy Ballroom where the music composed by the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong was performed by a who's who of iconic artists, and now brought back to life by the one and only Taj Mahal.

    Description

    Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music.

    With a voice as instantly recognisable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Dr. John, Taj Mahal has throughout his career pushed the envelope of American music forward by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, traditional blues and jazz. He has won 3 Grammys from 15 nominations, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.

    With 'Savoy', Taj takes a new direction in his musical journey, exploring classics from the American songbook with his good friend and acclaimed record producer John Simon, whose resume includes producing classic albums by The Band, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot and Blood Sweat & Tears. 'Savoy' is the realisation of a musical collaboration they had been planning for decades, finally locking in the studio time to make it happen in August 2022.

    Recorded with the hottest musicians in San Francisco, 'Savoy' is a loving throwback to the sounds of the swing jazz big band era, titled as a tribute to Harlem's Savoy Ballroom where the music composed by the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong was performed by a who's who of iconic artists, and now brought back to life by the one and only Taj Mahal.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 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
      • 10. Lady Be Good
      • 11. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
      • 12. Caldonia
      • 13. Killer Joe
      • 14. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 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. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

      Side 2

      • 1. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
      • 2. Do Nothin Till You Hear From Me
      • 3. Caldonia
      • 4. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)