| | Lou Rawls Black & Blue/Tabacco Road CD Lou Rawls Discography of CDs
This excellent twofer brings together a pair of albums Lou Rawls recorded for Capitol in the early 1960s. Both sessions feature Rawls with a hard-swinging big band and flanked by a three-strong saxophone section and the soul-jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes. The results, as one might expect, are both raucous and smoky. And while Rawls wouldn't hit his stride commercially until 1966's LOU RAWLS LIVE, he sounds utterly in command here.
Both BLACK AND BLUE and TOBACCO ROAD focus on jazz and blues standards, including George Gershwin's "Summertime," Hoagy Carmichael's "Rockin' Chair," W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," and John D. Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road," which would become Rawls's signature tune. The artist's rugged, soulful singing is the perfect match for the well-arranged big band, and the 2006 CD-issue of these classic albums is a welcome arrival.
Personnel: Lou Rawls (vocals); Gene Edwards (guitar); Curtis Amy (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Alexander Nelson (alto saxophone); Lou Ciotti, Jay Migliori (tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone); Bob Rolfe, Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois (trumpet); Horace Tapscott, Lou Blackburn, Lester Robertson (trombone); Bob Knight (bass trombone); Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ); Jim Crutcher (bass instrument); Leroy Henderson (drums).
Recording information: 1962.
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