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The Essential Taj Mahal pulls together the bluesman's Columbia, Warner, Gramavision Private Music, and Hannibal labels' recordings, making it the first truly cross-licensed compilation of his work. Given the depth and breadth of this set (it covers four decades), the listener gets not only a cross-sectional view of the artist, but also his innovative and idiosyncratic journey through the blues: Mahal has not only kept the tradition alive, he's expanded it and deepened it, tracing its roots and developments through the course of American, Caribbean, and African cultures. While there is no unreleased material here, there doesn't need to be. The sheer adventure in these recordings reveals the wealth of the contribution Mahal has made not only to the blues, but to popular culture both present and past. This is a comp to own, to be moved by, and to ultimately enjoy. Columbia issued a three-CD set earlier, but there were things there that needed to be trimmed. This leaner and meaner version is superior. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi
The Essential Taj Mahal
2005 | Sony
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$12.99ESSENTIAL TAJ MAHAL
08/16/2005
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The Essential Taj Mahal Track Listing
Credits of The Essential Taj Mahal
- John Work III
- Composer
- Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzournou
- Percussion, Conga
- Tom Surowicz
- Liner Notes
- Fred Lunt
- Hawaiian Guitar
- Melody McCully
- Vocals (Background)
- Larry McDonald
- Percussion, Conga
- Earl McIntyre
- Tuba, Trombone (Bass)
- John Oates
- Vocals (Background)
- Babatunde Olatunji
- Percussion, Conga, Shekere, Djembe
- Joseph M. Palmaccio
- Mastering
- Bill Payne
- Piano
- John Porter
- Guitar, Producer, Audio Production
- David Rubinson
- Producer, Audio Production
- Johnny Lee Schell
- Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Mark Singer
- Drums
- Kester Smith
- Percussion, Drums
- Joe Sublett
- Sax (Tenor)
- The Texacali Horns
- Horn
- James "Son" Thomas
- Bass
- Pamela Vincent
- Vocals (Background)
- Mick Weaver
- Organ, Organ (Hammond)
- Mark Wilder
- Mastering
- Carey Williams
- Producer
- Delroy Wilson
- Composer
- Hoshal Wright
- Guitar (Electric)
- Calvin Samuels
- Bass
- Pancho Graham
- Bass
- Bill Rich
- Bass
- Ozzie Williams
- Drums, Drum Programming
- Joyce Wilson
- Vocals (Background)
- Toumani Diabaté
- Kora
- Larry Fulcher
- Bass
- Abdul Wali
- Guitar
- James Rachell
- Composer
- Howard Fritzson
- Art Direction
- David Gahr
- Photography
- Josh Cheuse
- Art Direction, Design
- Jerry Rappaport
- Compilation Producer
- Rod Dyer
- Cover Photo
- Marc Norberg
- Photography
- Chris Felver
- Photography
- Al Vandenberg
- Photography
- Winston "Shadow" Bailey
- Composer
- Carlos Andrade
- Slack Key Guitar, Tenor Ukelele
- Hylton Beckford
- Composer
- Wayne Jacintho
- Slack Key Guitar, Tenor Ukelele
- Amalie R. Rothschild
- Photography
- Timothy Duffy
- Producer
- Michael Barretto
- Baritone Ukulele
- Pat Crockett
- Liliu Ukulele
- Roosevelt Jamison
- Composer
- Tommy Henderson
- Vocals (Background)
- Traditional
- Composer
- Kim Jordan
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Greg Thomas
- Drums
- Carl Montgomery
- Composer
- Earl Green
- Composer
- Mark Unterberger
- Packaging Manager
- Nathan Sedlander
- Product Manager
- Howard Glover "Johnny" Johnson
- Tuba, Sax (Baritone), Flugelhorn, Brass Arrangement, Handclapping
- Sam Emerson Loew
- Photography
- Merl Saunders
- Organ
- Bill Summers
- Percussion, Conga
- Jesse Ed Davis
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Piano
- Denny Freeman
- Guitar
- Gerry Goffin
- Composer
- Daryl Hall
- Vocals (Background)
- John Hall
- Guitar
- Claudia Lennear
- Vocals (Background)
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion, Conga
- Mike Campbell
- Guitar (12 String)
- John Simon
- Piano, Piano (Electric)
- Sheryl Crow
- Vocals (Background)
- Myrick Guillory
- Rubboard
- Steven Berkowitz
- A&R
- Jennett Acosta
- Synthesizer
- Eric Bazilian
- Lap Steel Guitar
- Chuck Blackwell
- Drums
- Joe Boyd
- Producer
- Tony Braunagel
- Composer, Drums, Producer
- Eric Clapton
- Guitar
- Merry Clayton
- Vocals (Background)
- Jon Cleary
- Piano
- Rudy Costa
- Saxophone, Kalimba
- Joseph Daley
- Trombone, Tuba
- Lucy Duran
- Producer
- Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu
- Percussion, Conga, African Bells
- Richard Feldman
- Composer, Associate Producer, Synthesizer Programming
- Ray Fitzpatrick
- Bass
- Gary Gilmore
- Bass, Bass (Electric), Composer
- Bob Glaub
- Bass
- Mark Goodman
- Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
- Robert Greenidge
- Drums (Steel)
- Richie Hayward
- Drums
- Rob Hyman
- Organ
- Tony Jones
- Bass
- Sanford Konikoff
- Drums
- Andy Kravitz
- Drums
- Darrell Leonard
- Trombone, Trumpet, French Horn
- Earl Lindo
- Keyboards
- Wayne Henderson
- Keyboards
- Bob Marley
- Composer
- Ry Cooder
- Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Vocals (Background)
- Carole King
- Composer
- Al Kooper
- Piano
- The Pointer Sisters
- Vocals (Background)
- Jesse Davis
- Composer
- Langston Hughes
- Composer
- Andy Narell
- Drums (Steel)
- Horace Silver
- Composer
- Bob Stewart
- Trumpet, Tuba, Flugelhorn
- Howard Johnson
- Tuba, Flugelhorn, Sax (Baritone)
- Etta Baker
- Guitar, Arranger
- Sleepy John Estes
- Composer
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Composer
- Blind Willie Johnson
- Composer
- Blind Willie McTell
- Composer
- Sonny Rhodes
- Lap Steel Guitar
- Taj Mahal
- Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Fife, Audio Production, Finger Cymbals, Bass (Upright), National Steel Guitar, Fender Rhodes, Slide Guitar, Producer, Handclapping, Whistle (Human), Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Composer, Piano, Dobro, Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica
- Henry Thomas
- Composer
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