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Blue Spoon

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Released
  
1964

Genre
  
Blues

Label
  
Prestige PRLP 7327

Recorded
  
February 20, 1964

Length
  
39:25

Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Blue Spoon is an album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Richie Unterberger, in his review for Allmusic, says "Blue Spoon was one of Witherspoon's jazzier sessions, still retaining his characteristic jazz-blues blend, but lighter on the soul, pop, and shouting R&B elements of some of his other releases".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

  1. "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 2:19
  2. "It's Only a Low Down Dirty Shame" (Ollie Shepard) – 2:25
  3. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 2:19
  4. "Back to New Orleans" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) – 1:47
  5. "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) – 2:54
  6. "Blues in the Morning" (Kenny Burrell) – 5:08
  7. "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) – 4:11
  8. "Once There Lived a Fool" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 2:32
  9. "For Old Time's Sake" – 2:15
  10. "The Time Has Come" – 2:46

Personnel

  • Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
  • Gildo Mahones – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Eddie Khan – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

    • References

    Blue Spoon Wikipedia
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