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Released
  
November 1967

Length
  
31:51

Release date
  
November 1967

Label
  
Verve Records

Recorded
  
1 June 1967

Producer
  
Genre
  
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The Blues Is Now(1967)
  
Spoonful of Soul(1968)

Similar
  
Jimmy Witherspoon albums, Other albums

The Blues Is Now is a 1967 studio album by the American singer Jimmy Witherspoon, accompanied by organist Jack McDuff.

Contents

Reception

Thomas Ward reviewed the album for Allmusic and described The Blues Is Now as "arguably the finest" of Witherspoon's Verve albums and described his voice as "...in top form and hugely expressive. ...A light-night blues classic, this is Witherspoon at his most relaxed and assured and is a joy to listen to".

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode) - 3:53
  2. "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Andy Razaf, Will Weldon) - 2:48
  3. "Past Forty Blues" (Robert Lee Roach, Jimmy Witherspoon) - 4:23
  4. "S.K. Blues" (Saunders King) - 2:25
  5. "Late One Evening" (Witherspoon) - 3:03
  6. "Part Time Woman" (Witherspoon) - 3:31
  7. "Good Rocking Tonight" (Roy Brown) - 2:17
  8. "I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)" (Hughie Clark, Ross Parker) - 5:20
  9. "My Baby's Quit Me" (Doc Pomus) - 3:12
  10. "My Money's Long This Morning, Baby" (David Parker) - 2:11

Personnel

  • Jimmy Witherspoon - vocals, guitar
  • Jack McDuff - arranger, organ
  • Leo Johnson, Danny Turner - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Melvin Sparks - guitar
  • Jymie Merritt - bass guitar
  • Ray Appleton - drums
  • Production
  • Hollis King - art direction
  • Lew Futterman - producer
  • Nicky Reiner - cover art
  • Acy Lehman - cover design
  • Val Valentin - engineer
  • Ken Druker - executive producer
  • Bob Irwin - mastering
  • Jayme Pieruzzi - mastering
  • Raymond Ross - photography
  • Bryan Koniarz - reissue producer
  • Songs

    1Sweet Slumber3:54
    2I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town2:49
    3Past Forty Blues4:23

    References

    The Blues Is Now Wikipedia


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