CANNED HEAT/ DR. JOHN . - Curiosities .........
Como sabéis CANNED HEAT supo rodearse siempre de grandes Bluesmen , lo podéis comprobar en otros posts. de SENTIR EL BLUES . Pues bien , en esta ocasión nos vamos a referir a algunas de las veces en las cuales DR. JOHN , Colaboró como pianista y arreglista con el grupo de Los Angeles , aquí tenéis :
( Dr. John llegó ha tocar en directo en algunas de las actuaciones del grupo)
1968 – Boogie with Canned Heat, Liberty
1969 – Living the Blues [Akarma], Liberty
1970 – Future Blues, Liberty
2007- Christmas Blues
BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT :
Track listing
Side one
"Evil Woman" (Larry Weiss) – 2:59
"My Crime" (Canned Heat) – 3:57
"On the Road Again" (Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson) – 5:01
"World in a Jug" (Canned Heat) – 3:29
"Turpentine Moan" (Canned Heat) – 2:56
"Whiskey Headed Woman No. 2" (Bob Hite) – 2:57
Side two
"Amphetamine Annie" (Canned Heat) – 3:36
"An Owl Song" (Alan Wilson) – 2:43
"Marie Laveau" (Henry Vestine) – 5:18
"Fried Hockey Boogie" (Larry Taylor) – 11:07
Bonus tracks from 2005 CD release
"On the Road Again" (Single Version) - 3:22
"Boogie Music" (Single Version) - 2:46
"Goin' Up the Country" (Single Version) - 2:52
"One Kind Favor" - 4:55
"Christmas Blues" - 2:36
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks) - 2:49
Bonus tracks from 2012 CD release
"On the Road Again [Alternate Take]" (Floyd Jones and Alan Wilson)
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" (Charles E. Calhoun)
"Whiskey and Wimmen'" (John Lee Hooker)
"Mean Old World" (Little Walter, T-Bone Walker, Marl Young)
"The Hunter" (Carl Wells, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn)
"Fannie Mae" (Buster Brown, Clarence Lewis, Bobby Robinson)
Personnel
Canned Heat
Bob Hite – lead vocals
Alan Wilson – slide guitar, lead vocals on "On the Road Again" and "An Owl Song", harmonica
Henry Vestine – lead guitar
Larry Taylor – bass guitar
Adolfo de la Parra – drums
Additional Personnel
Dr. John – horn arrangements, piano
Sunnyland Slim – piano on "Turpentine Moan"
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LIVING THE BLUES
Track listing
Side one
"Pony Blues" (Charlie Patton) – 3:48
"My Mistake" (Alan Wilson) – 3:22
"Sandy's Blues" (Bob Hite) – 6:46
"Going Up the Country" (Alan Wilson; Henry Thomas) – 2:50
"Walking by Myself" (Jimmy Rogers) – 2:29
"Boogie Music" (L.T. Tatman III) – 3:00
"Tell Me Man Blues" (1929 recording by Henry Sims) – 0:15
Side two
"One Kind Favor" (Lemon Jefferson) – 4:44
"Parthenogenesis" (Canned Heat) – 19:57
I Nebulosity
II Rollin' and Tumblin'
III Five Owls
IV Bear Wires
V Snooky Flowers
VI Sunflower Power (RMS Is Truth)
VII Raga Kafi
VIII Icebag
IX Childhood's End
Side three
"Refried Boogie (Part I)" (Canned Heat) (Recorded Live) – 20:10
Side four
"Refried Boogie (Part II)" (Canned Heat) (Recorded Live) – 20:50
Personnel
Canned Heat
Bob Hite – vocals
Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica, jaw-harp (tracks 2.I, 2.II, 2.IX), chromatic harp (track 2.VIII)
Henry Vestine – lead guitar
Larry Taylor – bass, congas (track 2.V)
Adolfo de la Parra – drums
Additional Personnel
Dr. John – horn arrangements, piano (track 6)
Miles Grayson – horn arrangements (track 3)
John Fahey – guitar (track 2.I)
John Mayall – piano (tracks 5 & 2.IV)
Jim Horn – flute (track 4)
Joe Sample – piano (track 3)
Production
Rich Moore – engineer
Ivan Fisher – assistant engineer
Skip Taylor – producer
Canned Heat – producer
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FUTURE BLUES
Track listing
Side one
"Sugar Bee" (Eddie Shuler) – 2:39
"Shake It and Break It" (Charlie Patton) – 2:35
"That's All Right (Mama)" (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup) – 4:19
"My Time Ain't Long" (Alan Wilson) – 3:49
"Skat" (Wilson) – 2:44
"Let's Work Together" (Wilbert Harrison) – 2:53
Side two
"London Blues" (Wilson) – 5:31
"So Sad (The World's in a Tangle)" (Canned Heat) – 7:57
"Future Blues" (Canned Heat) – 2:58[3]
Bonus tracks from 2000 CD release (Repertoire REP 4889)
"Let's Work Together" Single Mono Version (Harrison) – 2:46
"Skat" Single Mono Version (Wilson) – 2:39
"Wooly Bully" (Sam Samudio) – 2:30
"Christmas Blues" Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (Cook, Taylor, Vestine, Wilson, Hite Jr.) – 2:31
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (Ross Bagdasarian) – 2:45
Personnel
Canned Heat
Bob Hite – vocals
Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica
Harvey Mandel – lead guitar
Larry Taylor – bass
Adolfo de la Parra – drums
Additional musicians
Dr. John – piano, horn arrangements (tracks 5 & 7)
Ernest Lane – piano (track 9)
Technical
Skip Taylor – producer
Canned Heat – producer
Tommy Oliver – engineer
CHRISTMAS ALBUM
1 Deck The Halls
2 The Christmas Song
3 Christmas Blues
4 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
5 I Won't Be Home For Christmas
6 Christmas Boogie
7 Santa Claus Is Back In Town
8 Jingle Bells
9 Christmas Blues
10 Boogie Boy (Little Drummer Boy)
BONUS TRACK
11 Christmas Blues
Arranged By – Barry Levenson (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8), Fito de la Parra (tracks: 1)
Backing Vocals – Kathleen Siskron (tracks: 8), Sharon Benson (3) (tracks: 8)
Bass – Larry Taylor (tracks: 2, 3, 9)
Bass, Vocals – Greg Kage (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Choir – The Chipmunks (tracks: 2)
Drums – Fito de la Parra (tracks: 1 - 11)
Guitar – Barry Levenson (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Eric Clapton (tracks: 11), Henry Vestine (tracks: 2, 3, 9)
Guitar, Vocals – Al Wilson (2) (tracks: 2, 3, 9)
Harmonica – Bob Hite (tracks: 3), John Popper (tracks: 11)
Piano – Dr. John (tracks: 9), Jay Spell (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
Vocals – Bob Hite (tracks: 2, 3, 9), Jay Spell (tracks: 7)
Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar – Robert Lucas (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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