Evenin' Blues

Evenin' Blues is a studio album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon, recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label in March 1964.[1][2]

Evenin' Blues
Studio album by
Jimmy Witherspoon
ReleasedMarch 1964[1]
RecordedAugust 15, 1963
Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues
Length39:25
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7300
ProducerDavid Axelrod
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
Baby, Baby, Baby
(1963)		 Evenin' Blues
(1964)		 Blues Around the Clock
(1963)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

AllMusic called the album "a good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

  1. "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" – 2:49
  2. "Grab Me a Freight" (Larraine Walton) – 3:45
  3. "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) – 2:49
  4. "I've Been Treated Wrong" (Robert Brown) – 3:27
  5. "Evenin'" (Royce Swain) – 2:42
  6. "Cane River" – 2:33
  7. "Baby, How Long" (Brownie McGhee) – 2:48
  8. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 2:43
  9. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:05
  10. "Drinkin' Beer" – 2:15
  11. "Don't Let Go" [alternate take] (Stone) – 2:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "I've Been Treated Wrong" [alternate take] (Brown) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Evenin'" [alternate take] (Swain) – 2:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Cane River" [alternate take] – 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Editorial Staff, Billboard (March 21, 1964). "New Album Releases". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. Prestige Records discography accessed May 14, 2013
  3. Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed May 14, 2013
  4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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