Sweet Giant of the Blues

Sweet Giant of the Blues is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in New York in 1969 and released by the BluesTime label.[1][2][3]

Sweet Giant of the Blues
Studio album by
Otis Spann
Released1970
RecordedAugust 13, 1969
StudioNew York City
GenreBlues
Length38:31
LabelBluesTime
BT 29006
ProducerBob Thiele
Otis Spann chronology
Super Black Blues
(1969)		 Sweet Giant of the Blues
(1970)		 Walking the Blues
(1972)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Earlewine stated "Sweet Giant of the Blues, a 1969 session for Bluestime released in 1970, is one of his very last albums and if it can't be called definitive, it's nevertheless a robust example of his gifts. ... This is loose and unpredictable in a predictable fashion, delving into a little bit of Latin beats and rhumba and a whole lot of rock & roll ... Spann seems to seize the changes and enjoys playing with the band, never trying to play against his support".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted

  1. "Got My Mojo Working" (McKinley Morganfield) − 3:03
  2. "Sellin' My Thing" − 7:23
  3. "Moon Blues" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) − 4:26
  4. "I'm a Dues Payin' Man" (Jim Rein) − 3:10
  5. "I Wonder Why" − 4:22
  6. "Bird in a Cage" − 6:06
  7. "Hey Baby" − 5:38
  8. "Make a Way" − 4:23

Personnel

References
  1. Wirz' American Music: Illustrated BluesTime Discography accessed November 11, 2019
  2. Both Sides Now: Discography Preview for the BluesTime label accessed November 11, 2019
  3. Wirz' American Music: Otis Spann Discography accessed November 11, 2019
  4. Earlewine, Stephen Thomas. Otis Spann: Sweet Giant of the Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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