The Johnny Otis Show – The Johnny Otis Show Live At Monterey

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Whatever you have to do to get The Johnny Otis Show at Monterey, just do it. This is a fascinating set recorded at that city’s jazz festival in 1970.

The whole album captures the rollicking, spontaneous nuance of Otis’ stage show. There is son Shuggie-who soon after recorded the classic space cosmic blues Inspiration Information which you should package in the same order as this album-Big Joe Turner, Esther Phillips, Roy Milton, and a cast of class A blues men and blues women.

Different musicians, as far as i can tell, come on stage during different parts of the show–a trombone in one part, a new singer, a vibraphone adding jazz elegance where you least expect–and add a party atmosphere to the tight playing core band here.

The blues is great, but there is an intimacy to this album that is rare and that really bolts it into the classic ranks. You really get the feeling you are being introduced to Otis’ friends at a party that has many guests, but only special people are invited to. It really feels like you are there, and you will forget this is FORTY TWO YEARS AGO, THAT is how immediate this is, and how much we feel that immediacy.

Incidentally, if some tracks here sound vaguely familiar, it may be because Clint Eastwood used some footage of this performance in Play Misty For Me (1971) . I knew there was something I liked about Clint’s movies.

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Description

Epic ‎– 66295, Epic ‎– 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album 1971 Dutch Pressing

Side 1.

1. Willie And The Hand Jive –Johnny Otis 3:14
2. Cry Me A River Blues –Little Esther Phillips 4:50
3. Cleanhead’s Blues –Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson 4:53
4. I Got A Gal –Big Joe Turner 2:43
5. Since I Met You Baby –Ivory Joe Hunter 2:58

Side 2.

1. Baby Don’t You Know –Roy Milton 2:55
2. Preacher’s Blues –Gene Connors 3:13
3. Good Rockin’ Tonight –Roy Brown 3:44
4. The Time Machine –Shuggie Otis 3:28
5. Margie’s Boogie –Margie Evans 3:43

Side 3.

Little Esther’s Blues (6:45)
1-1. Blowtop Blues –Little Esther Phillips
1-2. T Bone Blues –Little Esther Phillips
1-3. Jelly Jelly –Little Esther Phillips
2. Kidney Stew –Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson 3:11
3. The Things That I Used To Do –Pee Wee Crayton 4:54
4. R. M. Blues –Roy Milton 3:15

Side 4.

1. Shuggie’s Boogie –Shuggie Otis 4:03
2. You Better Look Out –Delmar Evans 4:10
3. Goin’ Back To L. A. –Johnny Otis & Delmar Evans 2:47
4. Plastic Man –Joe Turner 4:52
4. Boogie Woogie Bye Bye –Ensemble 2:39

Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Preston Love
Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Baritone Saxophone – Big Jim Wynn
Bass – Lawrence Slim Dickens*, Shuggie Otis
Design – Nancy Donald
Drums – Paul Lagos
Engineer – Bob Breault, Glen Kolotkin, John Fiore, Sy Mitchell, Willie Greer
Guitar – Pee Wee Crayton, Shuggie Otis
Harmonica [Harp], Soloist – Jim (Supe) Bradshaw
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Photography By [Back Cover] – Al Clayton, Ed Caraeff
Photography By [Front Cover] – Ed Caraeff
Piano – Ivory Joe Hunter (tracks: A5), Johnny Otis, Leonard Feather, Roger Spotts*
Rhythm Guitar – Jim (Supe) Bradshaw
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Richard Aplanalp
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Clifford Solomon
Trombone – Gene “Mighty Flea” Connors
Trumpet – Melvin Moore
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Johnny Otis
Vocals – Joe Turner, Delmar “Mighty Mouth” Evans, Esther Phillips, Ivory Joe Hunter, Johnny Otis, Margie Evans, Roy Brown, Roy Milton

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Rights Society (The selections are): BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): S.66295-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): S.66295-2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C etched): S 66295-3
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D etched): S.66295-4
Matrix / Runout (Runouts A to D): Unknown credit below the matrix

Condition
Media: Mint- (M-)
Sleeve: Mint- (M-)

Additional information

Weight 1 kg

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