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Mahal was born Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. on May 17, 1942, in New York City. [3] Growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, he was raised in a musical environment: his mother was a member of a local gospel choir and his father, Henry Saint Claire Fredericks Sr., was an Afro-Caribbean jazz arranger and piano player.
Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa is a 2024 album by American blues musician Taj Mahal, recorded live before an audience in The Church Studio. [2] It has received positive reviews from critics. Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album .
Taj Mahal - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, banjo, mandolin; Ray Fitzpatrick - bass, acoustic guitar, piano; Rudy Costa - saxophone, bass, clarinet, flute, kalimba
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Savoy received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 from six critic scores. [4] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing that "this set offers blues-kissed reads of 14 tunes from the Great American Songbook" that "embodies the abundant joy of its predecessor, Get On ...
Disc and Music Echo called it a "fine album, it's funky and it's gutsy, and there's splended brass on it". [5] Rolling Stone Magazine said it is a "loose riotous blues 'n roots album", and that Taj Mahal is "nearly alone carrying the torch of the country music blues for other young black musicians to hear".
Taj Mahal – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica; Hoshal Wright - electric guitar; Ray Fitzpatrick - bass; Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards; Rudy Costa - alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, kalimba
"Black Jack Davey" "New Hula Blues" "Good Morning Miss Brown" "Annie Mae" "Fishin' Blues" "Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue" "Big Blues"
Hanapepe Dream is an album by American blues/world artist Taj Mahal and Hawaiian music group The Hula Blues Band. [1] It is the second mutual recording for Taj and that band after Sacred Island , aka Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues .