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Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home is the third studio album by American blues musician Taj Mahal. A double album, the first disc (Giant Step) is electric, while the second (De Ole Folks at Home) is acoustic. Esquire included the album at number 27 on its list of "The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own". [4]
The Real Thing is a double live album by Taj Mahal, released in 1971. It was recorded on February 13, 1971, at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.
The song was later covered by singer Taj Mahal, in a significantly rearranged version, and included as the title track to his 1969 double album release Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home. [5] It was also recorded by Rising Sons—featuring Mahal and Ry Cooder—in 1966, but not released until 1992 on their self-titled album. [6]
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. The album received a Grammy nomination on November 8, 2024 for Best Traditional Blues Album.
[18] Mahal and his band were later invited to England by the Rolling Stones, [19] and they appeared as a musical guest in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. [20] He played in the "electric" disc of Mahal's double album Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969) and appeared in two songs of his fourth album Happy Just to Be Like I Am (1971). [21]
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.
Going Home (1980) The Best of Taj Mahal, Volume 1 ... Taj's Blues (1992) The Best of Taj Mahal, Volume 1 is a blues compilation album by ... "Take a Giant Step" - 4: ...
Taj Mahal is the debut album by American guitarist and vocalist Taj Mahal. Recorded in 1967, it contains blues songs by Sleepy John Estes , Robert Johnson , and Sonny Boy Williamson II reworked in contemporary blues- and folk-rock styles. [ 1 ]