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Track Listing
1. Piece of Man
2. Gonna Buy Me a Mule
3. Black Rat
4. Money Is the Name of the Game
5. You Ain't Worth a Good Woman
6. Better Watch Your Step
7. Bad Avenue
8. Bad Rooster
9. Don't Go No Further
10. All Your Love
11. Hard Pill to Swallow
12. Young Fashioned Ways
| Details | | Distributor: | Ryko Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Koko Taylor (vocals); Vino Louden, Criss Johnson, Shun Kikuta, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin (guitar); Billy Branch (harmonica); Mark Kazanoff (tenor saxophone); Brother John Kattke, Stanley Banks (piano); Melvin Smith (bass instrument); Jimmy Sutton (upright bass); Kenny Hampton (electric bass); Willie 'The Touch' Hayes, Ricky Nelson (drum).
OLD SCHOOL, Koko Taylor's first album following a life-threatening hospitalization in 2003, finds the queen of Chicago blues singers in remarkably strong voice throughout. A 12-track set split between familiar covers and solid originals, the album features classic gems from Willie Dixon ("Don't Go No Further") and Memphis Minnie ("Black Rat"), among others, alongside new material such as "Bad Rooster" and "Piece of Man." The band, led by Taylor's longtime foil, guitarist Bob Margolin, cooks throughout, making OLD SCHOOL as vital as any of Taylor's previous albums.
Industry Reviews
[W]hat's most impressive is not her raw power, formidable though it remains, but the way she keeps her absolutely sure rhythmic footing as she shouts, growls and rasps...
[T]he material is a nice mix of proven covers and solid originals....The background is provided by such seasoned players as harpman Billy Branch, guitarists Criss Johnson, Bob Margolin and Vino Louden...
OLD SCHOOL finds Taylor's voice in fine form. She sings with the keen worldliness of a veteran blues woman...
3 stars out of 5 -- [S]he packs a wallop handling five of her own freshly minted songs and old numbers associated with the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Memphis Minnie...
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