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  • Release Date: 08/16/2005
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 24,635
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 827969496725

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The Essential Taj Mahal

Disc 1
1LISTENLeaving Trunk 4:48
2LISTENStatesboro Blues / Blind Willie McTell 2:58
3LISTENThe Celebrated Walkin' Blues 8:51
4LISTENShe Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride) 3:29
5LISTENCorinna 3:03
6LISTENGoing Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue 3:38
7LISTENTake a Giant Step 4:17
8LISTENSix Days on the Road 3:01
9LISTENCountry Blues #1 2:38
10LISTENFishin' Blues 3:08
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Disc 2
1LISTENJohnny Too Bad 3:15
2LISTENSlave Driver 2:43
3LISTEN(Clara) St. Kitts Woman 4:15
4LISTENWhen I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul 3:07
5LISTENSatisfied 'N' Tickled Too 5:26
6LISTENLove Theme in the Key of D 8:07
7LISTENEverybody Is Somebody 3:31
8LISTENCrossing 2:33
9LISTENDon't Call Us 4:21
10LISTENBig Legged Mommas Are Back in Style 4:19
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The Essential Taj Mahal pulls together the bluesman's Columbia, Warner, Gramavision Private Music, and Hannibal labels' recordings, making it the first truly cross-licensed compilation of his work. Given the depth and breadth of this set (it covers four decades), the listener gets not only a cross-sectional view of the artist, but also his innovative and idiosyncratic journey through the blues: Mahal has not only kept the tradition alive, he's expanded it and deepened it, tracing its roots and developments through the course of American, Caribbean, and African cultures. While there is no unreleased material here, there doesn't need to be. The sheer adventure in these recordings reveals the wealth of the contribution Mahal has made not only to the blues, but to popular culture both present and past. This is a comp to own, to be moved by, and to ultimately enjoy. Columbia issued a three-CD set earlier, but there were things there that needed to be trimmed. This leaner and meaner version is superior. Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

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