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Big Blues
Blues · 1993 · 3 tracks · 47m

Big Blues

Taj Mahal

High-voltage electric blues recorded with a full-band stomp. A gritty, celebratory departure from Taj's usual acoustic island-folk leanings.

1993 · Essential! Records

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Relentlessly soulful and rhythmic, trading his usual island breeze for a heavy, electrified roadhouse stomp.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks · 47m
02
Mail Box Blues
4:12
03
Stagger Lee
4:43
07
Fishin’ Blues / Statesboro Blues
7:53
Moments Worth Waiting For
The seamless transition during the medley where the acoustic fingerpicking of Fishin' Blues gives way to the heavy electric slide of Statesboro Blues.
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Dive Bar+2.6σ

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