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Taj Mahal - Mo' Roots
Release Date: Apr 1974
Label: Columbia
Genre: Blues
Styles: Contemporary Blues, Reggae-Pop
AMG Review by All Music Guide
Mo' Roots finds Mahal stepping away from the blues, choosing instead to focus on reggae. While he can often be faulted for his all-too-academic approach, with Mo' Roots he turns in an album that truly expresses his appreciation and connection with the music.
Track List:
01 - Johnny Too Bad (Slickers) 3:17
02 - Black Jack Davey (Mahal) 3:49
03 - Big Mama (Mahal) 4:44
04 - Cajun Waltz (adaptation by Mahal)6:05
05 - Slave Driver (Marley) 2:44
06 - Why Did You Have to Desert Me? (Mahal) 5:55
07 - Desperate Lover (Anderson) 2:46
08 - Clara (St. Kitts Woman) (Mahal) 4:37
Personnel:
Taj Mahal (Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Vocals, Whistle (Instrument), Producer, Fender Rhodes, Remixing, Mixing, Finger Cymbals, Adaptation to CD, French Harp)
Aston Barrett (Piano, Keyboards, Remixing, Mixing)
Merry Clayton (Vocals, Background Vocals)
Rudy Costa (Alto Flute, Soprano Sax)
Kwasi Dzidzornu (Percussion, Conga, Tambourine)
Carole Fredericks (Vocals, Background Vocals)
Tommy Joe Henderson (Vocals, Background Vocals)
Claudia Lennear (Vocals, Background Vocals)
Bill Rich (Bass)
Merl Saunders (Organ)
Kester Smith (Percussion, Drums, Timbales)
Bob Marley (Remixing, Remastering)
Hoshal Wright (Guitar, Electric Guitar)
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