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James Cotton • Deep in Blues

Review by Thom Owens
Deep in the Blues is a fascinating jam session between James Cotton, guitarist Joe Louis Walker, and jazz bassist Charlie Haden. The trio runs through a number of classic blues songs written by Muddy Waters, Percy Mayfield, and Sonny Boy Williamson and a few originals by Walker and Cotton. The sound is intimate and raw, which is a welcome change from Cotton's usual overproduced records.

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Reseña de Thom Owens
Deep in the Blues es una fascinante jam session entre James Cotton, el guitarrista Joe Louis Walker y el bajista de jazz Charlie Haden. El trío recorre una serie de canciones clásicas de blues escritas por Muddy Waters, Percy Mayfield y Sonny Boy Williamson y algunas originales de Walker y Cotton. El sonido es íntimo y crudo, lo cual es un cambio bienvenido respecto a los habituales discos sobreproducidos de Cotton.

Tracklist:
1 - Down At Your Buryin' - 4:32
2 - All Walks Of Life - 3:34
3 - You Got My Nose Open - 4:18
4 - Dealin' With The Devil - 3:34
5 - Strange Things Happen - 4:20
6 - Country Boy - 3:21
7 - Vineyard Blues - 3:29
8 - Worried Life Blues - 4:05
9 - Two Trains Runnin' - 4:53
10 - Ozark Mountain Railroad - 3:45
11 - Sad Letter - 4:14
12 - Play With Your Poddle - 3:39
13 - Blues In My Sleep - 6:10
14 - Everybody's Fishin' - 3:18

Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Joe Louis Walker (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 to 14)
Bass – Charlie Haden (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 to 14)
Guitar – Joe Louis Walker (tracks: 3)
Harmonica – James Cotton (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9, 1 to 13)
Piano – Dave Maxwell (tracks: 5, 8, 13)
Steel Guitar [National] – Joe Louis Walker (tracks: 7)
Vocals – James Cotton (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 9, 11, 12)
Notes

Performed on August 14 & 15, 1995 at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Mixed August 23 & 24, 1995 at Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana.