A solid and varied blues CD is "Phantom blues" by singer Taj Mahal. Organ, wind instruments, piano, guitar, all these instruments can be heard in different line-ups. The CD opens with a beautiful slow blues: "Lovin 'in my baby's eyes". You can also listen to delicious uptempo songs like: "I need your loving" (with vocals by Bonnie Raitt), "Ooh poo pah doo" and "We're gonna make it". Guitarist Eric
… Clapton can be heard in a leading role on two outstanding slow blues songs: "Here in the dark" and "(You've got to) Love her with a feeling". Also very worthwhile are performances of Doc Pomus' "Lonely avenue" and Dave Bartholomew's / Fats Domino's "Let the four winds blow" (with David Hidalgo on accordion). Rock and roll, funk, boogie woogie, zydeco, it can all be heard in the blues of Mahal. An absolute must for this 14-track CD!more
