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Taj Mahal
Maestro

Album US 2008 on Heads Up International label
Rock and Blues (Blues Rock)

This is the Limited Edition 40th Anniversary 180gm Vinyl set. Includes 2 bonus tracks (D2 & D3) Celebrating 40 Years! Autographed copies were available with pre-orders from the Taj Mahal web store © ℗ 2008 Kan-Du Records under exclusive license to Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Mixed at Ultratone - Los Angeles, CA Mastered - Berkeley, CA Management: Kevin Morris/Madison House Inc. & Valerie Celene/Shine On Management A1, A4, B2, C1, C3, D1, D2: Recorded at: Ultratone - Los Angeles, CA A2, B3: Recorded at: Sonikwire Studios - Irvine, CA A3: Recorded at Capitol Studios - Los Angeles, CA B1: Recorded at: Westlake Recording Studios - Los Angeles, CA B4, C2: Recorded at: The Shed - New Orleans, LA D3 Recorded & Engineered at: Fat Tuesday Recording Studio - Honolulu, Hawaii Ben Harper appears courtesy of Virgin Records Jack Johnson appears courtesy of Brushfire Records Ziggy Marley appears courtesy of Tuff Gong Worldwide Angelique Kidjo appears courtesy of Razor & Tie Toumani Diabate appears courtesy of World Circuit Records Bassekou Kouyate appears courtesy of Outhere Records A1: Embassy Music Corporation (BMI) A2, B4, C1, C3: Big Toots Tunes (BMI) A3: EMI April Music / Three Chord Symphony Music (ASCAP) A4: EMI Blackwood Music (BMI) B1: EMI Blackwood Music (BMI)/Big Toots Tunes (BMI) B2: Big Toots Tunes (BMI) and Ayeile Music (ASCAP) B3: MPCA, LLC DBA King Of Spades C2: EMI Unart Catalog, Inc. D1: Arc Music Corp and Hoochie Coochie Music (BMI) D2: APRS (BMI) D3: Edwin H. Morris & Co. Inc. C/O MPL Communications

     
Musicians
PortraitTaj Mahal voc, *1942 US
guitar, harmonica, liner notes, uncredited, producer, vocals, written by, album by, music by, banjo, guitar, epiphone emperor, steel guitar, national steelbodied guitar
PortraitLos Lobos , *1973 US
backing band, guest, special guest
PortraitThe Phantom Blues Band , *1993 US
backing band, guest, special guest, producer
PortraitAngélique Kidjo voc, *1960 US
guest, special guest, vocals, written by
PortraitBen Harper voc, g, *1969 US
guest, special guest, vocals, written by
PortraitJack Johnson voc, g, *1975 US
guest, special guest, vocals
PortraitZiggy Marley voc, g, bvoc, *1968 JM
guest, special guest, vocals
PortraitDavis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes ,
legal
Jeff Leven
legal
PortraitLaurie Soriano ,
legal
PortraitBaron Wolman , *1937 US
photography by, 1968 - 1975 vintage
PortraitLarry Fulcher b, bvoc,
bass, performer, phantom blues band
PortraitTony Braunagel dr, perc, *1971 US
drums, performer, phantom blues band
PortraitJohnny Lee Schell voc, g, US
guitar, performer, phantom blues band
PortraitMike Finnigan org, voc, key, *1945 US
keyboards, performer, phantom blues band, organ, b-3, performer, phantom blues band
PortraitJoe Sublett ts, sax,
tenor saxophone, performer, phantom blues band, baritone saxophone, performer, phantom blues band, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, performer, phantom blues band
PortraitDarrell Leonard tr, tb, US
trumpet, performer, phantom blues band, trumpet, valve trombone, trombonium, performer, phantom blues band
PortraitDeva Mahal voc, US
lyrics by
PortraitConrad Lozano b, voc, *1951 US
bass, performer, los lobos
PortraitCougar Estrada perc, dr,
drums, performer, los lobos
PortraitCesar Rosas voc, g, *1954 US
guitar, performer, los lobos
PortraitDavid Hidalgo , *1954 US
guitar, performer, los lobos
PortraitLouie Perez g, dr, *1953 US
jarana, performer, los lobos
PortraitSteve Berlin , *1955 US
organ, performer, los lobos, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, performer, los lobos
PortraitAngela Wellman ,
trombone, performer, los lobos
PortraitJesse Ingalls b,
bass
PortraitMichael Jerome dr, US
drums, percussion
PortraitJason Mozersky g, acg,
guitar
PortraitJason Yates key, US
keyboards
PortraitRobert Carranza ,
recorded by, jack johnson vocals
PortraitRudy Costa ,
alto saxophone, clarinet, performer, na pali
PortraitTracy Hazzard ,
backing vocals, performer, ziggy marley's band
PortraitPaul "Pablo" Stennett ,
bass, performer, ziggy marley's band
PortraitCarlton "Santa" Davis dr, *1953 JM
drums, performer, ziggy marley's band
PortraitTakeshi Akimoto ,
guitar, performer, ziggy marley's band
PortraitMichael Hyde key,
keyboards, performer, ziggy marley's band
PortraitAngel Roche dr,
percussion, performer, ziggy marley's band
PortraitBill Rich b,
bass
PortraitKester Smith dr,
drums, percussion, drums, performer, na pali
PortraitToumani Diabaté voc, *1965 ML
kora
PortraitBassekou Kouyate voc, bvoc, *1966 ML
ngoni
PortraitDebra Dobkin perc, voc, US
percussion
PortraitJean Hebrail , FR
producer, angelique kidjo vocals
PortraitGeorge Porter, Jr. , *1947 US
bass, performer, new orleans social club
PortraitRaymond Weber dr, US
drums, performer, new orleans social club, drums, washboard, rub board, performer, new orleans social club
PortraitLeo Nocentelli g, *1946 US
guitar, performer, new orleans social club
PortraitIvan Neville voc, key, *1959 US
organ, b3, performer, new orleans social club
PortraitHenry Butler p, voc, *1949 US
piano, performer, new orleans social club
PortraitBilly Branch voc, h, *1951 US
harmonica
PortraitMick Weaver key, org, *1944 GB
organ, b-3
PortraitPancho Graham eb, bvoc,
acoustic bass, guitar, slack key, performer, na pali
PortraitCarlos Andrade voc, g, uke,
guitar, slack key, performer, na pali
PortraitFred Lunt stg, eb,
steel guitar, hawaiian, performer, na pali
PortraitPatrick Cockett g, voc,
ukulele, ukulele, lili'u, performer, na pali
Producers
New Orleans Social Club backing band
Joshua Knight booking
Monterey International booking
Paul Goldman booking
Gordie Johnson co-producer, engineer
Johnny Lee Schell co-producer, engineer, engineer
Mind Spark Creative, Inc. design, art direction
Joe McGrath engineer, mixed by
Mark Johnson engineer
Kevin Morris management
Madison House Inc. management
Shine On Management management
Valerie Celene management
George Horn mastered by
Jay Blakesberg photography by
Michael Crook photography by, studio
Warren Haynes producer
Deva Mahal backing vocals
C.C. White backing vocals
Pebbles Phillips backing vocals
Ben Harper producer
Danny Kalb recorded by, engineer
Marc Moreau engineer
The Hula Blues Band backing band
Ron Pendragon recorded by, engineer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Scratch My BackTaj MahalJames Moore4:20
2Never Let You GoTaj MahalDeva Mahal4:44
3Dust Me DownTaj MahalBen Harper3:28
4Further On Down The RoadTaj MahalJesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal4:51
5Black Man, Brown ManTaj Mahal3:54
6ZanzibarTaj MahalAngélique Kidjo, Taj Mahal5:53
7TV MamaTaj MahalLou Willie Turner3:42
8I Can Make You HappyTaj Mahal4:58
9Slow DragTaj Mahal6:33
10Hello JosephineTaj MahalDave Bartholomew, Fats Domino4:47
11Strong Man HollerTaj Mahal5:49
12Diddy Wah DiddyTaj MahalEllas McDaniel, Willie Dixon4:37
13Mambo No.5 (7-11)Taj MahalPerez Prado3:40
14On A Little Bamboo BridgeTaj MahalAl Sherman, Archie Fletcher4:02
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