Jimmy Witherspoon – Evenin' Blues
RARITY - Sealed
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocals
Clifford Scott - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
Bert Kendrix - piano, organ
T-Bone Walker - guitar
Clarence Jones - bass
Wayne Robertson – drums
Written by Jimmy Witherspoon (A1, B1, B5), Larraine Walton (A2), Jesse Stone (A3), Robert Brown (A4), Royce Swain (A5), Brownie McGhee (B2), Roy Brown (B3), Jerry Leiber (B4), Mike Stoller (B4)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Prestige
Recorded in Los Angeles on August 15, 1963
Produced by Dave Axelrod
Remastered by Bruce Leek and Stan Ricker
Originally released in 1964
Reissued in 2022
Tracks :
Side A
- Money's Gettin' Cheaper
- Grab Me a Freight
- Don't Let Go
- I've Been Treated Wrong
- Evenin'
Side B
- Cane River
- Baby, How Long
- Good Rockin'
- Kansas City
- Drinking Beer
Reviews :
"A good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones, with organ, Clifford Scott (who played on Bill Doggett's "Honky Tonk") on sax, and T-Bone Walker on guitar. Nothing too adventurous about the song selection, including well-traveled items like "Good Rockin' Tonight" and "Kansas City," but Witherspoon sings them with ingratiating soul, reaching his peaks on his cover of "Don't Let Go" (perhaps better than the hit version by Roy Hamilton) and the late-night ambience of the title track." AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Rating:
AllMusic 4/5 , Discogs 4.82 / 5