Otis Spann
Is The Blues
One of the finest pianist's of post-war blues, Otis Spann was inspired to play the piano at the age of eight by local pianist Friday Ford.
For eleven years from 1952 onwards Otis Spann not only participated in numerous Muddy Waters recording sessions but, as his discography attests, was also in great demand by Chess as house pianist, accompanying artists like Bo Diddley (including Diddley¹s first session of 1955, which produced the classic 'I'm A Man'), Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers and Little Walter.
"Is The Blues" was an album recorded around this period (1960), his first album infact and a good indication to Otis' piano based blues.
Tracklisting
| 1 |
Hard Way |
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| 2 |
Take A Little Walk With Me |
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| 3 |
Otis In The Dark |
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| 4 |
Little Boy Blue |
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| 5 |
Country Boy |
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| 6 |
Beat Up Team |
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| 7 |
My Daily Wish |
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| 8 |
Great Northern Stomp |
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| 9 |
I Got Rambling On My Mind |
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| 10 |
Worried Life Blues |
