''Kooper Session'' is the second-in-line of the ''Super Session'' albums featuring singer-songwriter Al Kooper. Joining Kooper in the guitar slot is 15-year-old phenomenon Shuggie Otis, son of rhythm and blues pioneer

Johnny Otis Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes; December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was an American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He ...

. Divided into two halves, "The Songs" (a quartet of arranged gospel and rhythm and blues tracks) and "The Blues" (a trio of improvised blues tracks), the album, like ''

Super Session ''Super Session'' is an album by Al Kooper, with guitarists Mike Bloomfield on the first half and Stephen Stills on the second half of the album. Released by Columbia Records in 1968, it peaked at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 during a 37-week ...

'' before it, was quickly recorded and featured short, succinct tracks ("Double or Nothing", "One Room Country Shack") and fluid, drawn out jams highlighting the talents of the artists ("12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues", "Bury My Body").

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Musicians

* Al Kooper –

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(all tracks), vocals (tracks 1, 3-4), piano (tracks 1, 4) * Shuggie Otis – guitar * Stu Woods – electric bass (tracks 1-5, 7) * Wells Kelly –

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(tracks 1-5, 7) * Mark Klingman – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7) * The Hilda Harris-Albertine Robinson Singers – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)

Technical

* Al Kooper –

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, liner notes * Doug Pomeroy – engineer * Roy Segal – engineer * Lloyd Ziff – design, photography * Myra Zeller, Sandy Speiser – additional photography

References

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