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Swingin' Live At The Church In Tulsa
''Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa'' is a 2024 album by American blues musician Taj Mahal (musician), Taj Mahal, recorded live before an audience in The Church Studio. It has received positive reviews from critics. ''Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa'' won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Reception Writing for ''American Songwriter'', Grant Britt stated that this album "mesmerizes" and the vocals are "like hearing the voice of God". In ''The Arts Fuse'', Scott McLennan called this release "a snapshot of a vibrant octogenarian artist who is still moving forward" that will please blues purists with Mahal's musicianship. ''Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa'' was an editor's pick in ''Spill Magazine'', where Ljubinko Zivkovic rated it 9 out of 10, praising the sextet of musicians and continuing that the music is "the good old blues in its purest (electric) form and that mastery that has not left him so far shines, both in his, the band's playing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taj Mahal (musician)
Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments,Evans, et al., xii. often incorporating elements of world music into his work. Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, India, Hawaii, and the South Pacific.Komara, 951. Early life Mahal was born Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. on May 17, 1942, in New York City. Growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts, he was raised in a musical environment: his mother was a member of a local gospel choir and his father, Henry Saint Claire Fredericks Sr., was an Afro-Caribbean jazz arranger and piano player. The family owned a shortwave radio which received music broadcasts from around the world, exposing him at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
