フォーマット |
CD |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 (International Version) |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2017年05月23日 |
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規格品番 |
7202464 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
888072024649 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:45:20
Audio Mixer: Ross Hogarth. Recording information: Blue 52 Studio, Sherman Oaks, CA; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Rax Trax Recording, Chicago, IL; Stu Stu Studio, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Jay Blakesberg. Keb' Mo' and Taj Mahal have been friends and colleagues for years but 2017's TajMo is the first time the pair have recorded an album. It also marks the first time Taj Mahal has entered a studio since 2008 -- Keb' Mo' last released an album in 2014 -- and if this seems like it should be a momentous occasion, what's striking about TajMo is how casual the whole affair is. The duo designed TajMo to be an upbeat, life-affirming listen, something that emphasizes how the blues can also offer a good time. If the album can occasionally seem a little too crisp and polished -- it's bright and shiny without a hint of grit -- it's also true that this reflects the lightness at the heart of TajMo. Sometimes it gets so light it's almost glib -- witness the cover of the Who's "Squeeze Box" -- but Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' are also determined to broaden the scope of the blues, adding Soweto rhythms to "Soul," cutting a version of John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change," even making concessions to pop on the ebullient "All Around the World." Maybe it's not a major record but its mellowness is charming, and the two bluesmen play off each other like the longtime friends they are, which is an endearing thing to hear. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1.Don't Leave Me Here
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2.She Knows How to Rock Me
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3.All Around the World
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4.Om Sweet Om
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5.Shake Me in Your Arms
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6.That's Who I Am
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7.Diving Duck Blues
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8.Squeeze Box
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9.Ain't Nobody Talkin'
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10.Soul
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11.Waiting on the World to Change
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師弟あるいは兄弟のよう。カントリーやトロピカルな要素をまぶしたブルーズなど相通ずるところが多いこともあってか、以前より共演を重ねてきたタジ・マハールとケブ・モ、アコースティック・ブルーズのジャイアント&スターがついに連名でのアルバムをリリース。リズ・ライトやボニー・レイットなどをゲストに迎え、ホーンの効いたご機嫌なモダンブルーズやレイドバックしたカントリー・ブルーズなど、この二人ならではの音楽性のオンパレードにタジのしゃがれ声とモのソウルフルな歌声の掛け合いが絶品。ジャンルを越えて活動してきた二人だからこそ鳴らせるポップなブルーズは徹頭徹尾楽しい。
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