TajMo is a joint album by the American blues musicians Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo'. It was released May 5, 2017,[1] and won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[2] TajMo is the twenty-sixth studio album by Taj Mahal and the thirteenth by Keb' Mo'.
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| Released | May 5, 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Blues | |||
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The pair sat in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 18, 2017 to promote the album.[3] The performance featured the song "All Around The World".[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Leave Me Here" | Gary Nicholson, Kevin R. Moore, Taj Mahal | 5:03 |
| 2. | "She Knows How to Rock Me" | William Lee Perryman | 2:40 |
| 3. | "All Around the World" | Chic StreetMan, Moore | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Om Sweet Om (featuring Lizz Wright)" | John Lewis Parker, Moore, Om Johari | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Shake Me in Your Arms" | Billy Nichols | 5:58 |
| 6. | "That's Who I Am" | Al Anderson, Moore, Leslie Satcher | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Diving Duck Blues" | John Estes | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Squeeze Box" | Pete Townshend | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Ain't Nobody Talkin" | Parker, Moore | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Soul" | Moore, Taj Mahal | 5:58 |
| 11. | "Waiting on the World to Change" | John Mayer | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 45:21 | ||
Personnel
edit- Keb' Mo' – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, resonator guitar, bass, organ, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar
- Taj Mahal – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, resonator guitar, ukulele, banjo
- Roger Bissell – trombone (1, 3)
- Billy Branch – harmonica (1)
- Keith Everette – trumpet (1, 3)
- Michael Hicks – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10), organ (3, 6, 8, 10), backing vocals (4, 6, 10)
- Sam Levine – saxophone (1, 3), flute (3)
- Phillip Moore – bass (1, 10)
- Thaddeus Witherspoon – drums (1, 10)
- Marcus Finnie – drums (2, 5)
- Eric Ramey – bass (2, 5, 9), electric piano (9)
- Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (3)
- Sharon Cho – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Sheila E. – percussion (3, 8, 10)
- Phillip Hughley – electric guitar (3, 4, 10)
- Colin Linden – mandolin (3, 6, 8), guitar (8)
- Meg Manning – backing vocals (3)
- Robbie Brooks Moore – backing vocals (3, 8)
- Raphael Nduka Onwuzuruigbo – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Sidney Rudder – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Tommy Sims – bass (3, 6, 8)
- Crystal Taliefero – percussion (3, 4, 9, 10)
- Chester Thompson – drums (3, 4)
- Dain Ussery – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Quentin Ware – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Lee Oskar – harmonica (4)
- Phil Madeira – organ (4, 5, 9), accordion (8), keyboards (9)
- Joe Walsh – electric guitar (4, 5, 8)
- Lizz Wright – backing vocals (4)
- Roland Barber – trombone (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Jovan Quallo – saxophone (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Keio Stroud – drums (6, 8, 9)
- Jeff Taylor – accordion (8)
- Nestor Torres – flute (10)
- Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals (11)
References
edit- ^ "TajMo – Taj Mahal,Keb' Mo' | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Kerzner, Barry (April 18, 2017). "Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' on The Late Show Tonight". American Blues Scene. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Perform "All Around the World" with Jon Batiste". Vimeo. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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