Back in the ’70s, it wasn’t customary for white instrumentalists to back black singers, yet that was exactly the young Robben Ford did when he went on tour with Jimmy Witherspoon before properly beginning his fusion career. The two even recorded together, the former being one of the guitarists on the latter’s “Spoonful” in 1975, but while they co-starred on 1977’s “Live” which remained the sole document of their concerts for decades, there are earlier stage reports from Jimmy and Robben. And the forthcoming album “Jump Blues Live 1972” is one of those.
& ROBBEN FORD –
Jump Blues Live 1972
Prepared for release on September 26th, it’s sourced from a radio broadcast and features quite a few standards alongside a Leiber-Stoller perennial, all preserved for posterity in high quality. It was briefly available on LP on Record Store Day, but now there will be a CD variant for all to enjoty
1. Don’t Start Me Talkin’
2. Ain’t Nobody’s Business
3. My Babe
4. Spoonful
5. Past Forty Blues
6. Kansas City
7. Nothing’s Changed
8. Around The Clock
9. Goin’ Down Slow
