Name: Jump for Joy
Brand: Alligator Records
SKU: 52730
Price: 14.15 GBP
Availability: InStock

Jump for Joy

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Personnel: Koko Taylor (vocals), Criss Johnson (guitar), Jim Dortch (keyboards), Jerry Murphy (bass), Ray "Killer" Allison (drums).
Additional personnel: Billy Branch (harmonica); Henri Ford, Gene Barge (tenor saxophone); Willie Henderson (baritone saxophone); Elemer Brown II (trumpet); Edwin Williams, Orville McFarland (trombone).
Producers: Bruce Iglauer, Koko Taylor, Criss Johnson.
Engineers: Justin Niebank, David Axelbaum, Steve Frisk.
Recorded at Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois.
A slightly slicker Koko Taylor than we've generally been accustomed to, with nice horn arrangements by Gene Barge that frame the blues queen's growl effectively. A Taylor duet with Lonnie Brooks would normally be something to savor, but they're saddled here with "It's a Dirty Job," which is beneath both their statures. Still, Taylor wrote four of the disc's best numbers herself, including "Can't Let Go" and the title cut. ~ Bill Dahl