{"product_id":"pre-order-otis-spann-otis-spann-is-the-blues-lp","title":"Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is the Blues - LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e180gm Tip-on Jacket Remastered by Bernie Grundman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps best known for his long association with the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eMuddy Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e, Otis Spann is largely recognized as one of the greatest blues pianists of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Spann made a name for himself in Chicago by the mid 1940s, it wasn’t until 1960 that he got the opportunity to record an album of his own.  \u003cem\u003eOtis Spann Is The Blues\u003c\/em\u003e is not only the first solo album ever recorded by Otis Spann, it is also the first album ever recorded for the fledgling New York City based Candid Records label.  Produced by Candid co-founder, famed music critic and social activist, Nat Hentoff, the album captures not one, but two legends at the peak of their powers - Otis Spann and Robert Lockwood Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLockwood, Muddy Water’s guitar player, was an obvious choice to accompany Spann at these sessions in \u003cstrong\u003eAugust of 1960\u003c\/strong\u003e.  It’s worth noting  that Lockwood had been a longtime collaborator of Sonny Boy Williamson, and was the step-son and only student of then virtually unknown blues musician Robert Johnson.  (Columbia Records would release Robert Johnson King Of The Delta Blues Singers the following year and change the course of music history forever.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped down to just the two musicians, this magnificently performed and produced set showcases Spann’s voice as well as piano.  With only Lockwood's guitar behind him, Spann stretches out with his pulsing two-handed rhythmic attack, and brings the barrelhouse piano style of his youth in line with the modern Chicago style he embodied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese sessions also produced additional material that ended up on Candid’s Otis Spann album, \u003cem\u003eWalkin’ The Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, released posthumously in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LP includes extraordinary liner notes written by Hentoff himself, giving a context and insight that adds to the experience of hearing these magnificent performances.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redeye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56665794937164,"sku":"708857300112","price":5.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/OtisSpann-OtisSpannIsTheBlues_jpg.webp?v=1770363113","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-otis-spann-otis-spann-is-the-blues-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}