Melvin Taylor - Plays the Blues for You
Evidence Music  (1984)
Chicago Blues

In Collection

7*
CD  38:24
9 tracks
   01   Talking to Anna Mae, Part 1             04:12
   02   T.V. Mama             03:15
   03   I'll Play the Blues for You             05:17
   04   Born to Lose             03:00
   05   Tribute to Wes             03:26
   06   Cadillac Assembly Line             05:18
   07   Voodoo daddy             06:30
   08   Talking to Anna Mae, Part 2             04:11
   09   Groovin' in Paris             03:15
Personal Details
Details
Studio Davout Studio
Country USA
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Credits
Producer Didier Tricard
Notes
Melvin Taylor - guitar, vocals
Lucky Peterson - organ, piano
Titus Williams - bass
Ray Allison - drums

Recorded on March 21, 1984 at Davout Studio, Paris
Produced by Didier Tricard

Date of Release Mar 21, 1984 (release) inprint

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Guitarist Melvin Taylor's fluid, smartly constructed solos and understated yet winning vocals are surprises on this 1984 nine-track set recorded for Isabel and recently reissued by Evidence on CD. Taylor is not a fancy or arresting singer but succeeds through his simple, effective delivery of lyrics, slight inflections, and vocal nuances. His guitar work is impressive, with skittering riffs, shifting runs, and dashing solos. Organist/pianist Lucky Peterson is an excellent second soloist, adding cute background phrases at times, then stepping forward and challenging or buttressing Taylor's playing with his own dazzling lines. - Ron Wynn

1. Talking to Anna Mae, Pt. 1 (Taylor) - 4:10
2. TV Mama (Turner) - 3:13
3. I'll Play the Blues for You (Beach) - 5:15
4. Born to Lose (Taylor) - 2:58
5. Tribute to Wes (Taylor) - 3:25
6. Cadillac Assembly Line (Rice) - 5:17
7. Voodoo Daddy (Baker) - 6:28
8. Talking to Anna Mae, Pt. 2 (Taylor) - 4:09
9. Groovin' in Paris (Taylor) - 3:16

Lucky Peterson - Organ, Piano
Melvin Taylor - Guitar, Vocals
Ray Allison - Drums
Jerry Gordon - Producer, Reissue Producer
Didier Tricard - Producer
Titus Williams - Bass
Steve Pasek - Liner Notes
Regine Abadia - Photography

CD Evidence ECD-26029-2
Isabel 599202
Evidence ECD 26029-2
1993 CD Evidence 26029