Notes & Personnel Info |
 | Personnel: James Cotton (vocals, harmonica); Joe Louis Walker (vocals, acoustic & National Steel guitars); Dave Maxwell (piano); Charlie Haden (acoustic bass). |
| Recorded at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California on August 14 & 15, 1995. |
| DEEP IN THE BLUES won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. |
| Personnel: James Cotton (vocals, harmonica); Joe Louis Walker (guitar, acoustic guitar); David Maxwell (piano). |
| Recording information: Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (08/14/1995/08/15/1995). |
| Photographer: Carol Friedman. |
| This is James Cotton unplugged--an all-acoustic album collaboration (in various combinations) with pianist Dave Maxwell, blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker, and the great jazz bassist Charlie Haden. There are so many spellbinding moments here that it's almost a shame to single any of them out. |
| However, highlights definitely include Walker's National steel guitar solo "Vineyard Blues," Cotton and Maxwell's deeply moving take on Maceo Merryweather's "Worried Life Blues" (a performance which easily surpasses the better known versions by Chuck Berry and the Animals), and a spectacular version of Muddy Waters' "Two Trains Running." Cotton also gives us the Little Walter-ish harp showcase "Everybody's Fishin'." |
Producer: John Snyder |
Engineer: Jay Newland |
Musical Guests |
| Joe Louis Walker |
| Charlie Haden |
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