Strawberry Jam (1996)

Product Summary Label: Winner UPC: 00008128044623 Release Date: 1/1/1995 Buy.com Sku: 60172664 Item#: MJG7M5 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Just To Be With You ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 2. Mystery Train ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 3. Tollin' Bells ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 4. Cha Cha In Blues ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 5. Rock Me ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 6. One More Heartache ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 7. Strawberry Jam ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 8. Come On In This House ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band 9. Born In Chicago ~ Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Paul Butterfield (vocals, harmonica); Elvin Bishop, Mike Bloomfield (guitar); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Gene Dinwiddie (tenor saxophone); Keith Johnson (trumpet); Mark Naftalin (keyboards); Jerome Arnold, Bugsy Maugh (bass); Billy Davenport, Phillip Wilson (drums). Recorded live at Whisky A Go-Go, Hollywood, California; Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California; New Penelope, Montreal, Canada; JD's, Tempe, Arizona between 1966 and 1968. Includes liner notes by Dick Shurman. Personnel: Paul Butterfield (vocals, harmonica); Elvin Bishop, Michael Bloomfield (guitar); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Brother Gene Dinwiddie (tenor saxophone); Keith Johnson , Keith Johnson (trumpet); Mark Naftalin (keyboards); Billy Davenport, Phillip Wilson (drums). Liner Note Author: Dick Shurman. Recording information: Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA (1966-1968); JD's, Tempe, AZ (1966-1968); New Penelope, Montreal, Canada (1966-1968); Whiskey A Go-Go, Hollywood, CA (1966-1968). Photographer: William S. Harvey. Unknown Contributor Role: Paul Butterfield. These are live recordings made between 1966 and '67, captured on portable home recorders by keyboardist Mark Naftalin. The selections are split pretty much evenly between the group's five-piece EAST-WEST incarnation (with guitar hero Mike Bloomfield) and the later big band with horns featured on THE RESURRECTION OF PIGBOY CRABSHAW. Some of the songs, such as "Born in Chicago," and "Mystery Train," are album favorites, others, such as the long bluesy title track, and the self-descriptive "Cha Cha in Blues," were unrecorded live staples. The band is in fine form throughout, with lots of surprises in the arrangements , including a brief, almost psychedelic jam in the middle of "One More Heartache"; and the sound is primitive but listenable. If you're unfamiliar with Butterfield and company you'd probably be better off checking out the studio albums first. Longtime fans, however, will find STRAWBERRY JAM a fine addition to the group's discography. Producer: Mark Naftalin; Mark Naftalin (Compilation) Musical Guests David Sanborn   Compilation Appearances Last Waltz (Live) Vol. 4-Harmonica Classics Woodstock Two (Remastered) Blues Brothers 2000 The Last Waltz (Bonus Tracks) Rough Guide To Chicago Blues Come To The Mountain: old Time Music Great Lost Elektra Singles Vol 1 Solos Sessions Encores   Technical Info Release Date : 06/05/1995 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 446 Label : Winner Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 48m : 12s Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00008128044623   Professional Reviews Rolling Stone (6/15/95, p.81) - 3 Stars - Good - "...A vital intro, STRAWBERRY JAM reminds us that the blues remains unbound by time and circumstance. Instead it's the swing of the thing that counts.."    Product Image