Melvin Taylor - Plays The Blues For You (1984) Reissue 1993
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 227 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans included
Electric Blues, Chicago Blues | Label: Evidence | # ECD 26029-2 | Time: 00:38:28
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 227 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans included
Electric Blues, Chicago Blues | Label: Evidence | # ECD 26029-2 | Time: 00:38:28
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.