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| Released | May 5, 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Blues | |||
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TajMo is a joint album by the American blues musicians Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo'. It was released May 5, 2017,[1] and won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[2] TajMo is the twenty-sixth studio album by Taj Mahal and the thirteenth by Keb' Mo'.
The pair sat in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 18, 2017 to promote the album.[3] The performance featured the song "All Around The World".[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Leave Me Here" | Gary Nicholson, Kevin R. Moore, Taj Mahal | 5:03 |
| 2. | "She Knows How to Rock Me" | William Lee Perryman | 2:40 |
| 3. | "All Around the World" | Chic StreetMan, Moore | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Om Sweet Om (featuring Lizz Wright)" | John Lewis Parker, Moore, Om Johari | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Shake Me in Your Arms" | Billy Nichols | 5:58 |
| 6. | "That's Who I Am" | Al Anderson, Moore, Leslie Satcher | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Diving Duck Blues" | John Estes | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Squeeze Box" | Pete Townshend | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Ain't Nobody Talkin" | Parker, Moore | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Soul" | Moore, Taj Mahal | 5:58 |
| 11. | "Waiting on the World to Change" | John Mayer | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 45:21 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Keb' Mo' – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, resonator guitar, bass, organ, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar
- Taj Mahal – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, resonator guitar, ukulele, banjo
- Roger Bissell – trombone (1, 3)
- Billy Branch – harmonica (1)
- Keith Everette – trumpet (1, 3)
- Michael Hicks – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10), organ (3, 6, 8, 10), backing vocals (4, 6, 10)
- Sam Levine – saxophone (1, 3), flute (3)
- Phillip Moore – bass (1, 10)
- Thaddeus Witherspoon – drums (1, 10)
- Marcus Finnie – drums (2, 5)
- Eric Ramey – bass (2, 5, 9), electric piano (9)
- Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (3)
- Sharon Cho – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Sheila E. – percussion (3, 8, 10)
- Phillip Hughley – electric guitar (3, 4, 10)
- Colin Linden – mandolin (3, 6, 8), guitar (8)
- Meg Manning – backing vocals (3)
- Robbie Brooks Moore – backing vocals (3, 8)
- Raphael Nduka Onwuzuruigbo – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Sidney Rudder – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Tommy Sims – bass (3, 6, 8)
- Crystal Taliefero – percussion (3, 4, 9, 10)
- Chester Thompson – drums (3, 4)
- Dain Ussery – backing vocals (3, 4, 6, 10)
- Quentin Ware – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
- Lee Oskar – harmonica (4)
- Phil Madeira – organ (4, 5, 9), accordion (8), keyboards (9)
- Joe Walsh – electric guitar (4, 5, 8)
- Lizz Wright – backing vocals (4)
- Roland Barber – trombone (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Jovan Quallo – saxophone (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Keio Stroud – drums (6, 8, 9)
- Jeff Taylor – accordion (8)
- Nestor Torres – flute (10)
- Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals (11)
References
[edit]- ^ "TajMo – Taj Mahal,Keb' Mo' | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Kerzner, Barry (April 18, 2017). "Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' on The Late Show Tonight". American Blues Scene. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Perform "All Around the World" with Jon Batiste". Vimeo. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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