Shakey Jake,Jack McDuff & Bill Jennings - Good Times - Blues at Van Gelder (1960 Full Album)

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The vocal & harmonica blues of SHAKEY JAKE (Harris) with Jack McDuff on the B3 and Bill Jennings on guitar. No bass or drums on the session. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s legendary Englewood Cliffs studio and released on Prestige/Bluesville. (1960)


Chicago harpist Shakey Jake Harris journeyed all the way to New Jersey to make his debut album in 1960. It was a huge stylistic departure for Harris -- he was paired with jazz mainstays Brother Jack McDuff on simmering Hammond organ and blues-tinged guitarist Bill Jennings. The trio located some succulent common ground even without a drummer, Harris keeping his mouth organ phrasing succinct and laying out when his more accomplished session mates catch fire. by Bill Dahl


James D. Harris was born in Earle, Arkansas, but relocated with his family to Chicago, Illinois, at the age of seven. He played in several Chicago blues ensembles in the late 1940s.[3] He also worked as a mechanic and as a professional gambler (his nickname came from a dice players' expression‎, "shake 'em").[4] His debut recording was the single "Call Me if You Need Me", backed with "Roll Your Moneymaker", released by Artistic Records in 1958, featuring Magic Sam and Syl Johnson on guitar and produced by Willie Dixon.[1][3] Harris was not paid for the session, but he won $700 shooting craps with label owner Eli Toscano.[5]

In 1960, Bluesville Records teamed Harris with the jazz musicians Jack McDuff and Bill Jennings for the album Good Times. His later recording of Mouth Harp Blues returned to more traditional blues ground.[1] Harris toured and was part of the American Folk Blues Festival tour in 1962.[4]

Throughout the 1960s Harris and Sam appeared regularly in concert together around Chicago. Harris's patronage of younger musicians helped secure Luther Allison's recording debut. Harris moved on in the late 1960s, and recorded with Allison in Los Angeles on Further On up the Road.[3] He also played with other harmonica players, such as William Clarke.[6]

Harris subsequently recorded for World Pacific. He also owned a nightclub and a record label, but ill health eventually led him to return to Arkansas, where he died, at the age of 68, on March 2, 1990. Wikipedia


Tracklist:
1 Worried Blues 00:00
2 My Foolish Heart 02:22
3 Sunset Blues 05:24
4 You Spoiled Your Baby 11:42
5 Tear Drops 14:31
6 Just Shakey 17:54
7J ake's Blues 19:50
8 Still Your Fool 21:41
9 Keep A-Loving Me Baby 24:54
10 Call Me When You Need Me 27:03
11 Huffin' And Puffin' 30:31
12 Good Times 33:21

Personnel includes: Shakey Jake, Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings
Prestige/Bluesville. (1960)