Otis Spann - Jangleboogie

[doriithexplorii]

eep! goooood song!

[Frontierblues]

Muddy Waters with Otis on keys was smokin!!!

[Frontierblues]

Oh Man!! If this stuff dont move ya..you are a dead man without a pulse

[jessegguitar]

@Frontierblues a dead man without a pulse chained up and rotted..

[Frontierblues]

@jessegguitar That too!!

[timberbeast420]

I've heard storys of how they put thumb tacks on the tuneing hammers on pianos to get differnt tones and sounds in those days,,this brings it to mind,,I am a huge fan of this man,,and I truely envy his talent..

[delora33]

Oh my, feel the music, let your body tell you where it's gonna take you. This man touches my soul with his playing.

[HistoryLvr91]

My dad passed away to cancer a few months ago- but his wonderful legacy as musician and father still lives on. You know how?

He and I shared one wonderful thing in common: the LOVE of the blues, and Otis Spann. :) I play his stuff on piano all the time, just for him. <3

Thanks for posting! =]

[rjreynolds100]

one of the very best playing and singing the blues.He really enjoys what he was doing. I envy anyone that has this great musical talent.

[Barrelhousekjell]

This is an old upright piano with worn out parts for sure. That's how it supposed to sound when you play the blues :-)

[dannydv888]

Ya take an old upright piano, and ya put thumb tacks in the strikers, and that's how you get it to sound like this!

[Bumblebee38]

Never heard of Spann playing on a Harpsichord BUT BUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could be a detuned piano ????

[hugleberthumperdink]

THis seriously sounds like a harpsichord. I know it's not due to the way in which there is dynamic control literally, as opposed to changing the voicings as trad harpsichord players do to vary dynamics. Any idea what the instrument is?

[eric669]

I've got this LP!

[pargaluvva]

'Great' indeed

For me he sits alongside Erroll Garner not just the musical genius but also their passion and feeling - top drawer stuff.

Many Thanks Davo !

[rccarfreak997]

yea thanks man, isnt this guy awsome?

[OldZephyr]

Thanks for posting this cut of the great Otis Spann.