Taj Mahal - Senor Blues

[Caffreysally]

I agree that Taj has never gotten the acclaim he deserves.  He is the BEST! I saw him live at Jazz Alley in Seattle last Thursday night (packed house)...it was AWESOME!

[MrEbutuoy472]

Does anyone know who the Horn Section is?

[Ghaiyst]

you aint no street walker mama, honey but I sure love the way you strut your stuff!

[jerolas]

Senor Blues is what they call him, way donw Mexicali way

Senoritas fallin' for him, with the hope that he will stay

By the time that they love him, Senor Blues done gone away

Well he's tall and good lookin' and he always knows just what to say

Yes he's tall and good lookin' and he always knows just what to say

By the time that they love him, Senor Blues done gone away

[RuiAzul]

Funny. It's really a Blues, in 12/8, in Eb minor 6. If you count, It goes trought all the changes of the Blues. Only difference is thet Horace Silver uses chord substitutions instead of going to the typical fourth on 9th bar (remember, this is a 24 bar blues, the double of a normal one) he goes B 9 with #11, and the turnback is Bb7 followed by A13 and Eb m6 (again-the root chord. These are the only 4 chords in this Blues. Because Blues can be played in many ways. All Blues, from Miles,is a 6/8.

[lcjj7]

It sounds quite alot like Ry Cooder

[MrAudioProducer]

Who's the trumpeter?

[saxmanbill]

@MrAudioProducer The horn section he uses are called The Texacali Horns, Joe Sublett on Sax and Darrell Leonard on Trumpet

[elrincondecadiz]

A flipar y gozar con este peaso tema. La ostia que gusto!!

[phoenixxryzin]

This is my favorite of Taj Mahal's vocalizations. There are other renditions of this song, but I think Taj Mahal's is the best. The accompanying instrumentalists make it especially good. One of my favorites featuring Taj Mahal is the soundtrack for the movie "The Hot Spot," in which Taj Mahal teamed up with John Lee Hooker, Roy Rogers (slide guitar) and Miles Davis, the legendary jazz horn player.

[YouCube7]

Blues? sounds a bit Jazz for me...

[0xXNirvanaXx0]

@YouCube7 blues is a feeling. It can manifest itself as "blues" or as any other kind of music

[RuiAzul]

@YouCube7

Half of Jazz compositions are Blues based. Cool Blues - Parker. Straight, No Chaser - Monk. Bag's Groove-Milt Jackson, they're all Blues... but with swing and walkin' bass. Rock'n Roll are also Blues compositions . Only poor in harmonic arrangement.

[YouCube7]

@RuiAzul And now im confused

[blockpro72]

いい。音いいし、映像も凝ってるね。

[darlene1029]

Very Nice ! 

Thank you simonj50

[atter168]

excelente cancion!!!!

[marenamoguel1982]

really good

[blindrunkwilly]

I was wrong. It is Mick Weaver - Hammond B-3 organ.

[simonj50]

You're right. Mick Weaver is credited on the album.

[alhudson]

@blindrunkwilly

aka Wynder K Frogg

[blindrunkwilly]

Not positive but Mike Finnegan works with him a lot.

[misterdecibel]

Who's that on the Hammond organ?

[QuietGalTalking]

What's the mystery on the new save to setup? Can't take this to my playlist.

[MedusasKimono]

hell yeah....

[BarcardiBris]

Friggin Brilliant... LOVE it....

[paganmaestro]

I had to buy Natch'l Blues twice, after wearing the first LP out. Then bought it again on CD, remastered. The high point, yes. But it's worth remembering that part of Taj's heritage is in the West Indies. With many of his later recordings, he's been exploring roots beyond the blues. Nothing comes close to the early work, but we could say that about half the artists out there. Love that he's still interested and passionate and exploring his muse.

[Subhuman80]

Dig man..shoo waaa.. hip talk, beatnick

[AZRacer2000]

This is a JAZZ song tho! Not blues at all! I really didnt dig it when Taj spaced out on this shit! so sorry....Natchl Blues is by far his best work and he never came close after Jesse Davis died.....

[bluesborn]

I dig what your saying,but we should still celebrate this great artist's exploration of different musical styles and appreciate it for what it is.

[zzaaach]

this song is written in blues form, numb nuts.

[SimbosanYT]

@AZRacer2000 This is about as straight a 12 bar blues as you can get, what you on about willis?

[logicalbass]

this is just amaizing!

[omgrillo]

un autentico SEÑOR del Blues...gracias por su música SEÑOR TAJ MAHAL...y me pongo de pie....

[quagmire475]

love the blues

[RichardBlackwell1]

Pretty damn good remake!

Blackwell

[bluenosepig]

one word...cool

[ceeaitchtube]

Great song - you can't go wrong with any Horace Silver composition, it's one of the laws of the universe! Great performance by a genuine genius in world where that compliment is too freely given. Taj is not only abundantly talented, he is an amazing innovator too. And big respect to the creator of this video!

[wiseoneetest]

Taj is legendary.....this version of this song is precisely why.....no one can find the pure soul of a tune like Taj...he simply nails it

[Blood56Shot]

haha some real coool cats

[oldskoolgirl54]

Listening to Taj Mahal brings back warm and fuzzy feelings. My dad (RIP) played his jazz albums on Sunday afternoons. lol... jazz along with ice cream and pound cake ; )

[impeessa]

yo siempre he considerado a mi hermano tal mahal como un gran musico de blue and jazz uno de los mejores en su estilo

[Sockhead360]

lovin the bass

[medicvet]

I love the original, but am absolutely IN love with this version of it!

[inhousevideo]

All Reet!!!

[9Xgrandma]

Thanks for posting this Simon - and thanks to you Taj, I have been enjoying your music since the 70s.

[CubaseStella]

coool

[grnbn]

Horace Silver's original version is good, but i love the lyrics Taj ads into the mix. I love the base line. I don't think there's another base line in any other song that sounds like this one.

It gives me chills!

[chalone2]

horace silver actually did the lyrics to senor blues,at the behest of deedee bridgewater, I believe. this is a great version, tho. thanks for posting it!

[jazzyblue2]

...yeah...i love taj and this song forever...thanks a zil man!!

...be well...Peg@

[EmilyFyffe]

Awesome I love Taj.