Otis Spann 'Otis in the dark.'

[doneckreddahl]

It's like the left hand plugs along and the right hand thinks 'fuck this' and goes mental.

[78chuck]

This had always been my favorite Otis Spann piece. I was blown away after listening to it for years to learn that the title 'Otis in the dark' was given to this piece because when he would only play it with the lights off! Amazing X2!!!!!

[lillie1990am]

Excellent pianist!

[123must]

Great and underrated !

[MsSpannb]

PLAY YO PIANO DADDY U GAVE ALOT OF GOOD MUSIC,R.I.P YO DAUGHTER BRENDA SPANN

[Academic1Researcher]

@MsSpannb If the late Otis Spann is your pappy than i must say i am jealous

[trisarahtopification]

Otis should be as well known as Muddy Waters. Completely underrated. AMAZING musician!

[Mounhas]

@bemybestkeptsecret

Too right, my father was a collector of blues music and as soon as I heard Otis Spann, I was hooked.

[beowulf3075]

@Mounhas - Olá mounhas. Um pequeno mundo de fato. bela música, com certeza.



[buffalobilly]

read in the liner notes of "Otis Spann is the blues" where this song is from that Spann actually recorded this in the dark.

[catdog420]

If there is only one thing I can understand more , let it be The Blues! thanks

[paula8791]

It's so freaking wonderful!

[05Toamasina1938]

recorded New York August 23 1960 and issued on BARNABY Candid Series

A gem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flynnmail]

I'm 31. This song makes me want to call my dad and thank him for showing me what great music is.

[05Toamasina1938]

That is SPANN's BEST EVER !!!!!!!

[snakehips81]

I checked out the key of this tune years back and found it to be in B, or it might have been C# (can't remember !!!! ). He has other tracks on the album IN the key of C - so I don't think the track was speeded up or slowed down.

That key is NIGHTMARE to play in, let alone in the dark !!!!!

Otis IS THE man !!!!!!!!

[13kennyboy]

@snakehips81 I believe it's in E.

[9mej]

just amazing it grabs you by the throat and says here i am listern to me

[barbequebobmaglinte]

This man defines the sound of Chicago blues piano.

[JellyRoll71]

Genius :)

[KingAlex1994]

ohh man fantastic.... ohh yes....ohh shit...this is music!!!

[rccarfreak997]

ah i love listening to the song, and just look at that picture! that pic is so good

[Mounhas]

Oh so good, shivers down my spine, indeed thank you God, and thank you Otis Spann and Costign for posting this.

[babamuna66]

I don't know what the classical types think of as the pinnacle of piano achievement (Mozart? Rachmaninoff?) but my vote goes to Otis Spann. Thank you, God, for ears.

[beowulf3075]

@babamuna66 - Oh yes, indeed. Otis spann was and is so incredible.

[muthios63]

I have been searching for this tune for a very long time.THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! In my eyes nobody can play the ivory as well as otis can.

[EndureMyWorld]

Thanks for putting this up. There's not a lot of Otis Spann up on youtube.

I love this song. This guy's amazing!