EDDIE TAYLOR BIG TOWN PLAYBOY
Recorded: 1955-1964 (Chicago)
Released: 2003
Label: P-Vine, Japan
Format: [email protected] 320 Kbps
Time: 62:40 min.
One of the best-kept secrets of the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s, guitarist Eddie Taylor helped anchor classic recordings by the likes of Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, and Jimmy Reed, among others, occasionally taking his own turn in front of the microphone. This set collects his 1955 to 1960 solo recordings for Vee Jay Records, including his signature tune, "Bad Boy," and throws in tracks that feature Taylor backing James, Hooker, Reed, and Floyd Jones as a bonus. Taylor issued his own albums in the ensuing two decades, but these early sides are the truly essential ones.
Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
01. Bad Boy (3:02)
02. E.T. Blues (2:46)
03. Ride 'Em on Down (alt.take) (2:56)
04. Big Town Playboy (2:59)
05. You'll Always Have a Home (alt.take) (2:36)
06. Don't Knock at My Door (2:48 )
07. I'm Gonna Love You (2:00)
08. Lookin' for Trouble (2:27)
09. Find My Baby (2:21)
10. Stroll Out West (2:32)
11. I'm Sitting Here (2:49)
12. Do You Want Me To Cry (2:48 )
13. Train Fare (2:52)
14. Leave This Neighborhood (2:29)
15. Elmore James - Cry for Me Baby (2:49)
16. John Lee Hooker - Trouble Blues (2:46)
17. Floyd Jones - Schooldays on My Mind (3:16)
18. Jimmy Reed - You Upset My Mind (2:53)
19. Jimmy Reed - Baby, Don't Say That No More (2:36)
20. Jimmy Reed - I'm Going Upside Your Head (2:57)
21. Ride 'Em on Down (2:57)
22. You'll Always Have a Home (2:59)
23. Somethin' for Nothin' (1:40)
Eddie Taylor - Guitar & Vocals
Jimmy Reed - Harmonica & Guitar
George Maywether - Harmonica
Hubert Sumlin - Guitar
Johnny Jones - Piano
Jimmy Lee Robinson - Bass
Vernell Fournier, Ray Scott,
Earl Philips & Al Duncan - Drums
