Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Artist: Danny Glover

Folk and blues veteran Taj Mahal contributes masterful guitar, banjo, harmonica and bass to the wide range of vocal characterizations of actor Danny Glover in the reading of "Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby." ~ MusD, All Music Guide Read More

Kulanjan
Artist: Taj Mahal

This informal collaboration between veteran American bluesman Mahal and Malian kora (it's a 21-stringed lute-like instrument) master Diabate was recorded in an Athens, GA, studio with a sextet of West African string instrumentalists and vocalists. It sounds like a half a world away, with the two mixed cultures merging to create traditional blues... Read More

Maintenance Shop Blues
Artist: Taj Mahal
In Progress & In Motion (1965-1998)
Artist: Taj Mahal

For being a nearly omnipresent figure, Taj Mahal has never quite gotten the respect he's deserved. At the beginning of his career, he earned a significant amount of attention, but as the years passed, he had woven himself into the fabric of blues culture so well that his presence was taken for granted. That is why the 1998 release of In Progress... Read More

Completely Blue
Artist: Robert Lucas

Right from the bongo drum intro on the first number, it's apparent that this album veers in a different direction for Lucas. Add the eerie organ sounds and the jazzy guitar licks, and this album has great musical depth. Even his songwriting expands topic-wise, whether warning his one night stand the consequences of telling all to his wife, or... Read More

Collection
Artist: Taj Mahal
I Want You to Know
Artist: Paul Rishell

The team of guitarist Paul Rishell and Annie Raines on harmonica (both sing) is so appealing that their acoustic duets make the occasional guests (and electrification of the music) seem unnecessary although Ronnie Earl gets in a few good guitar solos. Five originals by the Rishell/Raines team fit right in with songs by the likes of Blind Boy... Read More

Taj's Blues
Artist: Taj Mahal
Community Score: 10.00

Taj's Blues is an entertainingly diverse record, featuring a variety of blues and roots-music styles, all fused together into a distinctive sound of its own. Half of the album is played on acoustic, the other with an electric band (which includes guitarists Ry Cooder and Jesse Davis on a handful of tracks), which gives a pretty good impression... Read More

The Blues
Artist: Taj Mahal
Anthology, Vol. 1 (1966-1976)
Artist: Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal's often-indulgent experimentations have flawed most of his albums to different degrees; The Taj Mahal Anthology, Vol. 1 rights these self-inflicted wrongs by compiling a coherent look at his early career (1966-1976). Though this collection is currently out-of-print, it provides the best introduction to his easy-going take on the blues.... Read More

Taj Mahal - COLUMBIA
Artist: Taj Mahal
Community Score: 8.90

Taj Mahal's debut album was a startling statement in its time and has held up remarkably well. Recorded in August of 1967, it was as hard and exciting a mix of old and new blues sounds as surfaced on record in a year when even a lot of veteran blues artists (mostly at the insistence of their record labels) started turning toward psychedelia. The... Read More

The Natch'l Blues
Artist: Taj Mahal
Community Score: 3.50

Taj Mahal's second album, recorded in the spring and fall of 1968, opens with more stripped-down Delta-style blues in the manner of his debut, but adds a little more amplification (partly courtesy of Al Kooper on organ) before moving into wholly bigger sound on numbers like "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride" and "The Cuckoo" -- the... Read More

The Best of Taj Mahal, Vol. 1
Artist: Taj Mahal

Best of Taj Mahal provides a concise career overview with a broader scope than Anthology, Vol. 1. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide Read More

Moving to the Country
Artist: Paul Rishell

This second treasure trove of country blues is a wonderful mixture of older, some known but mostly forgotten, gems that had been gathering dust, and five songs written by these two artists that fit right in with the earlier diamonds, making the whole disc a wonderful way to kick back and enjoy no matter where you are. This album owes a big part... Read More