Perhaps the masterpiece of Henry St-Claire Fredericks, known as Taj Mahal from New York. A two-sided record, the first, Giant Step, electric, where the leader and multi-instrumentalist orchestrates a versatile and cheerful band with Jesse Ed Davis as its strong point on guitar, ranging from blues, country rock to cajun. The second, De Ole Folks At Home, sees Taj playing solo, acoustically, a series of wonderful songs, led by a goosebump-inducing version of "Linin' Track" by Leadbelly...
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