Sweet Giant of the Blues

Sweet Giant of the Blues
Studio album by Otis Spann
Released	1970
Recorded	August 13, 1969
Studio	New York City
Genre	Blues
Length	38:31
Label	BluesTime BT 29006
Producer	Bob Thiele
Otis Spann chronology
Super Black Blues (1969) Sweet Giant of the Blues (1970) Walking the Blues (1972)

Sweet Giant of the Blues is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in New York in 1969 and released by the BluesTime label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Earlewine stated "Sweet Giant of the Blues, a 1969 session for Bluestime released in 1970, is one of his very last albums and if it can't be called definitive, it's nevertheless a robust example of his gifts. ... This is loose and unpredictable in a predictable fashion, delving into a little bit of Latin beats and rhumba and a whole lot of rock & roll ... Spann seems to seize the changes and enjoys playing with the band, never trying to play against his support".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted

1. "Got My Mojo Working" (McKinley Morganfield) − 3:03
2. "Sellin' My Thing" − 7:23
3. "Moon Blues" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) − 4:26
4. "I'm a Dues Payin' Man" (Jim Rein) − 3:10
5. "I Wonder Why" − 4:22
6. "Bird in a Cage" − 6:06
7. "Hey Baby" − 5:38
8. "Make a Way" − 4:23

Personnel

• Otis Spann − vocals, piano
• Tom Scott − tenor saxophone, flute
• Louie Shelton − guitar
• Max Bennett − bass
• Paul Humphrey − drums
• Mike Anthony − banjo, guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8)

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