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| This compilation from the DJ collective is perfect for a party or just chillin’, with great grooves from Blue Note artists Horace Silver, Lee Morgan and more. |
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| 1 You Make Me Feel So Good |
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| 2 Think Twice |
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| 3 Yuyo |
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| 4 I've Had a Little Talk |
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| 5 Congalergra |
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| 6 Tin Tin Deo |
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| 7 Afrodisia |
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| 8 Afreaka |
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| 9 Beatrice |
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| 10 Maiden Voyage |
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| 11 Blue Spirits |
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| 12 Love Song |
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| 13 Nobody Knows |
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| 14 The Morning Side of Love |
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| 15 Sitting Here All Alone |
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| 16 Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong |
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| 17 Quantrale |
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| 18 Señor Blues |
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| 19 Theme for Doris |
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| 20 Baltimore Oriole |
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| 21 Merci Bon Dieu |
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| 22 Xibaba |
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| 23 Hello to the Wind |
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| 24 Song of Will |
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| 25 Is This All? |
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Album Review
Of the numerous compilations available distilling Hot Tuna's "classic" late-'60s and '70s output, this 14-song anthology ranks among the most complete and comprehensive single CDs of the band's RCA/Grunt Records catalog. Initially an offshoot of the Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna featured Jorma Kaukonen (guitar/vocals) and Jack Casady (bass), who began in earnest apart from the larger unit in 1968, performing in both acoustic and electric environments. Their undeniably tasty updates of traditional blues numbers is evident in the duo's compact arrangements of "Hesitation Blues" and the first of several Rev. Gary Davis remakes, "Death Don'T Have No Mercy" -- from their live eponymous debut LP, "Hot Tuna" (1969), which also featured the talents of Willow Scarlett (harmonica). With the addition of Sammy Piazza (drums) and Papa John Creach (violin) -- another concurrent Airplane bandmate -- Hot Tuna lit a fire underneath their sound for the "First Pull Up, Then Pull Down" (1971) entries "Candy Man" and "Come Back Baby." The "Burgers" (1972) album is aptly represented by Kaukonen's "Water Song," a reworking of Rev. Gary Davis' "True Religion," and Blind Boy Fuller's "What'S That Smells Like Fish," which was rechristened "Keep On Truckin'." Further studio efforts are represented less thoroughly with a sole selection from 1973's "The Phosphorescent Rat" ("I See The Light"), 1975's "Yellow Fever" ("Sunrise Dance With The Devil"), and 1976's "Hoppkorv" ("I Can'T Be Satisfied"). Wisely, the compilers chose to take a second dip into both the excellent "America's Choice" (1975) with the Kaukonen/Casady collaborative "Funky #7" and an overhaul of Robert Johnson's "I See The Light" and the oft-maligned mid-'70s concert platter "Double Dose" (1978) with "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning" and the extended jam on "Killing Time In The Crystal City." While hardcore Hot Tuna heads might squabble with the occasional inclusion/exclusion, for the curious, 2006's "Keep on Truckin'" is an above-average primer. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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