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John Lee Hooker + Miles Davis The Hot Spot Blues Soundtrackmp3 320h33tschon55

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John Lee Hooker + Miles Davis - The Hot Spot
Label: Antilles
Release Date Aug 31, 1990
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Michael Hoenig; Jack Nitzsche
Bitrate: 320 kbps

Covers Included.

Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal together on the same album: Wow!... well not quite. The problem is that this eclectic combination was put together specifically to play a Jack Nitzchse composed movie score. As soundtracks go it's good - lot's of drifting, atmospheric playing that's ideally suited to building cinematic moods - but, out of context, a great deal of it sounds like what, of course, it is: the music without the movie.

On track after track John Lee Hooker puts in a tour-de-force of deep blues "groans" (so good that they're regularly sampled), Miles Davis inserts trumpet stabs to die for and Taj Mahal (supported by Tim Drummond, Earl Palmer & Roy Rogers) provides superbly earthy backings. But... after 13 often quite similar, low-key offerings it gets (dare I say it) a bit boring. So, why buy it? Well... it's an intriguing one-off mix of brilliant artists, it's great background music and, it contains three real gems: "Gloria's Story" (featuring some beautiful solos from Miles Davis) and the virtually identical "Bank Robbery" & "End Credits" where the group let rip with some wonderfully burning jazz-blues to provide an insight into what treats could have been on offer in a less constrained situation. A lost opportunity but worth the money all the same. ~ nicjaytee

I'd been looking for a CD of this sort for ages with no success. When I finally saw the film "The Hot Spot", my problem was solved. The film itself was not brilliant, but nor was it as bad as some critics suggested. However, I thought the music was simply superb. You probably have to be a fan of the sort of blues played by John Lee Hooker to agree. I bought the CD the following day, and rate it one of the best I have ever heard. ~ Amazon A Customer

When the movie came out, a modern film noir, the stand out features to me were the script and the music. Here I'll talk about the music. What superb contempary music that fits well in the with long summer days as the human drama the unfolds before the eyes. The vocals, by John Lee Hooker, gives a painful objurgation at human nature. The cool/blue horn of Miles Davis gives a solitary notion of a individual human struggling with his passion and greed. Add Roy Rogers and Taj Mahal guitars' accretions too this poignancy, you have a melancholy that is aggraviting existence. Even Track #11 "Murder" seems a delight blow to the conscience. ~ Tom Wiseman

Personnel includes:
John Lee Hooker, Taj Majal (acoustic & electric guitars, vocals);
Roy Rogers (slide guitar);
Miles Davis (trumpet);
Bradford Ellis (keyboards);
Tim Drummond (bass);
Earl Palmer (drums).

John Lee Hooker + Miles Davis - The Hot Spot tracks:
01 Coming To Town - John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers
02 Empty Bank - Taj Mahal, Miles Davis, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers
03 Harry’s Philosophy - John Lee Hooker
04 Dolly’s Arrival - Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
08 Moanin’ - John Lee Hooker
09 Gloria’s Story - Miles Davis, Bradford Ellis
10 Harry Sets Up Sutton - John Lee Hooker, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
11 Murder - John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Bradford Ellis
12 Blackmail - Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
13 End Credits - John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal

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