Album: Jammed Together

3 great guitarists for the price of 1 on this re-issue of the classic 1969 Stax album. Featuring the blues songs of Hooker and Jimmy Reed alongside a bunch of staff originals and covers from Steve Cropper and Booker T, this is the sound of three of the great guitar players of the 60s having a ball in the studio. This record has always been much in demand and this release sees its first European issue on CD, A must for fans and guitar-pickers everywhere.

Ace Records: Steve Cropper, Pop Staples & Albert King 'Jammed Together'

Album: Jammed Together

While this is not nearly as essential as some other Stax wax, it has a loose, raffish appeal and never falls into the murk of a boring super-session chopsfest. These guys were simply havin' fun with some standard soul/R&B covers (e.g. "What'd I Say," "Baby What You Want Me To Do") and some wide-open originals, kickin' back with some serious riffin'. Cropper proffers his usual intense, simplistic soloing, while King swoops and dives in a stringbending fury. The added plus is the silky smooth near-falsetto of Pop Staples, whose vocal on "Tupelo" is suitably eerie...

AllMusic Review by John Dougan:
Steve Cropper, Pop Staples & Albert King 'Jammed Together'

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