| Chicken Fat | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | May 31 and June 1, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Chicken Fat is the debut album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label. [1]
The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "Guitarist Mel Brown is hailed as "An Impulse! Discovery" on Chicken Fat, his debut for the label, and this album does feature a fantastic unique sound... Leave it to Impulse! to put a new spin on the guitar/organ sound. This is hot stuff". [2]
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