Mo' Roots (Taj Mahal album)

Mo' Roots
Studio album by Taj Mahal
Released	1974
Recorded	CBS Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre	Cajun
Length	33:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal chronology
Oooh So Good 'n Blues (1973) Mo' Roots (1974) Music Keeps Me Together (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ [4]

Mo' Roots is the seventh studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. ^[1] The musician turned away from his normal fare to record a reggae inspired collection. ^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated

1. "Johnny Too Bad" (Delroy Wilson, Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford, Derrick Crooks)
2. "Black Jack Davey"
3. "Big Mama"
4. "Cajun Waltz"
5. "Slave Driver" (Bob Marley)
6. "Why Did You Have to Desert Me?"
7. "Desperate Lover" (Bob Andy)
8. "Clara (St. Kitts Woman)" ^[1]

Personnel

• Taj Mahal - vocals
• Hoshal Wright - guitar
• Bill Rich - bass
• Merl Saunders - organ
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - ska piano
• Kwasi "Rocki" Dzidzornu - percussion, congas
• Kester Smith - trap drums
• Rudy Costa - soprano saxophone, flute
• Sister Carole Fredericks, Sister Claudia Lennear, Brother Tommy Henderson - backing vocals ^[5]

References

1. "Mo' Roots - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2021.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 2, 2019.
3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 623. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
4. Hull, Tom (April 1975). "The Rekord Report: Second Card". Overdose. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
5. "Mo' Roots - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2021.