| Otis Spann Is the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Fine Recording, NYC | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 44:40 | |||
| Label | Candid CJM/CJS 9001 | |||
| Producer | Nat Hentoff | |||
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Otis Spann Is the Blues is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann, recorded in New York in 1960 and released by the Candid label. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [6] |
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "Spann provided wonderful, imaginative, tasty piano solos and better-than-average vocals, and was arguably the best player whose style was more restrained than animated. Not that he couldn't rock the house, but Spann's forte was making you think as well as making you dance, and the tracks on Otis Spann Is the Blues will do both". [5]
All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted
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