Tasty Blues

Tasty Blues
Studio album by Little Brother Montgomery
Released	1961
Recorded	July 1, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Blues
Length	42:02
Label	Bluesville BVLP 1012
Little Brother Montgomery chronology
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Tasty Blues is an album by blues musician Little Brother Montgomery recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label early the following year. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "Here's a very attractive example of a pianist with roots dug deep in pre-war tradition updating his style just enough to sound contemporary for 1960. ... Montgomery swoops through his seminal "Vicksburg Blues" and "No Special Rider" with enthusiasm and élan". ^[4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings comments that Lafayette Thomas's presence on the album sets it apart from other records by Montgomery. ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Little Brother Montgomery except where noted

1. "Tasty Blues" – 4:40
2. "Santa Fe" – 2:36
3. "How Long, Brother?" – 3:36
4. "Pleading Blues" – 3:30
5. "No Special Rider Blues" – 2:22
6. "Brother's Boogie" – 2:54
7. "Sneaky Pete Blues" (Lafayette Thomas) – 4:20
8. "Something Keeps Worrying Me" – 4:02
9. "Cry Cry Baby" (Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 3:00
10. "Satellite Blues" – 3:54
11. "Deep Fried" – 3:55
12. "Vicksburg Blues" – 3:13

Personnel

Performance

• Little Brother Montgomery – piano, vocals
• Lafayette Thomas – guitar (tracks 1–4 & 6–12)
• Julian Euell – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–12)

Production

• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 31, 2018
2. Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 31, 2018
3. Wirz' American Music: Little Brother Montgomery discography accessed October 31, 2018
4. Dahl, Bill. Little Brother Montgomery: Tasty Blues – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
5. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 467. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.