| Tired of Wandering | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 7, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1021 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Arbee Stidham chronology | ||||
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Tired of Wandering. subtitled The Blues of Arbee Stidham, is an album by blues musician Arbee Stidham recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
AllMusic stated: "Tired of Wandering is among his finest albums. This session, which boasts King Curtis on tenor sax, doesn't cater to blues purists; while some of the tunes have 12 bars, others don't. Regardless, the feeling of the blues enriches everything ... Stidham demonstrates that the blues can be sophisticated, polished, and jazz-influenced without losing their grit". [3] Tony Russell in The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings observed: "Stidham's relaxed singing seems here to reflect the manner of Lonnie Johnson. So too does his songwriting, which at the time of the recording was motivated by his belief that 'the blues have kind of taken a ballad trend. You've got to make a sweet blues, and it's got to tell a story'. As an instrumentalist though he had neither Johnson's ability nor, even as is all too embarrassingly evident, his ear". [4]
All compositions by Arbee Stidham, except where indicated.
Curtis Ousley, known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A master of the instrument, he played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone. He played riffs and solos on hit singles such as "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (1965), and "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters (1958) and his own "Soul Serenade" (1964) and "Memphis Soul Stew" (1967).
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