14/08/2025

Taj Mahal "Evolution The Most Recent" (1978) -Blues Rock-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis Side I

01 - Sing A Happy Song (L. Leon Pendarvis & Janice Gadsden)
02 - Queen Bee (Taj Mahal)
03 - Lowdown Showdown (L. Leon Pendarvis & Janice Gadsden)
04 - The Most Recent (Evolution) Of Muthafusticus Modernusticus (Inshirah Mahal, Taj Mahal, Larry McDonald, Kester Smith, Robert Greenidge, Rudy Costa, Bill Rich & Kwasi Dzidzornu )

Side II

01 - Why You Do Me This Way (L. Leon Pendarvis & McKenzie Willis)
02 - Salsa De Laventille (Robert Greenidge)
03 - The Big Blues (Taj Mahal)
04 - Highnite (Kwasi Dzidzornu)
05 - Southbound With The Hammer Down (Taj Mahal)


Personnel 
"Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown", "Why You Do Me This Way"
L. Leon Pendarvis : Keyboards ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
Rob Mounsey : Keyboards
Bob Babbitt : Electric Bass ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
Gary Mure : Drums ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
Erroll 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
John Tropea : Guitar ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
Cliff Morris : Guitar ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
Dave Carey : Vibes & Marimba ("Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown")
Will Lee : Bass ("Why You Do Me This Way")
Steve Jordan : Drums ("Why You Do Me This Way")
Barry Finnerty : Guitar ("Why You Do Me This Way")
Virgil Jones : Trumpet
Danny Moore : Second Trumpet
Denny Morouse : Tenor Sax
John Zangrando : Alto Sax
Alan Raph : Bass Trombone
Seldon Powell : Baritone Sax
Background vocals : Janice Gadsden, Joshie Armstead, Billy Barnes, Wayne Garfield
Lead vocals : Taj Mahal

All Other Tunes
Taj Mahal : Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, Lead vocals
Rudy Costa : Soprano, Alto Sax, Flute, Kalimba
Eddie Rich : Bass
Larry McDonald : Congas & Percussion
Kwasi 'Rocki' Dzidzornu : Congas & Percussion
Kester Smith : Trap Drums
Robert Greenidge : Steel Drums
Background vocals on "Salsa De Laventille" : Carol Fredericks & Claudia Siefer
Background vocals & Handclaps on "Highnite" : Taj Mahal, Rudy Costa, Eddie Rich, Larry McDonald, Kwasi 'Rocki' Dzidzornu, Kester Smith & Robert Greenidge
On "Southbound With The Hammer Down"
Mark Isham : Trumpet
Zane Woodworth : Trumpet
Charles McCarthy Jr. : Baritone Sax
Stephen Keller : Alto Sax

"Sing A Happy Song", "Lowdown Showdown", "Why You Do Me This Way" Recorded at House of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Chief Engineer : Jim Bonnefond
Assisted by Cliff Hodsdon
Produced & Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis
All Other Tunes Recorded at Bear West, San Francisco
Chief Engineer : Mark Needham
Assisted by Doyle Williams & Vince Caminiti
Produced & Arranged by Taj Mahal
Horns on "Southbound With The Hammer Down" Arranged by Greg Adams with Chris Mosher
Mixed at Bear West by Mark Needham
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank