2006 - Time Brings About a Change A Floyd Dixon Celebration F

VA - 2006 - Time Brings About a Change... A Floyd Dixon Celebration

Released shortly after jump blues legend Floyd Dixon's death at the age of 77, Time Brings About a Change features an all-star performance recorded near the end of the singer and pianist's life. Dixon was already in poor health by the time of this recording, and so he wisely minimizes his singing. (Longtime fans of this fluid and dynamic singer will find some of the broken and missed notes on songs like "Sweet Home Chicago" as sad as Johnny Cash's equally frail performances on his last records.) However, Dixon's piano playing is surprisingly strong throughout, so much so that the band, featuring guitarist Kid Ramos and the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson on harmonica, never overshadows the star. The set list is heavy on Dixon favorites, throwing in Louis Jordan's "Caledonia" and Pinetop Perkins' "Down in Mississippi" for good measure. While not the best possible starting point for the Dixon novice -- the Ace label compilation Cow Town Blues still covers the high points most concisely -- Time Brings About a Change is a fine farewell to one of the last of the jump blues greats. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Don't Lose Your Cool - feat: Fred Kaplan
02 - Do You Wanna Dance - feat: Fred Kaplan
03 - Henry's House Rocker - feat: Henry Gray
04 - Sweet Home Chicago - feat: Henry Gray
05 - Dust My Broom - feat: Henry Gray
06 - Down in Mississippi - feat: Pinetop Perkins
07 - Come Back Baby - feat: Pinetop Perkins
08 - Since I Lost My Baby - feat: Pinetop Perkins
09 - Hole in the Wall - Floyd Dixon
10 - Cold Cold Feeling - Floyd Dixon
11 - I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Floyd Dixon
12 - Glory of Love - Floyd Dixon
13 - Caledonia - Floyd Dixon
14 - Time Brings About a Change - Floyd Dixon
15 - Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon
16 - Rita - Floyd Dixon
17 - So Long - Floyd Dixon

Personnel:
Floyd Dixon
Pinotop Perkins
Henry Gray
Johnny Tucker
Kid Ramos
Larry Taylor
Richard Innos
Troy Jennings
Stove Marsh
Joe Banks
Fred Kaplan
Kim Wilson

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