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Richard L'Hommedieu posted: "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band “Got a Mind to
Give Up Living: Live 1966” www.RealGoneMusic.com “Got a Mind to Give Up
Living” is a live performance from (fifty years ago) May of 1966 recorded
at the Unicorn Coffee House in Boston, MA, two months prior t"
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<http://www.makingascene.org/?author=9> The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
“Got a Mind to Give Up Living: Live 1966”
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Richard L'Hommedieu <http://www.makingascene.org/?author=9>
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Paul Butterfield Blues Band “Got a Mind to Give Up Living: Live 1966”
www.RealGoneMusic.com
“Got a Mind to Give Up Living” is a live performance from (fifty years ago)
May of 1966 recorded at the Unicorn Coffee House in Boston, MA, two months
prior to the groundbreaking Elektra LP “East – West.” Previously this has
been floating around as a bootleg but Real Gone claims that this 2016
edition is the first legitimate version; the physical disc also has the
Elektra logo on it too. Thirteen tracks are included with a total runtime
of approximately one hour. There aren’t any track lengths listed so I had
to make my own clock-time calculations. Butterfield’s band consisted of;
guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop, organist Mark Naftalin,
bassist Jerome Arnold, Chicago drummer Billy Davenport (Sam Lay left after
the band's debut album,) and on vocals and harp; Paul Butterfield.
The opening (1:34) "Instrumental Intro" is followed by a roaring "Look Over
Yonders Wall" sets the tone for the evening, Nick Gravenities "Born in
Chicago," features a blazing solos from Butterfeild and Bloomfield. "Love
Her with a Feeling" decelerates the tempo with a tasty Blues guitar
introduction by Bloomfield, Butterfield vocals are good but he splits the
roof off with another blazing harp solo, not to be outdone Bloomfield
responds with his own guitar eruption’s. The funk from Allen Toussaint’s
“Get out My Life Woman” seems a bit out of place and uncomfortable for the
band to wrap their chops around. The traditional “Never Say No” sounds like
Elvin Bishop’s vocal is sleepy and strange. Smokey Robinson’s “One More
Heartache” gets a hardcore makeover and shot of adrenalin. Stretch out time
on Nat Adderley’s classic “Work Song” (12:33) mostly known as a Bluesy Jazz
tune was uncommon for a Blues band to cover. Yet amidst a few missteps from
Bloomfield’s early guitar passage he leaps into upper stratosphere with
profound energy, Butterfield retaliates with his own harp blast as they
tear it up and remake “Work Song” as if it was their own authored song,
especially during the last two minutes where everyone takes short but
intense solos. Staying with Jazz covers Ben Tucker’s “Coming Home Baby”
(7:18) opens their second set, Bloomfield doesn’t take long to fire searing
guitar riffs, Butterfield counters with his own harp frenzy, Natalin’s
organ is often weird and his solos are no exception here. Percy Mayfield's
cover of "Memory Pain" is a jaunt that meanders without a rudder and needs
a life-raft. The title (traditional) tune is a slow Blues burner (6:36)
that takes a little while to ignite, liftoff ensues with Butterfield’s
torrid harp solo - followed by Bloomfield’s intense guitar blasts. The
straight Blues of “Walking by Myself” gets the Butter band treatment with
riveting chord blasts and another crackling Bloomfield guitar rev-up. The
finale: “Got My Mojo Working” is given a Jazzy treatment via Bloomfield’s
guitar chords that doesn’t last long as Naftalin’s keyboard fire-up
Bloomfield who briefly blasts-off as Butterfield seemingly signals to slow
it down and closes the set. Goodnight.
Journalist Chris Morris orates solid liner notes, plus supposed rare photos
add allure to this top-shelf package that I would categorize as “historic”
for its content and performance execution, that offered a sixty minute
glimpse of what was about to become for Butterfield and his bandmates. This
edition of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band time together was far too short,
but with fifty years past the performance date - makes this release
momentous and essential. Leaving one mystery: How did Real Gone obtain the
Elektra imprint utilized on this physical disc?
For 17 years Bob Putignano has been pivotal with his Sounds of Blue radio
show: www.SoundsofBlue.com – Previously a contributing editor at Blues
Revue, Blueswax, and Goldmine magazines, currently the Music Editor for the
Yonkers Tribune www.YonkersTribune.com & www.MakingAScene.org Bob was also
the 2003 recipient of the “Keeping the Blues Alive” award (given by the
Blues Foundation in Memphis) for his achievements in radio broadcasting.
Putignano can be contacted at: BobP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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