Paris Blues

Cut for the Super Black Blues album, producer Bob Thiele put three titans into a Los Angeles studio. You have the architect of electric guitar (Walker), the king of the blues shouters (Turner), and Muddy Waters' legendary piano player (Spann) all trading blows. It's a slow, grinding blues jam where you can hear the deep mutual respect in the room. Spann's rolling Chicago piano fills the gaps while Walker delivers his patented, jazzy chord substitutions underneath Turner's booming vocal declarations.