TAKE MY HEART
TAKE YOUR LOVE
AND CONQUER EVERY PART
Ironically,
In the Beginning
(Rescue)
(UK Title)
(1974)
was the final studio LP
Roy Buchanan
(guitar)
cut during his four year
(1970-1974)
tenure on Polydor.
While definitely mellower
than his previous platter,
That's What I Am Here For
(1974),
his fluid fretwork continues
to capture and conjure
a seemingly infinite number
of moods and textures.
The backing combo includes
a core trio of
Neil Larsen
(keyboards),
Kenny Tibbetts
(bass),
and
Bill Stewart
(drums),
as well as a healthy sampling of
the Tower of Power horns.
"Country Preacher"
is recommended
as it takes
Cannonball Adderley's
signature tune
to a new strata
during Buchanan's solos
that make the strings
alternately cry
and sing with unfettered passion.
Another zenith is
the Nick Gravenites
and
Michael Bloomfield composition,
"You're Killing My Love,"
which retains a great deal
of the Muscle Shoals vibe
on the
Otis Rush original.
Buchanan spins pure honey
on the dark adaptation of
"Wayfaring Stranger"
titled
Wayfairing Pilgrim
"A Street Called Straight
is an album by
released in 1976
on Atlantic Records.
The album contains the
instrumental,
"My Friend, Jeff",
in honour of British guitarist
Jeff Beck.
One year earlier
Beck released
Blow by Blow,
featuring
"Cause We've Ended As Lovers",
which was dedicated to
Roy Buchanan.
TRACKLIST
I'm A Ram
CC Ryder
Country Preacher
You're Killing My Love
She Can't Say No
Wayfairing Pilgrim
Running Out
Keep What You Got
Man On The Floor
Good God Have Mercy
Okay
Caruso
My Friend Jeff
If Six Was Nine
Guitar Cadenza
The Messiah Will Come Again
I Still Think About Ida Mae
In The Beginning
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