My understanding is that Otis was the "musical director" of Muddy's band and he'd rehearse the band in the basement of Muddy's house while Muddy would be upstairs watching the baseball game.
This is absolutely as good as it gets. Otis & Willie are both in top form. Notice how Willie sets the tempo? I like the camera shot towards the end from behind Willies right shoulder. Thanks for posting this great video.
Yes Sunny and there will never be another Otis Spann!. That's why TH-cam is so great. The legends live on as they should!! Thanks for for posting Mr. Sutherland!
I'm going to upset alot of people here but IMHO Otis Spann was the ULTIMATE Blues singer. There's no one with that same , smokey, weathered voice...and what an amazing pianist. Yes, it is a shame Colin James talks over the intro...
I had the great good fortune of meeting Willie Dixon's daughter and interviewing her in Burbank, CA around 1995. Willie wore a lot of hats as a producer, A&R man, session musician but he was primarily a great songwriter. If you'd like to learn more about all these guys a really good book is, "Can't Be Satisfied, The Life And Times Of Muddy Waters," by Robert Gordon.
the closing of Muddy Waters "Live at Newport 1960"... Otis Spann singing "goodbye newport blues" on that is beyond my ability to speak on.. as is this... thank you for posting.. cv
Otis Spann - piano and vocals; Willie Dixon, bass & S.P. Leary, who absolutely swings his ass off on drums. What happened to that kind of touch and sensitivity in modern blues? Also, am I alone in feeling that Dixon's double stopping shows he has roots in common with Mingus, when Charles goes way down in the gut-bucket alley?
It is a coordination task, and one thing you might try is to record only your left hand playing a 12 bar blues (eg) and then play your riffs with your right hand as you listen. This will help your ear pick up on the relationships between the two hands, and then you'll be better able to work it out. He truly was an amazing pianist - one of my early favorites.
This is pretty much it as far as REAL (Chicago) blues. This is stripped down and these cats are layin' it down. You know Otis knows what he's singin' about - check out the point when he puts his hand up to his head. He ain't jivin' - this is true. And that piano! Plus Willie on the bass - what can you say. Is that S.P. Leary on drums or.....? Check Muddy's guitar lying on the piano. Oh Man - this is it. HAVE MERCY!
@snackcakeman This Chicago Blues is on: Blues Masters DVD 5503 CA from the Canadian CBC TV Festival Series in Toronto, 1966 - decent quality for those times produced by Colin James Frosty@.wrfg.org
You are welcome. Let me know how it works for you~by the way, each key offers it's own challenges for the same kind of ostenato's - you may find that some work easier in some keys more than others, but these built-in differences help to evolve more diversity in your soloing. The more keys you can play in, the better musical "friend" you'll be to non-piano musicians!
I get sick of people passing judgement with some kind of superior attitude. If he knows so much, where is his video of blues music played with style and such feeling. We should take a look at ourselves before we judge others!
Dear OP! 1. Thanks so much for posting this! 2. Would it be possible to re-post a version where you edit out the annoying white dude who spews some condescending bullshit about Otis under the pretext of an "introduction"? So that we're just left with the actual music? It would really save the video!!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉 you know the blues don’t like nobody but everybody loves the blues🎉🎉🎉
My understanding is that Otis was the "musical director" of Muddy's band and he'd rehearse the band in the basement of Muddy's house while Muddy would be upstairs watching the baseball game.
This is absolutely as good as it gets. Otis & Willie are both in top form. Notice how Willie sets the tempo? I like the camera shot towards the end from behind Willies right shoulder. Thanks for posting this great video.
Willie always seemed to enjoy backing Otis, often smiling
His fingers are mooving on the piano like a free bird in the sky!! Great Ottis
Yes Sunny and there will never be another Otis Spann!. That's why TH-cam is so great. The legends live on as they should!! Thanks for for posting Mr. Sutherland!
Otis Spann one of Americas musical gifts to the world!
I've Loved OTISs' music for 40 years now. He Had it Goin' On.
The mixture of pure joy and at the same time sadness shows just how powerful the blues is...
a great Bluesman !!!
I played keyboards with Maurice John Vaughn at the Yale in Vancouver 1992 January. Freddie Dixon, Willie's son played bass.
I'm going to upset alot of people here but IMHO Otis Spann was the ULTIMATE Blues singer.
There's no one with that same , smokey, weathered voice...and what an amazing pianist.
Yes, it is a shame Colin James talks over the intro...
I love blues music 🎶
I had the great good fortune of meeting Willie Dixon's daughter and interviewing her in Burbank, CA around 1995. Willie wore a lot of hats as a producer, A&R man, session musician but he was primarily a great songwriter. If you'd like to learn more about all these guys a really good book is, "Can't Be Satisfied, The Life And Times Of Muddy Waters," by Robert Gordon.
I like blues
Greatest OTIS❤
I love blues music 🎶 😁
S.P Leary the great!!!!❤❤❤❤
Saw him with muddy waters at mothers Birmingham about 1968. Had I chat with him at the bar.
the closing of Muddy Waters "Live at Newport 1960"... Otis Spann singing "goodbye newport blues" on that is beyond my ability to speak on.. as is this... thank you for posting.. cv
This is a fantastic song.
Otis Spann - piano and vocals; Willie Dixon, bass & S.P. Leary, who absolutely swings his ass off on drums. What happened to that kind of touch and sensitivity in modern blues? Also, am I alone in feeling that Dixon's double stopping shows he has roots in common with Mingus, when Charles goes way down in the gut-bucket alley?
Very Cool & Rare Post with Otis Spann + Willie Dixon - thx much...
This man is a new hero!!!
Men
RIP
...fully grown man-child. but these are giants here n i'm the unseen parrot on their shoulders. flip flop n fly all day.
A benchmark for all music
Spann was one of the greats whom we lost too damn soon. Wish he had recorded on disc the same performance.
Thank you .... Otis is the Blues...
love him love his blues so nice to be able to see & hear him thank you so much
This is from a DVD called Blues Masters-I HIGHLY reccomend it.
Man he's good
Beautiful beautiful beautiful 👏👏👏🇧🇷
Sends me shivers when he hits that blues line ;P
Great track!
Great musician!!!
thanks for uploading!!! =D
One of my favorite videos ever!!!
Thanks to someone who can explaine what Otis is doing to you.
Eccellente !!!! (Y)
Spetacular!!!!!!
Thanks for posting,
Kenneth Sutherland
so smooth and so much feelin' goddammmmmmm
this is the definition of cool
What's not to like? Damn..
willie dixon with his tiny g'tar helping the talent along.
gratefull
SUPER!!!!!
Amazing. I know I'm a blues sorta girl!! Thanks for this.
OTIS SPANN AHHH YEAA SMOOOOTH !!
They sure don't make music like the use to...
this is the bleus,yes yes !!!!
Willie Dixon on bass
@snackcakeman This is from a DVD called BLUES MASTERS. It has Muddy Waters and a lot others. A GREAT DVD.
Il più bravo
Thanks for this..
Oh, Papa like!
It is a coordination task, and one thing you might try is to record only your left hand playing a 12 bar blues (eg) and then play your riffs with your right hand as you listen. This will help your ear pick up on the relationships between the two hands, and then you'll be better able to work it out. He truly was an amazing pianist - one of my early favorites.
Otis Spann discography at www.wirz.de/music/spann.htm
god bles
old school stuff
Blues in this songs really relates to the German Blau expression for being Drunk.
This is pretty much it as far as REAL (Chicago) blues. This is stripped down and these cats are layin' it down. You know Otis knows what he's singin' about - check out the point when he puts his hand up to his head. He ain't jivin' - this is true. And that piano! Plus Willie on the bass - what can you say. Is that S.P. Leary on drums or.....? Check Muddy's guitar lying on the piano. Oh Man - this is it. HAVE MERCY!
@snackcakeman This Chicago Blues is on: Blues Masters DVD 5503 CA
from the Canadian CBC TV Festival Series in Toronto, 1966 - decent quality for those times
produced by Colin James
Frosty@.wrfg.org
The Real Deal...If you haven't heard the 3LP set, "Chicago the Blues
Today", check it out...
Some great boogie woogie kick ass piano and his vocals are smooth as silk!!
How valued would he have been in the music world if he'd not played just the blues prior to 1970/all his career? A top musician of the 20thC imo
Starman
0:27 and onwards
The blues ain't nothing but a
You are welcome. Let me know how it works for you~by the way, each key offers it's own challenges for the same kind of ostenato's - you may find that some work easier in some keys more than others, but these built-in differences help to evolve more diversity in your soloing. The more keys you can play in, the better musical "friend" you'll be to non-piano musicians!
I dont know that you can. Buy the CD. Also look for OTIS SPANN SINGS THE BLUES.
I get sick of people passing judgement with some kind of superior attitude. If he knows so much, where is his video of blues music played with style and such feeling. We should take a look at ourselves before we judge others!
Does anybody know what the original video from? Where did PBS get the vid? Would like to own.
he's a lot like Hendrix, but on piano, and off the acid
LOL @ Gagagrr's comment. You're so funny.
@genecorrado where can I download it?
Is it SP Leary behind the set?
What is your understanding of Dixon my friend :)?
Can someone help me to find the lyrics?
Dear OP! 1. Thanks so much for posting this! 2. Would it be possible to re-post a version where you edit out the annoying white dude who spews some condescending bullshit about Otis under the pretext of an "introduction"? So that we're just left with the actual music? It would really save the video!!!
@karenZmusic That's fine and everything, but the blues really does hate everybody
I see 3 dislikes up top. WTF!?!?!
what yall talk about
hey, why....why are you talking?