The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – East-West (Speakers Corner)

The superior emblem of the blues enriches the band with mind-expanding varieties and sounds, at the latest in Nat Adderley's "Work Song". Catapulted into the rock genre by Mike Bloomfield's exposed guitar artistry, all the players on this standard title, which is part of the jazz repertoire, celebrate their individual skills in perfectly coordinated teamwork. The title track "East-West" finally breaks the familiar paths of the blues. In the tonal mixture of sovereign prepared rocker household goods and borrowings of Indian music (raga rock), rock, blues, jazz and oriental melodies merge to an emotional, unheard and worth hearing sound.

This Speakers Corner production was made using analog master tape and mastering 100% pure analog. All licenses and GEMA contributions were paid. Recording: July 1966 at Chess Studios, Chicago (USA), by Jac Holzman

Production: Barry Friedman, Mark Abramson, Paul Rothchild