Evenin' Blues Explained

Evenin' Blues
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jimmy Witherspoon
Cover:	Evenin' Blues.jpg
Released:	March 1964
Recorded:	August 15, 1963 Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Blues
Length:	39:25
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7300
Producer:	David Axelrod
Chronology:	Jimmy Witherspoon
Prev Title:	Baby, Baby, Baby
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Blues Around the Clock
Next Year:	1963

Evenin' Blues is a studio album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon, recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label in March 1964.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic called the album "a good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

1. "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" – 2:49
2. "Grab Me a Freight" (Larraine Walton) – 3:45
3. "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) – 2:49
4. "I've Been Treated Wrong" (Robert Brown) – 3:27
5. "Evenin'" (Royce Swain) – 2:42
6. "Cane River" – 2:33
7. "Baby, How Long" (Brownie McGhee) – 2:48
8. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 2:43
9. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:05
10. "Drinkin' Beer" – 2:15
11. "Don't Let Go" [alternate take] (Stone) – 2:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "I've Been Treated Wrong" [alternate take] (Brown) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "Evenin'" [alternate take] (Swain) – 2:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Cane River" [alternate take] – 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
• Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
• Bert Kendrix – piano, organ
• T-Bone Walker – guitar
• Clarence Jones – bass
• Wayne Robertson – drums

Notes and References

1. News: Editorial Staff . Billboard . New Album Releases . September 2, 2019 . Billboard . The Billboard Publishing Co. . March 21, 1964.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7300 Prestige Records discography
3. Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed May 14, 2013