Kooper Session Explained

Kooper Session: Super Session, Vol. II
Type:Album
Artist:Al Kooper with Shuggie Otis
Cover:Kooper Session - Super Session, Vol. II (Al Kooper album - cover art).jpg
Released:1969
Recorded:1968
Genre:Rock, blues, R&B
Length:40:58
Label:Columbia
Producer:Al Kooper
Next Title:Here Comes Shuggie Otis
Next Year:1970

Kooper Session is the second-in-line of the Super Session albums featuring singer-songwriter Al Kooper. Joining Kooper in the guitar slot is 15-year-old phenomenon Shuggie Otis, son of rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis.

Divided into two halves, "The Songs" (a quartet of arranged gospel and rhythm and blues tracks) and "The Blues" (a trio of improvised blues tracks), the album, like Super Session before it, was quickly recorded and featured short, succinct tracks ("Double or Nothing", "One Room Country Shack") and fluid, drawn out jams highlighting the talents of the artists ("12:15 Slow Goonbash Blues", "Bury My Body").

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 170.
  2. Web site: Kooper Session: Super Session, Vol. 2 - Al Kooper | Credits. May 23, 2021. AllMusic.