This is another in Pure Pleasure's Candid Series, featuring reissues from an incredible label that met its demise some 40 years ago. The American Candid label has achieved a near legendary status among the critics and the International jazz and blues public. The series was born in 1960 when Archie Bleyer, owner of the Cadence label decided to indulge his love of jazz and blues and create his own line - called Candid. Archie approached Nat Hentoff - a likeable and knowledgeable critic, author and journalist active in New York at the time. Hentoff accepted the challenge of producing the albums and history was made. However, the label went out of business in 1961 and remained that way for a quarter of a century. Then Alan Bates acquired the masters and renamed his Black Lion Productions company Candid. Bates made the Candid titles available again on CD. These Candid titles were very well recorded and the performances generally are stunning. Great sound and music.
Track Listing
1 Boogie Chillen
2 I’m In The Mood
3 Don’t Leave Me
4 Give Me My Coat And Shoes
5 Medley:Baby What You Want Me To Do/That’s Allright
6 Big Boat(Buddy and Junior’s Thing)
7 High Heel Sneakers
8 My Home Is In The Delta
9 Wrong Doing Woman
10 Diggin’ My Potatoes