Both sessions are cited as spontaneous with horns added later to flesh things out al kooper could never leave things well enough alone. However there is not a single track on the album that features both guitar players, simply because they were never in the same room at the same time. Al kooper, by rights, should be regarded as one of the giants of 60s rock, not far behind the likes of bob dylan and paul simon in importance. Oct 03, 2016 the album front cover is a little misleading, as it includes photos of al kooper and guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills. Bloomfield, kooper, stills season of the witch youtube. Mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills super session.
Al kooper provides some outstanding keyboards to the whole affair. Taking donovans neopsychedelic classic and turning it virtually upside down, al kooper and company easily slipped it into a hard, slow soulfried groove that was only hinted at in the. Also, it was supposed to be just al and mike, but mike had some problems and left halfway through the sessions. Season of the witch 2002 remix without horns donovan leitch 11. Alberts shuffle 2002 remix without horns al kooper, mike bloomfield 6. Mike bloomfield al kooper and stephen stills tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including it takes a lot to laugh it takes a train to cry. Bloomfield was, of course, a seminal influence in rock guitar, especially in the resusitation of the blues in popular american music. Season of the witch mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills. Bloomfield and stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including bloomfield on side one, and. Taking donovans neopsychedelic classic and turning it virtually upside down, al kooper and company easily slipped it into a hard, slow soulfried groove that was only hinted at in the brilliant original. Though this landmark album is credited to the three of. Mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills season of the witch. Listen to your favorite songs from super session by mike bloomfield feat. Bloomfield, kooper, stills super session 06 it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry.
Bloomfield and stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including bloomfield on side one, and those including stills on side two. Mike bloomfield al kooper steve stills super session album. The live adventures of mike bloomfield and al kooper is a double album recorded at the fillmore west venue. Ya mama by the pharcyde sampled mike bloomfield, al kooper and stephen stills s season of the witch. The live adventures of mike bloomfield and al kooper. Super session al kooper, mike bloomfield, stephen stills. A true late60s fm underground radio classic, this version of season of the witch was one of the most exploratory rearrangements of the late60s. Season of the witch alberts shuffle by al kooper steve. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of legacy recordings. As for stills lack of vocals, one reason is that this is really an al kooper album. And when i look outside my window so many different people to be, yeah that. This set features expressive jamming on originals and covers.
Al kooper and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The album front cover is a little misleading, as it includes photos of al kooper and guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills. Michael bloomfield, al kooper, stephen stills super session. Season of the witch alberts shuffle, a single by al kooper steve stills mike bloomfield. Season of the witch this song is by stephen stills and al kooper and appears on the album super session 1968 by mike bloomfield, al kooper and stephen stills. It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry al kooper steve stills 7. His holy modal majesty mike bloomfield al kooper 5. On side one, its bloomfield and on side two, stills. Season of the witch by mike bloomfield, al kooper and stephen. The funny thing about super session, the 1968 album put together by keyboardistsinger al kooper, featuring guitarist mike bloomfield on its first side and stephen stills on its second, is that it was such a huge success, going gold and making it well into the top 20. Fat grey cloud in concert at the fillmore west, 1968 al kooper, mike bloomfield 4.
Al kooper, mike bloomfield and stephen stills season of the witch from the album super sessions 1968 enjoy the ride. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Kooper also plays the keyboards along with barry goldberg. The pharcydes ya mama sample of mike bloomfield, al kooper. Super session al kooper, mike bloomfield, steve stills. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Session is an album envisioned by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, released on columbia records in 1968, cs 9701.
Season of the witch by mike bloomfield, al kooper and stephen stills discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Super session mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills. Michael bloomfield, al kooper, stephen stills super session music. Mike bloomfield al kooper steve stills super session. My whole life i have had a strong connection to this music. Season of the witch mike bloomfield, al kooper, steve stills duration. Session is an album envisioned by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, released on columbia. Super session is an album envisioned by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, released on columbia records in 1968, cs 9701. Indeed, the organmeisters weedy vocals on dylans it takes a lot to laugh and donovans season of the witch are a big part of why super session is more notable for its historic significance than its actual content. Side 2 features stephen stills on vocals and guitar. Bloomfield kooper stills season of the witch youtube. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Super session is an album conceived by al kooper and featuring the work of guitarists mike bloomfield and stephen stills, 2nd keyboardist barry goldberg, drummer eddie hoh and bassist harvey brooks, released on columbia records in 1968. Super session hybrid sacd multichannel 2014 i first heard this album in 1968 as it was getting heavy radio play kmpx and ksan underground radio in san francisco.
Jan 21, 2003 why blues for nothing was left off the album and mediocrity like harveys tune left on is a total mystery 4. The first and still the greatest super group ever recorded. From the mike bloomfield lick that starts alberts shuffle to the mellow, jazzy and maybe slighly outofplace harveys tune, super session is my favorite whiteguysplayingtheblues album of all time. Season of the witch al kooper, stephen stills song. Rock the blues project tommy flanders, danny kalb, steve katz, al kooper, andy kulberg, roy blumenfeld of the blues project download mp3.