A Banquet in Blues
by John Mayall
- Type: Album
- Released: April 1976
- Label: ABC
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:46
- Community rating: 3.97/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The tireless godfather of British blues rock expands his musical palette, incorporating prominent brass sections and sophisticated jazz-rock arrangements. The album maintains the gritty essence of his foundational blues work while embracing a more complex, heavily orchestrated studio sound.
Genres
Descriptors: bluesy, classic, acoustic, live, grooves
Tracklist
- Sunshine (5:31)
- You Can't Put Me Down (3:24)
- I Got Somebody (4:02)
- Turn Me Loose (2:42)
- Seven Days Too Long (5:17)
- Table Top Girl (3:57)
- Lady (3:38)
- Fantasyland (14:13)
Credits
- John McVie - bass guitar
- Jay Spell - clavinet, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer [moog]
- Roy McCurdy - drums
- Rick Vito - guitar, vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar [?]
- Red Holloway - tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- Benny Powell - trombone
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet
- Dee McKinnie - vocals