The Turning Point

by John Mayall

The Turning Point cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1969
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:03:53
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at the Fillmore East, this live set captures the blues patriarch consciously stripping away his loud, electric sound for a more intimate, acoustic-leaning quartet featuring flute and saxophone. The resulting pastoral arrangements redefined British blues by incorporating jazz nuances and folk-like introspection, famously featuring the harmonica showpiece 'Room to Move'.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. The Laws Must Change (7:22)
  2. Saw Mill Gulch Road (4:39)
  3. I'm Gonna Fight For You J.B. (5:27)
  4. So Hard To Share (7:03)
  5. California - Live (9:31)
  6. Thoughts About Roxanne (8:20)
  7. Room To Move (5:02)
  8. Sleeping By Her Side (5:10)
  9. Don't Waste My Time (4:54)
  10. Can't Sleep This Night (6:21)

Credits

  • Jon Mark - acoustic guitar [finger-style]
  • Steve Thompson - bass guitar, written-by
  • Chris Welch - sleeve notes
  • Johnny Almond - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, percussion [mouth percussion]

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