Un "Sung Stories"

by Phil Alvin

Un "Sung Stories" cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Slash
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:01
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Blasters' frontman steps out for a vibrant solo excursion exploring the eclectic margins of American roots music. Supported by Sun Ra's Arkestra and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the album is a spirited revival of pre-war blues, gospel, and swinging jazz standards.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (3:17)
  2. Next Week Sometime (2:31)
  3. The Ballad of Smokey Joe (4:41)
  4. Death in the Morning (2:51)
  5. The Old Man of the Mountain (2:27)
  6. Daddy Rollin' Stone (3:34)
  7. Titanic Blues (3:06)
  8. Brother Can You Spare a Dime (4:11)
  9. Collins Cave (3:50)
  10. Gangster's Blues (3:29)

Credits

  • Danny Ray Thompson - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute
  • Suzanne Hughes - artwork [bottle caps]
  • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - backing band, featuring [with], performer
  • The Sun Ra Arkestra - backing band, featuring [with], performer
  • Roger Lewis - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Rollo Radford - bass
  • Leroy Taylor - bass clarinet, alto saxophone

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