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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Maestro
| name = Maestro
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]
| artist = [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]
| Cover = Maestro_Taj_Mahal_Album.jpg
| cover = Maestro_Taj_Mahal_Album.jpg
| Released = [[2008]]
| alt =
| released = September 30, 2008<ref name="AMG"/>
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Blues]]
| recorded =
| Length =
| venue =
| Label =
| studio =
| Producer =
| genre = [[Blues]]
| length =
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfexzlkld0e link]
| label = Heads Up International
| Last album = ''[[The Essential Taj Mahal]]''<br/>(2005)
| producer = Taj Mahal and The Phantom Blues Band
| This album = '''''Maestro'''''<br/>(2008)
| prev_title = [[The Essential Taj Mahal]]
| Next album =
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}


{{Album ratings
'''''Maestro''''' is an [[album]] by [[United States|American]] [[blues]] artist [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]].
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/maestro-mw0000794764|title=Maestro - Taj Mahal &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
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'''''Maestro''''' is an [[album]] by [[United States|American]] [[blues]] artist [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]].<ref name="AMG"/> It was nominated for [[Best Contemporary Blues Album]] at the 2009 [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] (but lost out to [[Dr. John]] and the Lower 911's ''City That Care Forgot'').

The release of ''Maestro'' marked the 40th anniversary of Taj Mahal's career as a recording artist.<ref name="AMG"/> It features numerous guest artists: [[Los Lobos]] appear on "Never Let You Go" and "TV Mama", [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] shares vocals on a re-recording of Taj's number "Further On Down the Road", and [[Ben Harper]]'s vocals can be heard on "Dust Me Down". Other guest appearances include [[Angélique Kidjo]] (on "Zanzibar") and [[Ziggy Marley]] (on "Black Man, Brown Man"). Furthermore, Taj Mahal teams up again with the Phantom Blues Band (with whom he had recorded the Grammy nominated albums ''[[Señor Blues (Taj Mahal album)|Señor Blues]]'' and ''[[Shoutin' in Key]]''), [[Toumani Diabaté]] (with whom he had recorded the album ''[[Kulanjan]]'') and his daughter, singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://echoesmagazine.co.uk/2013/10/01/out-now-2/|title=Echoes Magazine {{!}} LATEST ISSUE Deva Mahal|website=Echoesmagazine.co.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> Deva Mahal (with whom he had recorded several children's albums in the past).


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "Scratch My Back" (James Moore)
# "Never Let You Go" (Deva Mahal,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/music/deva-mahal-run-deep-video-premiere.html|title=Deva Mahal's "Run Deep" is a Thunderous Modern-Soul Anthem [Premiere]|date=2017-09-21|website=Okayplayer.com|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Taj Mahal)
# "Dust Me Down" ([[Ben Harper]])
# "Further On Down the Road" ([[Jesse Ed Davis|Jesse Edwin Davis III]], Taj Mahal)
# "Black Man Brown Man" (Taj Mahal)
# "Zanzibar" (Angélique Kidjo, Taj Mahal)
# "TV Mama" (Lou Willie Turner)
# "I Can Make You Happy" (Taj Mahal)
# "Slow Drag" (Taj Mahal)
# "Hello Josephine" ([[Dave Bartholomew]], [[Antoine Domino]])
# "Strong Man Holler" (Taj Mahal)
# "[[Diddy Wah Diddy]]" ([[Ellas McDaniel]], [[Willie Dixon]])<ref name="AMG"/>
# "Mambo No. 5 (7-11)" (vinyl bonus track)
# "On A Little Bamboo Bridge" (vinyl bonus track)

==Personnel==
*[[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]] – vocals, guitar, harmonica, ukulele
*[[Louie Pérez]] – guitar
*[[Johnny Lee Schell]] – guitar
*[[Cesar Rosas]] – guitar
*[[Leo Nocentelli]] – guitar
*[[David Hidalgo]] – guitar
*[[Jason Mozersky]] – guitar
*Takeshi Akimoto – guitar
*Fred Lunt<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theengelhornfamily.com/familytree/Mathias-Louis1844.htm#person28|title=Engelhorn Descendants of Louis ENGELHORN 1844 - 1922|website=Theengelhornfamily.com|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref> – guitar
*Carlos Andrade – guitar
*Larry Fulcher – bass
*[[Conrad Lozano]] – bass
*Bill Rich – bass
*Jesse Ingalls – bass
*Paul "Pablo" Stennett – bass
*George Porter – bass
*Pancho Graham – acoustic bass, guitar
*Tony Braunagel – drums
*Cougar Estrada – drums
*Raymond Weber – drums
*[[Carlton "Santa" Davis]] – drums
*[[Kester Smith]] – drums, percussions
*[[Michael Jerome]] – drums, percussions
*Angel Roché Jr. – percussions
*[[Debra Dobkin]] – percussions
*[[Toumani Diabaté]] – kora
*[[Mike Finnigan]] – keyboards
*Jason Yates – keyboards
*Michael Hyde – keyboards
*[[Mick Weaver]] – keyboards, organ
*[[Henry Butler]] – piano
*[[Steve Berlin]] – organ
*[[Ivan Neville]] – organ
*Joe Sublette – baritone saxophone
*Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
*Rudy Costa – alto saxophone, clarinet
*Darrel Leonard – trombone
*Angela Wellman – trombone
*[[Billy Branch]] – harmonica
*Pat Cockett – ukulele
*[[Bassekou Kouyate]] – ngoni, xalam
*[[Ziggy Marley]] – vocals
*[[Angélique Kidjo]] – vocals
*[[Ben Harper]] – vocals
*Jack Johnson – vocals
*C.C. White – backing vocals
*Pebbles Phillips – backing vocals
*Tracy Hazzard – backing vocals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/maestro-mw0000794764/credits|title=Maestro - Taj Mahal &#124; Credits |access-date=May 24, 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Taj Mahal}}


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# "Scratch My Back"
# "Never Let You Go"
# "Dust Me Down"
# "Further On Down the Road"
# "Black Man Brown Man"
# "Zanzibar"
# "TV Mama"
# "I Can Make You Happy"
# "Slow Drag"
# "Hello Josephine"
# "Strong Man Holler"
# "Diddy Wah Diddy"


[[Category:Taj Mahal albums]]
[[Category:Taj Mahal (musician) albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:Heads Up International albums]]

Latest revision as of 21:00, 24 May 2021

Maestro
Studio album by
Taj Mahal
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008[1]
GenreBlues
LabelHeads Up International
ProducerTaj Mahal and The Phantom Blues Band
Taj Mahal chronology
The Essential Taj Mahal
(2005) 		Maestro
(2008) 		Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Maestro is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.[1] It was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards (but lost out to Dr. John and the Lower 911's City That Care Forgot).

The release of Maestro marked the 40th anniversary of Taj Mahal's career as a recording artist.[1] It features numerous guest artists: Los Lobos appear on "Never Let You Go" and "TV Mama", Jack Johnson shares vocals on a re-recording of Taj's number "Further On Down the Road", and Ben Harper's vocals can be heard on "Dust Me Down". Other guest appearances include Angélique Kidjo (on "Zanzibar") and Ziggy Marley (on "Black Man, Brown Man"). Furthermore, Taj Mahal teams up again with the Phantom Blues Band (with whom he had recorded the Grammy nominated albums Señor Blues and Shoutin' in Key), Toumani Diabaté (with whom he had recorded the album Kulanjan) and his daughter, singer-songwriter[2] Deva Mahal (with whom he had recorded several children's albums in the past).

Track listing

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  1. "Scratch My Back" (James Moore)
  2. "Never Let You Go" (Deva Mahal,[3] Taj Mahal)
  3. "Dust Me Down" (Ben Harper)
  4. "Further On Down the Road" (Jesse Edwin Davis III, Taj Mahal)
  5. "Black Man Brown Man" (Taj Mahal)
  6. "Zanzibar" (Angélique Kidjo, Taj Mahal)
  7. "TV Mama" (Lou Willie Turner)
  8. "I Can Make You Happy" (Taj Mahal)
  9. "Slow Drag" (Taj Mahal)
  10. "Hello Josephine" (Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino)
  11. "Strong Man Holler" (Taj Mahal)
  12. "Diddy Wah Diddy" (Ellas McDaniel, Willie Dixon)[1]
  13. "Mambo No. 5 (7-11)" (vinyl bonus track)
  14. "On A Little Bamboo Bridge" (vinyl bonus track)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Maestro - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Echoes Magazine | LATEST ISSUE Deva Mahal". Echoesmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ^ "Deva Mahal's "Run Deep" is a Thunderous Modern-Soul Anthem [Premiere]". Okayplayer.com. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. ^ "Engelhorn Descendants of Louis ENGELHORN 1844 - 1922". Theengelhornfamily.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Maestro - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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