Evenin' Blues
Studio album by
Jimmy Witherspoon
ReleasedMarch 1964[1]
RecordedAugust 15, 1963
Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues
Length39:25
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7300
ProducerDavid Axelrod
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
Baby, Baby, Baby
(1963)		 Evenin' Blues
(1964)		 Blues Around the Clock
(1963)

Evenin' Blues is a studio album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon, recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label in March 1964.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

AllMusic called the album "a good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

  1. "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" – 2:49
  2. "Grab Me a Freight" (Larraine Walton) – 3:45
  3. "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) – 2:49
  4. "I've Been Treated Wrong" (Robert Brown) – 3:27
  5. "Evenin'" (Royce Swain) – 2:42
  6. "Cane River" – 2:33
  7. "Baby, How Long" (Brownie McGhee) – 2:48
  8. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 2:43
  9. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:05
  10. "Drinkin' Beer" – 2:15
  11. "Don't Let Go" [alternate take] (Stone) – 2:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "I've Been Treated Wrong" [alternate take] (Brown) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Evenin'" [alternate take] (Swain) – 2:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Cane River" [alternate take] – 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Editorial Staff, Billboard (March 21, 1964). "New Album Releases". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 14, 2013
  3. 1 2 Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed May 14, 2013
  4. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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