Evening Conversation


Evening Conversation is Long John Baldry's second live record, which was captured at the Downtown Blues Club in Hamburg, Germany in Sept 1999. Baldry was accompanied by long-time friend Butch Coulter and British guitarist Matt Taylor. Baldry performs acoustic versions of "Morning Dew", "Who Back Buck", "Flying", "Maggie Bell" and "Backwater Blues".

Track listing

  1. "Good Morning Blues" - 5:28
  2. "Who Back Buck" - 2:40
  3. "Back Water Blues" - 7:47
  4. "Morning Dew" - 4:14
  5. "Black Girl" - 3:22
  6. "It Ain't Easy" - 4:17
  7. "Burn Down The Cornfield" - 5:58
  8. "Moon Dance in Tajikistan" - 4:15
  9. "Walk On" - 5:54
  10. "Can't Keep From Crying Some Time" - 2:22
  11. "Maggie Bell" - 3:33
  12. "Blue Valentine" - 5:55
  13. "Midnight in New Orleans" - 4:32
  14. "Flying" - 6:05

Personnel

  • Long John Baldry - vocals and 12 string guitar
  • Matt Taylor - electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Butch Coulter - harmonica and acoustic guitar
  • Christina Lux - vocals on "Black Girl"
  • Recorded by Helge Halvé
  • Mixed and Produced by Helge Halvé and Butch Coulter
  • Mastered by Helge Halvé at Recording Service Halvé in Hamburg
  • Road manager: Jens Becker, Christian Seul
  • Executive producer: Christian Thiel

Album

Another live recording from Germany, this was recorded in September 1999 at the "Downtown Blues Club" in Hamburg and features Butch Coulter and young U.K. guitarist Matt Taylor. The recording is a replica of Baldry's acoustic shows, featuring blues material such as "Good Morning Blues," "Can't Keep from Crying Some Times" and "Back Water Blues."