danasgoodstuff Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 And as good as the MGs, and various variations, were on their own, I think they were often better behind singers. My favs their would be a v. ong list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Not to be a curmudgeon or anything, but I named "Green Onions" as my favorite track because it's really the only track of theirs I dig. Nothing else I've heard from them really does anything for me. Just my two cents. Changed offered at the customer service window, providing you kept your receipt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Al, Do you like their work behind Otis and other singers? Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fenohr Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Speaking of singers, was'nt Booker T married to singer Rita Coolege(sp?)? Rita was a first call backup singer in those days along with Whitney's mom Cissy Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Speaking of singers, was'nt Booker T married to singer Rita Coolege(sp?)? Rita was a first call backup singer in those days along with Whitney's mom Cissy Houston. As far as I know Rita Coolidge was married to singer/songwriter/actor Kris Kristofferson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 My favorite Booker T track is "Behave Yourself" from the Green Onions album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fent99 Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 I dig their version of "Summertime" too. My absolute favourite of that tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Speaking of singers, was'nt Booker T married to singer Rita Coolege(sp?)? Rita was a first call backup singer in those days along with Whitney's mom Cissy Houston. Booker T was married to Priscilla Coolidge, sister of Rita. Made several LP's as "Booker T and Priscilla". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 And "Born Under a bad Sign", done by Clapton Bruce and Baker. This has the original vocal version, with the MGs backing Albert King (Cream used this as a model, too): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Seems this is the hammond he recorded "Green Onions" on: source Yes, Booker used a Hammond M3. The M3 model is similair to a B3 except it doesn't have full pedals and has shorter keyboards (less keys), so you can't really play basslines on it. Obviously, Booker didn't need that. I'm pretty sure they just mic'd the internal speaker as well and did not use a Leslie. I have an M3 sitting in my garage right now. I just noticed in that photo that the bass pedals are gone. Someone (possibly Booker) must've removed them, as they are not detachable on the M3 model. If you're not using them, that's a good idea as they can be damaged easily when moving the thing around. As for what Jimmy Smith thought of Booker T? I wager he didn't think about him at all. Jimmy had a big ego! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Some sick Booker T and Cropper on a few tracks of this one: Soul Mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fenohr Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Thanks for the info Jack, i knew Rita had a sister, but could not remember her name. The old memory aint what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted April 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 As for what Jimmy Smith thought of Booker T? I wager he didn't think about him at all. Jimmy had a big ego! Yeah, but he said Sun Ra couldn't play shit, John Patton was average, and larry Young, was good. Just not as good as him. (lol) I wonder what he would of said about Booker. Probaly would of knocked him for not using pedals. Or something close to how he was so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 "Hang 'Em High"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I find that when they do originals it's really tight, and groovin. The little more corny side of them comes when they do covers. (JUST BARELY) The Christmas album, In The Christmas Spirit was just recorded too low. Other than that, my favorite non jazz band. Melting Pot, awesome! Their version of Something, beats the Beatles' version ANY DAY OF THE WEEK! Their whole bag is great. Absolutely love them. Steve Cropper, blues virtuoso! Al Jackson, tightest non show drummer in the world, rather painful death. I wonder what Jimmy Smith thought of Booker. You might want to revisit In the Christmas Spirit. Espacially the outro bars of "Jingle Bells". Man, I'd love to hear what happened after they faded that out. Really picks up steam there at the end. I have no problem listening to this record outside of the X-Mas season. They're just standards, man. Like anything else. No more or less appropriate than rocking The Wee Small Hours at 2:00 in the afternoon. (And I hardly think that most of us wait until last call on a rainy night in Manhattan to put that -- or any other comparable -- record on.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 You don't think the Christmas album was just a tad bit under modjulated. Many of the songs are restrained, either do to volume, or they just played it that way, I'm not sure. The music? Astonishing, just a little laid back, or whatever, it's hard to explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Booker Box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 The box looks good, but the problem I always have with this kind of box set is that it's somebody else's idea of what to include. Those Stax lps were very short. They could put out the first 7 or 8 lps on probably a 3 disc set. Same with Otis, Rufus Thomas, Carla, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjobbe Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I have bought that Stax 3CD box set recently to avoid all the individual ones and I believe that to be a very good way to have an overview on the bands profile. I would recommend getting it. Cheers, Tjobbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Those Stax lps were very short. They could put out the first 7 or 8 lps on probably a 3 disc set. I guess back then, mostly, the average time was around 30-35 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) it sounds like i'm gonna need the booker t box set anyone pick it up? Music Clips All Music Review Discography Booker T Bio it's hard to do a "Booker T And The MGs" search with the search function Edited August 26, 2006 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Am just now listening to 300 Volts of Stax, which kicks off with a previously unreleased (at least when this CD came out) "Spoonful", with a fine biting Steve Cropper guitar solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erhodes Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 This record ("Melting Pot") is awesome, especially the funky title track. This is the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 What's not to like? Great band. Ultimately, they're more important for being the Stax house band and playing on all those classic records. But they were pretty amazing on their own, too. Funny, but I've always liked the other guys better than Booker, especially Steve Cropper (one of my favorite pop/rock/soul guitarists) and Al Jackson, Jr. (ditto for drummers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 (edited) re Booker, you realize that sometimes it's Isaac Hayes instead of or in addition to Booker on Keyboards? I would also add that I enjoy the other Memphibian R&B instrumentals as much as the MGs and would love to see/hear a box that also had Mar-Keys, etc. on it...the MGs box did have "Hole In the Wall" by the Packers, but I have other inclusion/exclusion issues with it..."Yank Me Doodle" anyone? Edited August 26, 2006 by danasgoodstuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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