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Recorded live over three nights in Los Angeles in 1998, Shoutin' in Key provides an accurate snapshot of late-1990s Taj and his all-inclusive view of the blues. In fact, blues is really just one ingredient in a stew that offers hard-driving, horn-fueled R&B, gently swaying Caribbean-style rhythms, slow-burning soul, loose reggae jams, 12-bar stomps, smart jazzy grooves, and polished country-blues updates. On this album, he's most compelling the further afield he moves. His reading of Delroy Wilson's "Rain from the Sky," a Jamaican standard, is a highlight here, as is his own Latin-jazz-infused instrumental, "Sentidos Dulce." And he delivers fine readings of signature songs like "Mail Box Blues," "Corrina," and "Leavin' Trunk" as well. While he's not at his most consistently inspired throughout, there are certainly enough high points to make this a worthwhile introduction to the Mahal style. --Marc Greilsamer


1. Honky Tonk
2. EZ Rider
3. Ain't That A Lot Of Love
4. Ev'ry Wind (In The River)
5. Stranger In My Own Home Town
6. Woulda Coulda Shoulda
7. Leavin' Trunk
8. Rain From The Sky
9. Mail Box Blues
10. Cruisin'
11. Corrina
12. The Hoochi Coochi Coo
13. Sentidos Dulce

Audio CD (June 20, 2000)
Original Release Date: June 20, 2000
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Live
Label: Hannibal

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