Smokin Joint

Kim Wilson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: M.C. Records
• ASIN: B00005LVXT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Texas Blues
  • #95 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Contemporary Blues

Track Listings

1. Ain't Gonna Do It

2. Good Time Charlie

3. Oh Baby

4. Early In The Morning

5. Learn To Treat Me Right

6. Smokin' Joint

7. I Stay In The Mood

8. Telephone Blues

9. High & Lonesome

10. I Can Tell

11. Tomorrow Night

12. The Lighthouse Is Gone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Kim Wilson, August 17, 2001

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Bergman Jonas (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smokin Joint (Audio CD)

I concur with the previous reviews of Kim Wilson's first live album. This is a tour-de-force, first class lesson in rhythm, swinging, rocking and blues. What sets it apart from anything else I have ever heard on CD with Kim, is the tremendous ensemble playing, where clearly all components make up for excellent listens. Make no doubt, Kim is clearly leading the proceedings, showing what a great musician he is in knowing what to play and when. The guitarists make a perfect foil for Kim's vocals and harmonica, I have never heard such terrific backing and soloing on any modern recording I can recall. You would have to go back to the days of Little Walter and the Myers brothers. What has been known to all people that have seen Kim live, is now recorded in splendid format, with near 74 mins of the best blues has to offer. The sheer joy and mutual understanding of various blues forms is simply unmatched. This CD should be heard by more people than blues-fanatics! This is a classic.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kim's back!, August 23, 2001

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Marcelo Galli "marcelo galli" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smokin Joint (Audio CD)

I'm a blues harp player and I basically like everything Kim Wilson does, and this is no exception. His band's rhythm section with Ralph Innes and Larry Taylor- swings like there's no tomorrow, especially on "Oh Baby" and "I Stay In The Mood". His harmonica prowess is all over, but highlighted on the title cut. His rendition of "Early In The Morning" invokes the Sonny Boy sound with utter ease. And his R&B side, a favorite for Thunderbirds fans, comes out in his stylistic singing and killer vocals on "I Can Tell". I do truly recommend this album to any Kim Wilson fan, or blues harp fan for that matter! You can't go wrong.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wilson shines in Live set!, August 7, 2001

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Sanzar Q "sanzarq" (PARKTON, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smokin Joint (Audio CD)

After a relatively long spell between new albums, Fabulous T-Bird frontman Kim Wilson comes blasting back with 2 new, blistering, but significantly differentiated "live" sets. Hard on the heels of the Fabulous T-Birds Live release (released in May, & only available from the T-birds website) comes this unexpected, but welcome, release featuring Kim's Blues Review, recorded @ 2 West Coast Blues (Phoenix & Hermosa Beach, CA) club venues over the last 2 years. Most of the material is new to (a Wilson/Tbird) disc ("Oh, Baby", from Wilson's "My Blues" CD and "I Can Tell", from the aforementioned T-bird album being the only covers of previously released material), but all the tunes included here perfectly exude the smoky "juke joint" feeling alluded to in the album's title. Wilson's harp playing is exemplary and his vocals & phrasing are distintive and emotional. It's obvious that Kim loves the Blues and these performances capture a master of the art form in his prime. Every song is a winner in my book and in many, the band is allowed to stretch out to capture the groove. Using the same rhythm section, but with 2 different sets of guitarists in each set, it's hard to say who get's top honors. Forget about it and enjoy them both. Five big stars!! And check out the T'Bird album, too. It's even better!