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Hernando's Hideaway
So, right to the point. My favorite song on this album is Hernandos Hideaway; don't expect to hear the standard version you've heard before. This is a delightful romp down the street with a bouncy, jazz-funky, rocky rendition backed up by a bunch a horns, plenty of guitars and, of course, the unmistakable voice of Clayton-Thomas that is just plain FUN! All the traditional elements of the song are present; just spiced up a little with a subtle samba beat. It's brassy, loud, bold and a whole lotta fun.
His rendition of Midnight Train To Georgia has nothing to do with this album but I just had to mention as it is one of my favorite versions of this song. Links to both songs on YouTube below.
David Clayton-Thomas was born David Henry Thomsett on September 13, 1941, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. When he was fourteen, he left home, sleeping in parked cars and abandoned buildings, stealing food and clothing to survive. He was arrested several times for vagrancy, petty theft and street brawls and spent his teen years bouncing in and out of various jails and reformatories.
During 1966, Clayton-Thomas survived by playing “basket houses” - performers were given a few minutes of stage time and then passed the basket. Folk singer Judy Collins heard David one night at a club uptown and told her friend, drummer Bobby Colomby and Steve Katz about him. Al Kooper, singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, had just left the group; Colomby and Katz were looking for a replacement.
Clayton-Thomas is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition Spinning Wheel was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall Of Fame. In 2010 He received his star on Canada's Walk Of Fame.
Track list:
Side 1:
- Harmony Junction (3:13) (Clayton-Thomas/Smith)
- Workin’ on the Railroad (2:34) (Trad. Adapt. Clayton-Thomas)
- Alimony (3:25) (Tommy Tucker)
- Harbour Lady (3:25) (Martin – Meskell)
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (4:26) (Isaac Hayes – David Porter)
- Hernandos Hideaway (3:49) (Alder – Ross)
- Sweet Fantasty (3:22) (Hoyt Axton)
- Small Family (2:37) (Clayton-Thomas – Smith)
- Can’t Buy Me Love (2:33) (Lennon – McCartney)
- Professor Longhair (2:47) (Clayton-Thomas – Smith)
Personnel:
David Clayton-Thomas: Vocals
Tom Bahler Quartet: Backing Vocals
Neil LeVang: Banjo
Chuck Rainey, Paul Stallworth: Bass
King Errison: Congas, Timbales
Kenneth “Spider Webb” Rice, Mouse Johnson – Drums
Domenic Troiano, Ken Marco: Guitar
William D. Smith: Keyboards
Gabriel Mekler: Piano
Tom Bahler Quartet: Backing Vocals
Neil LeVang: Banjo
Chuck Rainey, Paul Stallworth: Bass
King Errison: Congas, Timbales
Kenneth “Spider Webb” Rice, Mouse Johnson – Drums
Domenic Troiano, Ken Marco: Guitar
William D. Smith: Keyboards
Gabriel Mekler: Piano
Credits:
Producer – Gabriel Mekler
Engineer – Steve Waldman
Engineer [Assistant] – John Arrias
Arranged By – David Clayton-Thomas
Horns Arranged By Trevor Lawrence
Strings Arranged By Gabriel Mekler
Engineer – Steve Waldman
Engineer [Assistant] – John Arrias
Arranged By – David Clayton-Thomas
Horns Arranged By Trevor Lawrence
Strings Arranged By Gabriel Mekler
Internet links:
Music:
Hernandos Hideaway on YouTube
Midnight Train To Georgia on YouTube
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