Al Kooper readies new solo album
Reuters, Apr 14, 2005 4:06 am PDTLegendary songwriter-producer-artist
Al Kooper is readying a new solo album, his first in more than
a decade, for a summer release.
Dubbed "Black Coffee," the set will be his first for Steve Vai)'s Favored Nations label and the follow-up to 1994's instrumental release "Rekooperation" (Music Masters).
Kooper wrote nine original songs for the disc, working with Dan Penn and Sandi Stewart on "Going, Going, Gone" and "Imaginary Lover," respectively.
He also covers the Temptations' "Get Ready," Keb' Mo's "Am I Wrong," Hal Lindes' (Dire Straits) "Got My Ion Hue" and Ray Charles' "Just for a Thrill."
Also featured is a take on Booker T. and the MGs' "Green Onions" and Kooper's own "Comin' Back in a Cadillac," both recorded at Norway's Notodden Blues Festival in 2001.
Reuters/Billboard
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