Cool Down

by Cephas & Wiggins

Overview

Cool Down is the first album the acoustic blues duo Cephas & Wiggins recorded for Alligator Records, and it ranks among their best. The spirit of the session is laid-back and eclectic, as the pair draws on everyone from Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Boy Fuller to Fats Domino and Merle Travis. There are also a half-dozen originals that might not be as captivating as the covers, but they certainly elicit engaging performances from the pair. Throughout Cool Down, John Cephas dominates the music but Phil Wiggins' harmonica steals the show whenever he pops through the cracks. Cool Down is the kind of album that demonstrates how some blues musicians simply get better with age. ~ Thom Owens

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/1996
Label:	Alligator Records
UPC:	0014551483823
Rank:	127069

Tracks

1. Action Man
2. Man Without a Future
3. Screaming and Crying
4. No Ice in My Bourbon
5. The Blues Will Do Your Heart Good
6. Caroline in the Morning
7. Backwater Blues
8. Goin' to the River
9. Cool Down
10. Special Rider
11. Hard Liquor
12. Nine Pound Hammer
13. Right of Way Blues
14. Twelve Gates to the City

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cephas & Wiggins   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Joe Wilson   Liner Notes,Producer
Blind Boy Fuller   Composer
Merle Travis   Composer
Pete Reiniger   Mixing,Engineer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Rev. Gary Davis   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
David Glasser   Pre-Mastering,Digital Editing
John Cephas   Composer
Jay O'Rourke   Mastering
Phil Wiggins   Composer
Matt Minde   Design
Bruce Loughry   Engineer
Blind Lemon Jefferson   Composer
Bessie Smith   Composer
Fats Domino   Composer
Skip James   Composer
Traditional   Composer