Live in Williamsburg

Shuggie Otis

Overview

/R&B and /blues performer Shuggie Otis emerged from his decades-long isolation from the public eye with a stunning performance at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg in 2013. Included in this special set is the entire show as well as a special exclusive interview with the multi-instrument sensation.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2017
UPC:	0889466071195
Original Release:	2014
Source:	Cleopatra
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	52,793

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Shuggie Otis	Performer,Performer,Performer
Shuggie Otis	Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Albert Wing	Sax (Tenor)
Russ "Swang" Stewart	Vocals,Keyboards
Eric Otis	Guitar
James Manning	Bass
Nicky Otis	Drums
Larry Douglas	Vocals,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Michael Turre	Flute,Vocals,Piccolo,Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Matthew Cunliffe	Mixing
Wes Orshoski	Cover Photo
Barge	Composer
John Lappen	Artist Relations,A&R
Lawrence Dickens	Composer
Arnie Goodman	Photography
Shuggie Otis	Composer
Steven Olmos	Photography

Editorial Reviews

After releasing 1974's Inspiration/Information, his third and final album, California singer/guitarist Shuggie Otis spent the next three decades slowly drifting into cult status on the strength of his brief solo career and of that album in particular. Largely ignored upon its release, the elegant psych/soul/funk sounds he created (playing almost all of the instruments himself) lived on through record collectors, eventually earning a reputation as a lost classic before receiving its first reissue on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label in 2001. A sort of companion album called Wings of Love appeared as part of a 2013 reissue bundle, but it was mainly a collection of unreleased material and not necessarily a new album. While a follow-up to his acclaimed masterpiece might never arrive, the renewed interest in his work inspired Otis to put together a new band and enjoy a late career resurgence as a live act. Recorded at Brooklyn's Music Hall in April 2013, Live in Williamsburg marks Otis' first ever live album and the renditions he offers up here are loose, spirited, and charming. With a band that features his son Eric on guitar and his brother Nick on drums, it's an engaging live representation of his songs and his abilities as a player and frontman. Peppered with horns and keys, the group plows through career highlights like "Aht Uh Mi Hed," "Island Letter," and the 1977 hit he penned for the Brothers Johnson "Strawberry Letter 23." More than just a long-awaited victory lap, Otis and his band sound like they're having fun and it comes across on this release. ~ Timothy Monger