Evenin' Blues

Evenin' Blues
Studio album by Jimmy Witherspoon
Released	March 1964[1]
Recorded	August 15, 1963 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Blues
Length	39:25
Label	Prestige PRLP 7300
Producer	David Axelrod
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
Baby, Baby, Baby (1963) Evenin' Blues (1964) Blues Around the Clock (1963)

Evenin' Blues is a studio album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon, recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label in March 1964.^[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[4]

AllMusic called the album "a good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones".^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

1. "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" – 2:49
2. "Grab Me a Freight" (Larraine Walton) – 3:45
3. "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) – 2:49
4. "I've Been Treated Wrong" (Robert Brown) – 3:27
5. "Evenin'" (Royce Swain) – 2:42
6. "Cane River" – 2:33
7. "Baby, How Long" (Brownie McGhee) – 2:48
8. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 2:43
9. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:05
10. "Drinkin' Beer" – 2:15
11. "Don't Let Go" [alternate take] (Stone) – 2:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "I've Been Treated Wrong" [alternate take] (Brown) – 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "Evenin'" [alternate take] (Swain) – 2:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Cane River" [alternate take] – 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[edit]

• Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
• Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
• Bert Kendrix – piano, organ
• T-Bone Walker – guitar
• Clarence Jones – bass
• Wayne Robertson – drums

References[edit]