Albert Collins - Cold Snap

140-gram vinyl

The Master of the Telecaster's last Alligator recording, and his favorite. Jimmy McGriff on organ, Mel Brown on guitar, the Uptown Horns. Grammy nominee.

From the liner notes:

"For his new album, Cold Snap (his seventh on Alligator and the twelfth of his career), the 'Master of the Telecaster' put together a 'dream' session with some of the blues, rock, jazz and funk players he most admires. Jimmy McGriff, the famed jazz organist, has been an idol of Albert's for years and a major influence on the Collins guitar style. They hadn't jammed together for over a decade, but Jimmy locked in behind Albert's guitar like they'd played together every day. Mel Brown, whose own funky jazz albums are guitar fanatic's collector's items, has played with Albert many times at Antone's in Austin, and he was eager to fly in for the session. Morris Jennings is the powerhouse drummer on hundreds of records (including Roy Buchanan's recent Alligator albums) and Albert was dying to check him out in the studio. And Johnny B. Gayden — well, he's the sparkplug of The Icebreakers, Albert's-award-winning touring band, and he's simply a great bass player. Finally, The Uptown Horns, whose crackling sound has been heard on the road and in the studio with everyone from Robert Plant to James Brown to Twisted Sister, came in from New York to create some up-to-the-minute horn parts for Albert. All in all, Albert says, 'the album was like a dream come true.'"

Side A

1. Cash Talkin' (The Workingman's Blues)

2. Bending Like a Willow Tree

3. A Good Fool Is Hard to Find

4. Lights Are on But Nobody's Home

Side B

1. I Ain't Drunk

2. Hooked on You

3. Too Many Dirty Dishes

4. Snatchin' It Back

5. Fake I.D

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