Charles Atkins
The Practice Sessions
Tom's Studio, Tallahassee, FL
Jan 16, 1993

ca1993-01-16.flac16

Taped by: SCopeland
Transfered by: SCopeland

Recorded via Yamaha 16 track SBD > 2 track cassette mono 
Digitized using Griffin iMic and Final Vinyl at 32 bit (transferred to wav/flac at 16 bit) using my G4 iBook.  


01 Blues Train #
02 Blues Train
03 Midnight Lover #
04 Sit In -walkthru
05 Sit In -walkthru
06 Sit In
07 Stop Doggin' Me Around
08 Kansas City
09 Stop Leading -walkthru
10 Stop Leading Me On
11 Stop Leading Me On
12 Unchain My Heart
13 Unchain My Heart
14 All Around the World
15 What Does It -walkthru
16 What Does It -why
17 What Does It Take
18 Thrill Up -walkthru
19 Thrill Up On the Hill
20 As The Years Go Passing By
21 Lil Run Around
22 Come Back Baby
23 60 Second Lover #

# new, first time recorded
total time @ 1.4 hours   891 MB at 1411 kbps aiff or wav

Highlights: Tracks 2 3 6 12 20 23

Players:
Charles Atkins - keyboards and vocals
The Blues Boys
Larry Laseur - harmonica
Harty Wiedemann - guitar
Tom Henning - guitar
with Matt Thibeault - bass & RC - drums

This evening starts out with Charles solo with 2 new songs while waiting for the boys to shuffle in - Blues Train (with the second take much faster) and then Midnite Lover. Charles is quite pleased to get it down on tape. So Matt and RC arrive and my notes have 2 takes on some jazzy thing by Matt but alas it did not make it to tape.

Sit In is a hoot with the jump up on each turnaround. The guitar lead is a bit off but that is not unusual in practice with new material. This leads to a series of covers that they are getting down pretty good. Unchain My Heart was always a fav of mine. What Does It Take is a challenge. 2nd take is going good until Charles offends Larry by asking what harp he is blowing. Larry sits the next take out and plays cowbell instead - which is cool, adds to the rhythm. This is followed by Thrill Up On the Hill which may actually be called Let's Go but I tend to go with names I can remember, like All Around the World becomes Grits Ain't Groceries or just Grits.

Larry is back on harp for As The Years Go Passing By which is a great slow song for Charles. Matt's bass playing stands out. This is followed by 2 originals from Animal Called the Blues and finally, the fun spot of the night. Charles is sitting at the keyboard while the boys talk around, saying goodbyes and such. He starts noodling some and then me running out the tape just happened to mention Hey Charles I have 60 seconds of tape left and here it comes -- 60 Second Lover -- made up just then to fill that 60 seconds.

July 2008  Thanks to the Archives, Bernie Powers, the original Blues Boy bass player found Charles again and they are writing songs and hope to record.
Enjoy this one!   SCopeland
