1961
I PITY THE FOOL * BOBBY BLAND * DUKE 332 * USA
Recorded Chicago, Illinois, November 12, 1960, this top track, from the king of Soul Blues, starts of with a slow burn as Bobby Bland repeats the title "I pity the fool" then ignites, with a flaming brass section, as he shouts out 'Look at the people, there just standing there watching you make a fool of me', (just think what those powerful lyrics might mean). Added to this there are some jazzy instrumental pyrotechnics; me, I can't get enough of this stuff.
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