Candid session · in the studio
November 15, 1960
Lightnin' Hopkins
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC
- This day's music is on 2 records: Lightnin' In New York, The Jazz Life!
In the room
Lightnin' Hopkins – vocal, guitar, piano · as Sam Lightnin' Hopkins- Nat Hentoff – supervisor
The takes
14 of these 23 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Candid numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Take It Easy | CJM 8010 |
| – | Mighty Crazy | CJM 8010 |
| – | Your Own Fault, Baby, To Treat Me The Way You Do | CJM 8010 |
| – | I've Had My Fun If I Don't Get Well No More | CJM 8010 |
| – | The Trouble Blues | CJM 8010 |
| – | Lightnin's Piano Boogie | CJM 8010 |
| – | Wonder Why | CJM 8010 |
| – | Mister Charlie | CJM 8010 |
| – | Black Cat | CJM 8019 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Rainy Highway | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-139 |
| – | When My First Wife Quit Me | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-139 |
| – | Walk On | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-139 |
| – | Lightnin's Guitar Boogie | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-139 |
| – | I've Had My Fun If I Don't Get Well No More | Not issued at the time |
| – | Mister Charlie | Not issued at the time |
| – | Mighty Crazy | Not issued at the time |
| – | Wonder Why | Not issued at the time |
| – | Black Cat | Not issued at the time |
| – | The Trouble Blues | Not issued at the time |
| – | Your Own Fault, Baby, To Treat Me The Way You Do | Not issued at the time |
| – | Lightnin's Piano Boogie | Not issued at the time |
| – | Take It Easy | Not issued at the time |
| – | Come Go Home With Me | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MR5-139 |
23 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
