While this recording found Taylor was at the peak of his faculties, his band unfortunately was not in such top form. The musicians messed up again and again � not so much that the audience really noticed, though Taylor did chastise them from time to time. The flaws and the way Taylor handled them without interrupting the flow make for fascinating � and ultimately satisfying � listening. The Arkansas-born vocalist considered himself �a salesman of songs,� and he wasn�t about to allow adverse circumstances to prevent him from driving home the messages of six of his biggest hits (including two very different versions of �Steal Away�) and extended treatments of the blues songs �Little Bluebird� and �Hello Sundown.� Six of the nine performances on the reissue, which was produced by Stuart Kremsky, are entirely new to disc.
Concord Music Group, which acquired the legendary Memphis label as part of its purchase of Fantasy Records in 2004, will also honor Stax�s 50th year by releasing definitive collections, rare performances, unreleased tracks and more from the Memphis R&B imprint in deluxe new packages. Plans for digital releases, remixes and other projects are also in the works; the anniversary year�s releases are slated to include more than 20 CDs and DVDs. In addition, Concord Music Group will reactivate Stax this year as a dynamic new force in contemporary R&B music committed to the continuing the legacy of the original legendary label. The first new Stax signings are Isaac Hayes, Angie Stone and Soulive.
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