One of the album's many standout tracks is "Reefer Man," a sly ode to a local toker featuring the Harlem-born, two-time Grammy-winning blues man Taj Mahal. "Reefer Man" was originally recorded in 1932 by big band leader Cab Calloway, famous for "Minnie The Moocher" and his stints at the legendary Harlem venue the Cotton Club. His band, which included Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Webster and Milt Hinton, eventually shared house band duties with the big band led by Duke Ellington.
"Reefer Man" is a fun, jazzy ditty (see lyrics below) featuring the gravelly vocals of Taj Mahal, the Latin swagger of the Harlem House Band and Don Byron on clarinet. Byron is a New York jazz staple who has recorded with the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, Vernon Reid and Suzanne Vega and was named "Artist of the Year" by Down Beat magazine in 1992.
Watch a great video of Cab and his "Harlemaniacs" performing their version of the tune - here
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