I Got Wild

by Big Joe Williams

Overview

I Got Wild is an appropriate title for these Big Joe Williams sessions. While not a consummate musician, Williams made due with a nine-string guitar he built from an old six-string that was falling apart. His lyrics are heartfelt, but sometimes brutal. Williams was known to wander, disappearing for long periods of time, with a penchant for getting into trouble usually fueled by alcohol. These 16 tracks, a combination of originals and traditional material, highlighted by studio talk and a short interview, reflect the man's rough side but also captures his gregarious nature when flanked by a few friends. Ransom Knowling plays bass on three tunes from the Chicago dates. The tracks were recorded in St. Louis during February 1958 and in Chicago during July 1961. By the way, Big Joe's guitar is available for closer inspection at Koester's Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, where it is displayed proudly. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2003
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153076726
Rank:	187676

Tracks

1. Coffeehouse Blues
2. Angel Child
3. Studio Talk
4. P-Vine Blues
5. Bull Cow Blues
6. So Much Wine
7. Studio Talk
8. Studio Blues
9. She Are My Sunshine
10. Arkansas Woman
11. Studio Talk
12. That Thing's in Town
13. Desert Blues
14. I Got Wild
15. Prison Bound
16. Midnight Creep
17. G.M. & O Blues
18. Interview
19. I'm Tired
20. Back Door

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Big Joe Williams   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ransom Knowling   Bass

Technical Credits

Peter Amft   Photography
Steve Wagner   Producer,Mastering
Big Joe Williams   Composer
Bob Koester   Engineer,Liner Notes
Carl Stevens   Composer
Charley Patton   Composer
Leroy Carr   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer,Supervisor
Stu Black   Engineer
P.D. Scots Pipe Band   Composer
Al Brandtner   Design
Traditional   Composer
Son Seals   Composer