Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone

Otis Taylor’s blues aren’t conventional blues. They’re aren’t good-time blues. Banjo in hand, he imbues them musically with an out-of-time, off-kilter sound — and then runs right at life’s bitter truths. Whether that means delving into the awful history of slavery, or the way that legacy plays out in this age of incarceration, Taylor hasn’t shied away.

The results, though never destined to be a big hit on the shuck-and-jive festival circuit, can be counted among the most bracing, brutally honest recordings — blues or otherwise — put out over the last two decades.

Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone Tracklist:

1. My World Is Gone

2. Lost My Horse

3. Huckleberry Blues

4. Sand Creek Massacre Mourning

5. The Wind Comes In

6. Blue Rain In Africa

7. Never Been To The Reservation

8. Girl Friend s House

9. Jae Jae Waltz

10. Gangster And Iztatoz Chauffeur

11. Coming With Crosses

12. Green Apples

13. Sit Across Your Table