
In 1968, the concept of a “supergroup” was still fresh;
Lillian Roxon even wrote about it – and its possibilities – in her
Rock Encyclopedia.
Al Kooper devised what became
Super Session as a collaboration between him and guitarist Mike Bloomfield, late of
Paul Butterfield Blues Band and
Electric Flag. When the notoriously unreliable Bloomfield flaked halfway through the project, Kooper brought in
Steve Stills to finish the album. Tasty (and generally tasteful) playing is all over the nine-track record. This release includes the long-delayed 5.1 mix version; Kooper’s liner notes tell the story. A sixties artifact everyone should hear.
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