Texas Tornado

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Personnel: Doug Sahm (vocals, guitar, fiddle, electric piano, bajo sexto); Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar); Charlie Owens (steel guitar); Frank Paredes, Louis Ortega (guitar, background vocals); David Bromberg (dobro); Ken Kosek (fiddle); Flaco Jimenez (accordion); George Coleman (alto saxophone); Mel Martin (tenor & baritone saxophones); Rocky Morales, Martin Fierro (tenor saxophone); Willie Bridges (baritone saxophone); David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone); Jack Walrath, Charley MacBirney, Wayne Jackson, Jack Wilmoth, Joe Ellis (trumpet); Neal Rosengarden (flugelhorn); Jimmy Knepper (trombone); Barry Goldberg, Augie Meyer, Dr. John (piano, organ); Arif Mardin, Mike Nock, Red Angeli, George Stubbs (electric piano); Warren Chiasson (vibraphone); Jack Barber, Steve Vargas (bass); George Rains (drums); Benny Valarde (congas); Pancho Morales (percussion); Atwood Allen (background vocals).

Producers: Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Doug Sahm.

Engineers: Jimmy Douglass, Ken Hopkins.

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, New York; Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, California. Includes liner notes by Doug Sahm and Chet Flippo.

Digitally remastered by Stephen Innocenzi (Atlantic Studios, New York, New York).

In the early '70s, Doug Sahm made two fine albums for Atlantic Records, DOUG SAHM AND BAND and TEXAS TORNADO (later adopted as the name of his collective band in the early '90s). Sahm's broad sweep of rootsy and honest American musics, from Texas blues to big band jazz and country, was a natural fit for producer Jerry Wexler (who produced many of the label's great '60s soul sides). This collection draws from both albums and includes unreleased numbers.

Though they immediately sound like standards, these songs are primarily Sahm originals. The players are also notable, including Dr. John, David Bromberg, David "Fathead" Newman, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyer, Andy Statman, and even Bob Dylan (who also contributes his "Wallflower" to the set). This is a wonderful companion to THE BEST OF DOUG SAHM & THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET, a collection that mostly predates these recordings. As a great introduction to Sahm or as a wonderful overview, ATLANTIC SESSIONS is essential music.