Cool Down

• Artist: Cephas & Wiggins
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• Release Date: January 30, 1996
• Total Time: 51:26
• Genre: Blues

Review

Cool Down is the first album the acoustic blues duo Cephas & Wiggins recorded for Alligator Records, and it ranks among their best. The spirit of the session is laid-back and eclectic, as the pair draws on everyone from Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Boy Fuller to Fats Domino and Merle Travis. There are also a half-dozen originals that might not be as captivating as the covers, but they certainly elicit engaging performances from the pair. Throughout Cool Down, John Cephas dominates the music but Phil Wiggins' harmonica steals the show whenever he pops through the cracks. Cool Down is the kind of album that demonstrates how some blues musicians simply get better with age. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Action Man	John Cephas	Cephas & Wiggins	(1:55)
Man Without a Future	John Cephas	Cephas & Wiggins	(3:04)
Screaming and Crying	Blind Boy Fuller	Cephas & Wiggins	(2:58)
No Ice in My Bourbon	Phil Wiggins	Cephas & Wiggins	(3:20)
The Blues Will Do Your Heart Good	Phil Wiggins	Cephas & Wiggins	(3:08)
Caroline in the Morning	John Cephas	Cephas & Wiggins	(3:16)
Backwater Blues	Bessie Smith	Cephas & Wiggins	(4:26)
Goin' to the River	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Cephas & Wiggins	(5:01)
Cool Down	Phil Wiggins	Cephas & Wiggins	(4:42)
Special Rider	Skip James	Cephas & Wiggins	(5:33)
Hard Liquor		Cephas & Wiggins	(4:13)
Nine Pound Hammer	Merle Travis	Cephas & Wiggins	(3:20)
Right of Way Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Cephas & Wiggins	(3:49)
Twelve Gates to the City	Rev. Gary Davis	Cephas & Wiggins	(2:41)

Credits

Cephas & Wiggins (Main Performer), David Glasser (Digital Editing), David Glasser (Pre-Mastering), Jay O'Rourke (Mastering), Joe Wilson (Producer), Joe Wilson (Liner Notes), Pete Reiniger (Engineer), Pete Reiniger (Mixing), Matt Minde (Design), Bruce Loughry (Engineer)