Harvey Mandel - The Snake (1972) (Remastered, 2016)

Artist: Harvey Mandel
Title Of Album: The Snake
Year Of Release: 1972/2016
Label (Catalog#) : EMG
Country: USA
Genre: Blues Rock, Funk, Jazz-Rock
Quality: FLAC (image + cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 00:30:02
Total Size: 174mb(+3%)(covers)

AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Mandel's fifth album, like Jeff Beck's best '70s efforts, add bluesy, jazzy shadings to a rock base. But The Snake is more firmly entrenched in blues-rock than, say, Blow by Blow. Harvey's playing (occasionally augmented by violinist Don "Sugarcane" Harris) is always impressive, but the compositions (all but one instrumental) aren't gripping, and meander too much. It's not as good as Mandel's late-'60s recordings for Philips, but it's still one of the better early rock-based fusion recordings.

Tracks:
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1. The Divining Rod - 3:04
2. Pegasus (Jim Taylor) - 3:29
3. Linda Love - 2:32
4. Peruvian Flake - 3:30
5. The Snake (Harvey Mantel, Larry Taylor) - 3:06
6. Uno Ino (Harvey Mantel, Jim Carroll, Skip Taylor) - 2:36
7. Ode To The Owl - 2:40
8. Levitation (Charles Lloyd, Harvey Mantel) - 5:15
9. Bite The Electric Ell (Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Harvey Mantel, Paul Lagos, Randy

Personnel:
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Harvey Mandel - Lead Guitar
Victor Conte, Chuck Domanico, Antonio de la Barreda - Bass
Paul Lagos, Adolfo de la Parra, Earl Palmer - Drums
Randy Resnick - Rhythm Guitar
Jim Taylor - Piano
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - Strings
Charles Lloyd - Flute
Kevin Burton - Organ
Freddie Roulette - Steel Guitar