Little Feat ‘Waiting For Columbus’

Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#113 in the Series) is Little Feat, Waiting For Columbus.

We usually only have studio albums in this blog. No Greatest Hits packages either. But today is going to be different. Today is Little Feat, Waiting For Columbus. It’s quite possibly the best live album ever. (Note: since this was originally published we have indeed begun covering live albums, but still no greatest hits packages.)

I do so for sad reasons. Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward
passed away yesterday from liver cancer. He will be missed by masses. He was a wonderful musician and according to those that knew him, a wonderful person.

What always amazed me about Waiting For Columbus was Richie’s drum sound. For 1978, the drums kicked like something recorded decades later. What a wonderful sound!

Highlights are many. “Fatman In The Bathtub,” “Oh Atlanta,” “Old Folks Boogie,” ” Spanish Moon,” “Willin,’” “Rocket in My Pocket” and of course, “Dixie Chicken’ into’ Tripe Face Boogie.”

Lowell George never sounded better than on this record. Billy Payne, Sam Clayton, Kenny Gradney and Paul Barrere rounded out the sound. The Tower of Power horns also were a huge part of this.

I found the story below on the Little Feat’s facebook Page. Click HERE to join it.

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I think you’ll find this interesting…..

“Waiting For Columbus” (1973) – Painting by Neon Park

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Why did Little Feat name their 1977 live album “Waiting for Columbus”?

“Christopher Columbus discovered the tomato when he “discovered” America. The ‘hot’ tomato in the hammock is waiting to be ‘discovered’ (like Lana Turner). So, she is waiting for Columbus. Neon Park had named his painting Waiting for Columbus when he created it. The band took the existing title of the painting as the title of the album, according to Fred Tackett.”

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Related Links

• See our review on Paul Barrere’s New Album, Ridin’ the Nova Train
• See our review of the Latest Little Feat album, Rooster Rag
• See our piece on Paul Barrere’s The Bluesbusters, Accept No Substitute. 
• Little Feat Facebook page
• Old Folks Boogie Facebook Page

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Track listing

Side one

1. “Join The Band” (Traditional) – 1:50
2. “Fat Man in the Bathtub” (George) – 4:50
3. “All That You Dream” (Barrère, Payne) – 4:25
4. “Oh Atlanta” (Payne) – 4:09
5. “Old Folks’ Boogie” (Barrère, G. Barrère) – 4:22

Side two

1. “Time Loves a Hero” (Barrère, Gradney, Payne) – 4:20
2. “Day or Night” (Payne, F. Tate) – 5:23
3. “Mercenary Territory” (George, E. George, Hayward) – 4:27
4. “Spanish Moon” (George) – 4:49

Side three

1. “Dixie Chicken” (George, Kibbee) – 9:00
2. “Tripe Face Boogie” (Hayward, Payne) – 7:02
3. “Rocket in My Pocket” (George) – 3:42

Side four

1. “Willin'” (George) – 4:42
2. “Don’t Bogart That Joint” (E. Ingber, L. Wagner) – 0:57
3. “A Apolitical Blues” (George) – 3:41
4. “Sailin’ Shoes” (George) – 6:18
5. “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now” (Barrère, George, Kibbee) – 5:17

Personnel

Feat

•  Paul Barrère – guitar, vocals
• Sam Clayton – congas, vocals
• Lowell George – lead vocals, guitar
• Kenny Gradney – bass guitar
• Richard Hayward – drums, vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals

• Mick Taylor – slide guitar (“A Apolitical Blues”)

With the Tower of Power horn section

• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
• Greg Adams – trumpet
• Lenny Pickett – alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
• Stephen “Doc” Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet

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