DAVID TEEGARDEN & SKIP ''VAN WINKLE'' KNAPE
''BUT ANYHOW, TEEGARDEN & VAN WINKLE''
1969
2008
40:28
1 /Annie Had a Baby
Henry Glover / Lois Mann 4:07
2 /Season of the Witch
Donovan Leitch 3:57
3 /Cloud Castle Gate
S. Knape / David Teegarden 5:11
4 /Red Haired Woman
S. Knape / David Teegarden 3:20
5 /Autumn Flowers
David Teegarden / Van Winkle 2:14
6 /Short One
David Teegarden / Van Winkle 2:04
7 /She Caught the Katie and Left Me a Mule to Ride
Taj Mahal 3:51
8 /Run Woman Run
David Teegarden / Van Winkle 2:35
9 /Bright Lights Big City
Jimmy Reed 7:36
10 /All About My Ole Bitch Rendered from All About My Girl
Jimmy McGriff 5:49
Musicians
David "Tee" Teegarden - Drums, Vocals
Skip "Van Winkle" Knape - Organ, Piano, Vocals
Jimbo (Bob Seger?) - Tambourine, Maracas, Backing Vocals
Review
by Steve Leggett
Drummer David Teegarden and organist Skip "Van Winkle" Knape brought a little Tulsa soul-jazz to the rock world in the late 1960s and early '70s, but unfortunately, save for the 1970 hit "God, Love and Rock & Roll," they didn't generate a whole lot of commercial success. Part of the problem was the world then just didn't know quite what to make of a rock act that didn't feature flashy electric guitar, which is a shame, because these guys worked from an interesting template. But Anyhow, the duo's second album, originally issued on LP in 1970, is probably their best, and at its finest moments it mixes rootsy rock with a soul-jazz center and the result is pretty intriguing. The real gem here is the opening track, "Annie Had a Baby," which sounds nothing so much as a long lost track by the Band, and it is Americana in the best sense. Nothing else rises quite that high, although the duo's deliberately slow, bluesy take on Jimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City" comes close, and their take on Donovan's somewhat dated "Season of the Witch" has a refreshing and jazzy lounge feel to it that surprises maybe more than it actually works. Still, this is a consistently pleasant album, and Teegarden & VanWinkle's vocal work is often wonderfully perfect for their unique instrumental style. For anyone curious about this somewhat unusual duo, this album is probably the place to start.
MORE REVIEW
Skip Knape and David Teegarden were a duo based in Detroit who put out a number of albums from the late 60's to early 70's. Their sound was remarkably full despite the fact that the only instrumentation was organ and drums. Reminds me a bit of what Brian Auger was doing around this time, and also perhaps a touch of that great organ-based trio out of Manchester, The Peddlers. Both members went on to play with Bob Seger ... but let's not hold that against them ;-)) With contributions by the mysterious "Jimbo", a possible alias for Bob Seger on noises (tambourine / maracas / backing vocals).
''BUT ANYHOW, TEEGARDEN & VAN WINKLE''
1969
2008
40:28
1 /Annie Had a Baby
Henry Glover / Lois Mann 4:07
2 /Season of the Witch
Donovan Leitch 3:57
3 /Cloud Castle Gate
S. Knape / David Teegarden 5:11
4 /Red Haired Woman
S. Knape / David Teegarden 3:20
5 /Autumn Flowers
David Teegarden / Van Winkle 2:14
6 /Short One
David Teegarden / Van Winkle 2:04
7 /She Caught the Katie and Left Me a Mule to Ride
Taj Mahal 3:51
8 /Run Woman Run
David Teegarden / Van Winkle 2:35
9 /Bright Lights Big City
Jimmy Reed 7:36
10 /All About My Ole Bitch Rendered from All About My Girl
Jimmy McGriff 5:49
Musicians
David "Tee" Teegarden - Drums, Vocals
Skip "Van Winkle" Knape - Organ, Piano, Vocals
Jimbo (Bob Seger?) - Tambourine, Maracas, Backing Vocals
Review
by Steve Leggett
Drummer David Teegarden and organist Skip "Van Winkle" Knape brought a little Tulsa soul-jazz to the rock world in the late 1960s and early '70s, but unfortunately, save for the 1970 hit "God, Love and Rock & Roll," they didn't generate a whole lot of commercial success. Part of the problem was the world then just didn't know quite what to make of a rock act that didn't feature flashy electric guitar, which is a shame, because these guys worked from an interesting template. But Anyhow, the duo's second album, originally issued on LP in 1970, is probably their best, and at its finest moments it mixes rootsy rock with a soul-jazz center and the result is pretty intriguing. The real gem here is the opening track, "Annie Had a Baby," which sounds nothing so much as a long lost track by the Band, and it is Americana in the best sense. Nothing else rises quite that high, although the duo's deliberately slow, bluesy take on Jimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City" comes close, and their take on Donovan's somewhat dated "Season of the Witch" has a refreshing and jazzy lounge feel to it that surprises maybe more than it actually works. Still, this is a consistently pleasant album, and Teegarden & VanWinkle's vocal work is often wonderfully perfect for their unique instrumental style. For anyone curious about this somewhat unusual duo, this album is probably the place to start.
MORE REVIEW
Skip Knape and David Teegarden were a duo based in Detroit who put out a number of albums from the late 60's to early 70's. Their sound was remarkably full despite the fact that the only instrumentation was organ and drums. Reminds me a bit of what Brian Auger was doing around this time, and also perhaps a touch of that great organ-based trio out of Manchester, The Peddlers. Both members went on to play with Bob Seger ... but let's not hold that against them ;-)) With contributions by the mysterious "Jimbo", a possible alias for Bob Seger on noises (tambourine / maracas / backing vocals).
