Más conocido en el mundo escultórico y visual, Jay Bolotin se dedicó a componer e interpretar su música a principios de los años 70. Le editaron un disco en 1970, bajo el mismo nombre; bastante cotizado. Estas canciones que acertadamente recupera Delmore Recordings, vienen a completar su escasa discografía.
Las letras giran en torno a la naturaleza, los recuerdos íntimos y los textos bíblicos. Su música, de carácter intimista y melancólica, es mas bien acústica, apoyada en su guitarra en algunas canciones o con pocos instrumentos, en otras; con algún violín delicado surgiendo. Recuerdan algunas al gran cantautor Townes Van Zandt y otras a cierto folk ácido y psicodélico cercano a los excelentes Pearls Before Swine.
Credits:
1. No One Seems to Notice That It’s Raining -The Hit Factory, New York City, February, 1970 - Engineer – Brooks Arthur - Producers – Stuart Wiener and Mike Lewis - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin
2. Don’t Worry About Winning What You’ve Already Won -Quadrophonic Sound Studio, March 7, 1973 -Producer – Norbert Putnam -Engineer - Gene Eichelberger -Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin -Gut string Guitar – Reggie Young -Drums – Larry London -Piano – John Harris -Organ – Ron Oats
3. Canteen of Water -Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Jan. 17, 1974 -Engineer: Lee Hazen -Guitar and vocal – Jay Bolotin -2nd Guitar – Robert Cardwell -Bass – Ted Reynolds - Violin – Lisa Silver
4. Traveler - Quadrophonic Sound Studio, March 7, 1973 -Producer – Norbert Putnam -Engineer - Gene Eichelberger -Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin -Gut string Guitar – Reggie Young -Drums – Larry London -Piano – John Harris -Organ – Ron Oats
5. Message To A Snowman -The Hit Factory, New York City, February, 1970 - Engineer – Brooks Arthur - Producers – Stuart Wiener and Mike Lewis - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin -2nd Guitar – David Mowry - Percussion – Robin Frost - Bass – Ken Lyon - Celeste – Mark Taber
6. It’s Hard to Go Down Easy - Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Nov.7, 1972 - Engineer – Lee Hazen - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin - 2nd Guitar – Robert Cardwell - Bass – Ted Reynolds
7. The Picture and The Frame - Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Jan. 17, 1974 - Engineer, Lee Hazen - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin
8. You May Live - Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Nov. 7, 1972 - Engineer – Lee Hazen - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin - Bass – Ted Reynolds
9. Puddles In The Sun -Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Jan. 17, 1974 -Engineer - Lee Hazen - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin - 2nd Guitar – Dan Fogelberg - Bass – Ted Reynolds - Violin – Lisa Silver - Harmony – Dan Fogelberg and Marsha Routh
10. The June Bug - Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Nov. 7, 1972 - Engineer – Lee Hazen - Piano and Vocal – Jay Bolotin
11. Driver Driver -Studio On The Pond – Hendersonville, TN, Apr. 13th 1975 - Lee Hazen – Engineer/Producer - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin - Gut String Guitar – Danny Rowlands - Bass – Ted Reynolds - Violin – Lisa Silver - Harmony – Lisa Silver, Danny Rowlands, Ted Reynolds
12. Dime Novels -The Hit Factory, New York City, February, 1970 - Engineer – Brooks Arthur - Producers – Stuart Wiener and Mike Lewis - Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin
13. The Story of Lester and the Gold Coin -Studio On The Pond – Hendersonville, TN, Apr. 13th 1975 - Lee Hazen – Engineer/Producer - Guitar and Vocal (and Whistle)– Jay Bolotin - Violin – Lisa Silver - Harmony – Robert Cardwell and Kim Morrison
Fuente de Imagen Jay Bolotin: Propiedad de ABC Records.