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 Bolotin2. 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 Silver4. 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 Oats5. 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 Taber6. 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 Reynolds7. The Picture and The Frame – Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Jan. 17, 1974 – Engineer, Lee Hazen – Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin8. You May Live – Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Nov. 7, 1972 – Engineer – Lee Hazen – Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin – Bass – Ted Reynolds9. 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 Routh10. The June Bug – Hounds Ear Studio, Nashville, Nov. 7, 1972 – Engineer – Lee Hazen – Piano and Vocal – Jay Bolotin11. 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 Reynolds12. Dime Novels -The Hit Factory, New York City, February, 1970 – Engineer – Brooks Arthur – Producers – Stuart Wiener and Mike Lewis – Guitar and Vocal – Jay Bolotin13. 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.
