AL KOOPER: I STAND ALONE
(Columbia 9718 © 1969)

TRACK LISTING
All songs by Al Kooper unless otherwise noted.
Overture
I Stand Alone
Camille
One
Coloured Rain (Capaldi-Winwood-Wood)
Soft Landing on the Moon
I Can Love a Woman
Blue Moon of Kentucky (Moore)
Toe Hold
Right Now for You
Hey, Western Union Man
Song and Dance for the Unborn

PERSONNEL
Al Kooper - guitar, keyboards, vocals; Elvin Bishop, Jerry Kennedy, Wayne Moss - guitar; Charlie Daniels - bass, guitar; David Brown - bass; Stephen Miller - keyboards; Kenneth A. Buttrey - drums; Charlie McCoy - harmonica; The Blossoms - vocals; The Don Ellis Orchestra

REVIEW
Al Kooper's first solo album after departing from Blood Sweat & Tears. Al was a big fan of Don's and had just produced the Autumn album a year earlier. I guess Don returned the favor by appearing with his orchestra on the Traffic cover tune "Coloured Rain." Nothing really distiguished the Ellis group and its sound on this track…they serve as nothing more than a glorified backing band.The album as a whole is similar to BS&T's first effort, complete with another overture comprised of instrumental versions of the songs therein (and more annoying laughter as well). Al would also go on to produce the "Eli's Comin'" track from Don's Underground album. Just where that track fits into the Ellis chronology is a topic of much debate.

Another link to the Underground album is the presence of the vocal group The Blossoms on "Hey Western Union Man."