Crazy Mama (1975) Jonathan Demme, Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern

After Neil Young left the California folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and idiosyncratic singer/songwriters of his generation. Young's body of work ranks second only to Bob Dylan in terms of depth, and he was able to sustain his critical reputation, as well as record sales, for a longer period of time than Dylan, partially because of his willfully perverse work ethic.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse - The Complex Sessions (1994) {Reprise Records PRO-CD-7342}
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© 1994 Reprise Records / WEA | PRO-CD-7342
Rock / Folk-Rock / Psychedelic / Country-Rock

On October 3, one day after his critically-lauded 1994 Bridge Concert, Neil Young and Crazy Horse re-entered the Complex Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Earlier in the year, the band had recorded the album Sleeps With Angels there, but this session was arranged to film a series of music videos. Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme was on hand to document the recording session, which began at 6:30 PM on Monday evening and concluded at 4:30 the next morning. This music featured on this disc is the result of those eventful sessions.

This wonderful three-disc set brings together everything Willie Mae Thornton recorded for the folk music label in the mid-'70s. It's comprised of her two released albums from 1975, Jail and Sassy Mama, and a complete unreleased album, Big Mama Swings. Thornton was still in good voice on these sessions and while not as powerful as her Peacock sides, the production is solid and these recordings make an excellent addition to her scant discography.