''Cristo Redentor'' is the debut album by

Harvey Mandel Harvey "The Snake" Mandel (born March 11, 1945) is an American guitarist best known as a member of Canned Heat. He also played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Mayall as well as maintaining a solo career. Early life Mandel was born in Detroit ...

. Richie Unterberger of

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writes that "Mandel's debut remains his best early work." John Tobler wrote in the liner notes of the CD that Mandel "was good enough to be invited to audition for

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and he worked with

John Mayall John Brumwell Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and Rock music, rock musician, songwriter and producer. In the 1960s, he formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of ...

and

Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American blues rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and ...

- but it is for this ''Cristo Redentor'' album, and particularly for the utterly classic ''Wade in the Water'' that he will be remembered." This album is completely instrumental with the exception of the title track where

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Jacqueline May Allen, joined by Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright and Julia Tillman Waters, blend their wordless voices as if another instrument.

Track listing

Personnel

*Harvey Mandel - guitar * Peter Drake - steel guitar *Art Stavro - bass at New York sessions *

Bob Moore Bob Moore may refer to: * Bob Moore (musician) (1932–2021), American session musician * Bob Moore (executive) (1929–2024), co-founder of Bob's Red Mill * Bob Moore (American football) (born 1949), American football tight end * Bob Moore (Au ...

- bass (with help from Hargus Robbins) *Hargus Robbins - piano, "chauffeur" *

Kenny Buttrey Aaron Kenneth Buttrey (April 1, 1945 – September 12, 2004) was an American drummer and arranger. According to CMT, he was "one of the most influential session musicians in Nashville history." Buttrey was born in Nashville, Tennessee, became a ...

- drums *

Eddie Hoh Edward Hoh (October 16, 1944 – November 7, 2015) was an American rock drummer who was active in the 1960s. Although primarily a studio session and touring drummer, Hoh exhibited a degree of originality and showmanship that set him apart and s ...

- drums at New York sessions *Chip Martin - rhythm guitar *Bob Jones - rhythm guitar on "Snakes" and "Lights Out" *Nick De Caro - piano on "Cristo Redentor" *

Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal figure in helping to revive the Chicago ...

- harp on "The Lark" and "Long Wait" *

Barry Goldberg Barry Joseph Goldberg (December 25, 1941 – January 22, 2025) was an American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plu ...

- organ, electric piano on "The Lark" and "Long Wait" *Steve Miller - organ, piano on "Cristo Redentor", "Before Six" and "Wade in the Water" *Larry Easter - tenor saxophone on "Before Six" *

Armando Peraza Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Cuban Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales. Biography Early life Born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba in 1924 (althou ...

- conga on "Wade in the Water" *Carter C.C. Collins - conga on "Before Six" *

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- piano on "You Can't Tell Me" (credited on rear cover but the song isn't listed or included on the album) *Jacqueline May Allen (Soprano), Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright, Julia Tillman Waters - voices on "Cristo Redentor" *Catherine Gotthofer - harp on "Cristo Redentor" *Nick De Caro, Steve Miller and Larry Easter - string and horn arrangements

Production

*Producer on Tracks 1-10: Believed to be Abe Kesh *Producer on Track 11:

Lewis Merenstein Lewis Merenstein (October 23, 1934 – September 6, 2016) was an American record producer, most famous as the producer of the Van Morrison album '' Astral Weeks'', and as executive producer for ''Moondance'', Morrison's 1970 album. '' Astral Weeks ...

and

*Producer on Track 12-13: Skip Taylor and

*Producer on Track 14: Skip Taylor and Jim Taylor *Producer on Tracks 15-17: Skip Taylor *Producer on Track 18: Skip Taylor assisted by John Stronach and Arthur Lee LP track order was taken from the original vinyl record. All other track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.Mandel, Harvey. “Cristo Redentor”. Philips. 1968.

References

External links

Philips Records Official Site
{{Authority control 1968 debut albums Philips Records albums