turnersmemo Wrote:
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> Found a few facts at
> [
www.songfacts.com] .
>
> Here they are:
>
> Originally recorded at the Black And Blue sessions
> in 1974, this song went on for a while and was
> called "The Black And Blue Jam" before being
> reworked for Tattoo You.
>
> Jazz great Sonny Rollins was brought in to play
> sax.
> Pete Townshend from The Who sang backup.
>
> The original version recorded in 1974 featured
> Billy Preston on organ, Jeff Beck on guitar, and
> Nicky Hopkins on piano. Their parts were erased
> when it was reworked.
>
> But you probably knew this already.
I agree about the erasure of JB. I have never been able to tell if he was playing or not.I read somewhere that KR thought that JB's playing wasn;t good so everything he played on was tossed. I heard a version a Freeway Jam which is SUPPOSEDLY from those sessions but it is really poor quality. Unlistenable.