Reissue label Razor & Tie did a public service in 1999 when they rescued a wonderful instrumental that had remained unissued for over 30 years – just sitting on a master tape of a 1965 Nashville recording session by country singer, Ferlin Husky. Very little is known about the musicians who did this blazing country jazz version of “Caravan” except that the steel player is likely to be Curly Chalker (celebrated here in 2021). Surprisingly tight arrangement and crisp ending for something that was simply considered a between-song “jam”:
“Caravan“
Ferlin Husky All-Stars (1965)
This previously unissued recording courtesy of Razor & Tie‘s killer compilation, Swing West – Volume 2: Guitar Slingers. PragueFrank’s research team acknowledge this session as having taken place April 13, 1965 at Columbia’s Nashville studios on 16th Avenue South, with one other unreleased track seeking daylight, “Poltician’s Dog.”
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