Hat (album)

Hat
Studio album by Davy Graham
Released	1969
Genre	Folk, blues, jazz
Label	Decca
Producer	Ray Horricks
Davy Graham chronology
Large as Life and Twice as Natural (1968) Hat (1969) Holly Kaleidoscope (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Hat is an album by British musician Davy Graham, released in 1969.^[2]

In his Allmusic review, critic Ritchie Unterberger stated "There's no such thing as a bad Graham album from the 1960s. While Hat isn't necessarily the first one you should dig into, it offers the standard pleasures that you expect from his records: excellent, feverishly imaginative acoustic guitar playing; vibrant jazz-blues arrangements; and covers of blues numbers, Paul Simon, and Lennon-McCartney. He's just as capable of good-time blues ("I'm Ready") and a folk cover of "Getting Better" from Sgt. Pepper as dark, slightly dissonant instrumentals with a modal/Eastern flavor. As is the case with most of his '60s albums, it's very hard to find, especially in the U.S., where Graham did not have a record deal."

Track listing

1. "Getting Better" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:03
2. "Lotus Blossom" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 2:29
3. "I'm Ready" (Willie Dixon) – 2:32
4. "Buhaina Chant" (Art Blakey) – 2:34
5. "Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) – 2:21
6. "Love Is Pleasing" (Traditional) – 2:16
7. "Hornpipe for Harpsichord, Played Upon Guitar" (Henry Purcell) – 1:31
8. "Down Along the Cove" (Bob Dylan) – 2:13
9. "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 3:38
10. "Stan's Guitar" (Stanley Albert Watson) – 2:23
11. "Pretty Polly" (Traditional) – 3:26
12. "Bulgarian Dance" (Traditional) – 3:21
13. "I Am a Rock" (Paul Simon) – 2:20
14. "Oliver" (Oliver Hunt) – 1:37

Personnel

• Davy Graham – vocals, guitar
• Danny Thompson – bass
• Terry Johnson - engineer

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Allmusic entry for Hat Retrieved October 2009.