
Slammed at the time as a sell-out, and what a joke that is. Brimming with raw physical emotion, but reaching out — in the revolutionary year of 1968 — to soul, rock and gospel.
Also the blues. When he was still at Cleveland High School, Albert spent two summers touring with none other than Little Walter. “The manner of living was quite different for me — drinking real heavy and playing real hard. We’d travel all day, finally arrive, take out our horns and play.”