by Bill Dahl
A solid contemporary blues album that ranges from Koko Taylor's own &Spellbound& and &Put the Pot On,& a rendition of Toussaint McCall's tender soul lament &Nothing Takes the Place of You,& and a saucy revival of the old Ike & Tina Turner R&B gem &If I Can't Be First.& Gene Barge once again penned the horn charts, Carey Bell contributes his usual harp mastery to Taylor's remake of Little Milton's &Mother Nature,& and only Buddy Guy's over-the-top guitar histrionics on &Born Under a Bad Sign& grate. Long may the queen reign!