Naftalin and Bloomfield played around the bars in SF for years, often joined by Nick Gravenites. You might just wander into a place and there they would be - minus big Joe. Big Brother and the Holding Company did the same.
Here you see jazz, swing, r and b, blues, and rock and roll.. all squirming around in the same pot...Which is why the period is so damn important.. and so out of the consciousness of most rock fans... and only 173 likes and 57K views.. yikes !
-Shake, rattle & blues- : Big Joe Turner with Michael Bloomfield : Big Joe Turner (vcl) acc. by unknown saxes, Mark Naftalin (p) Mike Bloomfield (g) Pat Campbell (b) Bob Scott (d) live, Palm Cafe, San Francisco, March 5, 1977 Blues Boulevard 250289
-Shake, rattle & blues- : Big Joe Turner with Michael Bloomfield : Big Joe Turner (vcl) acc. by unknown saxes, Mark Naftalin (p) Mike Bloomfield (g) Pat Campbell (b) Bob Scott (d) live, Palm Cafe, San Francisco, March 5, 1977 Blues Boulevard 250289