Saturday, 3 April 2010
Various Artists ''Yoyo: 70's Jazz, Soul & Funk Rarities From The Old School''
Various Artists''Yoyo: 70's Jazz, Soul & Funk Rarities From The Old School''
( Compilation, Castle Music Records, 2001 )
Catalog # CMRCD104
Tracklisting:
Yo Yo, Pt.1 - Don Covay (3:57)
Raunchy Rita - Lionel Hampton (5:31)
Jimmy Reed Blues [Instrumental] - Jimmy Reed (2:49)
My Cherie Amour - Stanley Turrentine (4:44)
Psychedelic Sally - Lionel Hampton (6:06)
Good Is Catching Up With Me - Jimmy Reed (2:56)
Can You Take What I'm Gonna Do? - Gloria Lynne (2:54)
Them Changes - Lionel Hampton (3:10)
Africa Gone Funky - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (3:14)
Over The Hump - Jimmy Reed (2:49)
Fun - Lionel Hampton (7:48)
Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday - Stanley Turrentine (2:58)
Funky, Funky Soul - Jimmy Reed (3:20)
E.G. - Lionel Hampton (8:24)
Yo Yo, Pt. 2 - Don Covay (4:42)
Credits:
Lionel Hampton (Performer), Stanley Turrentine (Performer),
Don Covay (Performer), Christopher Wells (Photography),
Sylvia Pitcher (Photography), Christa Wells (Photography),
Trevor Swaine (Photography), Ian Clark (Photography)
Notes:
Release Date: June 12, 2001
Review:
Here's a strange one. Yoyo: 70's Jazz, Soul & Funk Rarities From the Old School is indeed a compilation of funky '70s rarities, but the artists here aren't so much obscure as out of their element. That must be where the mention of "jazz" enters the title. Don Covay certainly is considered a soul artist, as could be Gloria Lynne, but Lionel Hampton and Jimmy Reed?!?!?! Well, here they are, in all their funkified '70s "glory": slinky bass and wah-wah guitars all over the place. Actually, the Reed tunes aren't really bad as much as it is surprising that someone got him to do them. Hampton just wails on his vibes, almost oblivious to the generic funk backdrops. Screamin' Jay Hawkins gives a typically over-the-top vocal performance on "Africa Gone Funky," and the Covay tracks are fantastic. Stanley Turrentine gives the most perfunctory performance here, covering a couple of Stevie Wonder tunes. This is certainly not the lost treasure trove some may have envisioned by title alone, but it is good for a laugh or two as a head-scratcher.
By Sean Westergaard
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By Pier
Yo Yo, Pt.1 - Don Covay (3:57)
Raunchy Rita - Lionel Hampton (5:31)
Jimmy Reed Blues [Instrumental] - Jimmy Reed (2:49)
My Cherie Amour - Stanley Turrentine (4:44)
Psychedelic Sally - Lionel Hampton (6:06)
Good Is Catching Up With Me - Jimmy Reed (2:56)
Can You Take What I'm Gonna Do? - Gloria Lynne (2:54)
Them Changes - Lionel Hampton (3:10)
Africa Gone Funky - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (3:14)
Over The Hump - Jimmy Reed (2:49)
Fun - Lionel Hampton (7:48)
Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday - Stanley Turrentine (2:58)
Funky, Funky Soul - Jimmy Reed (3:20)
E.G. - Lionel Hampton (8:24)
Yo Yo, Pt. 2 - Don Covay (4:42)
Credits:
Lionel Hampton (Performer), Stanley Turrentine (Performer),
Don Covay (Performer), Christopher Wells (Photography),
Sylvia Pitcher (Photography), Christa Wells (Photography),
Trevor Swaine (Photography), Ian Clark (Photography)
Notes:
Release Date: June 12, 2001
Review:
Here's a strange one. Yoyo: 70's Jazz, Soul & Funk Rarities From the Old School is indeed a compilation of funky '70s rarities, but the artists here aren't so much obscure as out of their element. That must be where the mention of "jazz" enters the title. Don Covay certainly is considered a soul artist, as could be Gloria Lynne, but Lionel Hampton and Jimmy Reed?!?!?! Well, here they are, in all their funkified '70s "glory": slinky bass and wah-wah guitars all over the place. Actually, the Reed tunes aren't really bad as much as it is surprising that someone got him to do them. Hampton just wails on his vibes, almost oblivious to the generic funk backdrops. Screamin' Jay Hawkins gives a typically over-the-top vocal performance on "Africa Gone Funky," and the Covay tracks are fantastic. Stanley Turrentine gives the most perfunctory performance here, covering a couple of Stevie Wonder tunes. This is certainly not the lost treasure trove some may have envisioned by title alone, but it is good for a laugh or two as a head-scratcher.
By Sean Westergaard
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By Pier
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Info: Blog open for Easter!
Hey folks!
The blog is open for Easter!
Enjoy!
(Please new inscriptions are not allowed, don't insist!)
The blog is open for Easter!
Enjoy!
(Please new inscriptions are not allowed, don't insist!)
HAPPY EASTER!
Johnny "Hammond" Smith ''Gettin' Up''
Tracklisting:
The Sin-In
Stand By Me
Knock On Wood
The Soulful Blues
Ebb Tide
Summertime
Gettin' Up
The "In" Crowd
Personnel & Notes:
Virgil Jones (tp)
Houston Person (ts)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith (org)
Thornel Schwartz (g)
Jimmy Lewis (el-b)
John Harris (d)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 3, 1967
** Also part of Prestige PRCD 24244-2
Note:
Mr. Smith discography here.
By Pier
The Sin-In
Stand By Me
Knock On Wood
The Soulful Blues
Ebb Tide
Summertime
Gettin' Up
The "In" Crowd
Personnel & Notes:
Virgil Jones (tp)
Houston Person (ts)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith (org)
Thornel Schwartz (g)
Jimmy Lewis (el-b)
John Harris (d)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 3, 1967
** Also part of Prestige PRCD 24244-2
Note:
Mr. Smith discography here.
By Pier
Monday, 29 March 2010
Frederick Knight ''Knight Kap''
Tracklisting:
01 - Betcha Didnt Know That
02 - River Flowing
03 - Wrapped In Your Love
04 - Staying Power
05 - I Love The Way You Love
06 - You Make My Life Complete
07 - When It Ain't Right With My Baby
08 - Uphill Peace Of Mind
Notes:
T. K. Productions, 1977
Biography:
Frederick Knight's catchy "I've Been Lonely for So Long" was a sizable R&B hit on Stax in 1972, and he wrote and produced Anita Ward's across-the-board smash "Ring My Bell" in 1979. Knight cut his own "I've Been Lonely for So Long" in Birmingham, Alabama with a seasoned southern soul crew behind him, and hit again in 1975 with "I Betcha Didn't Know That."
By Bill Dahl
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01 - Betcha Didnt Know That
02 - River Flowing
03 - Wrapped In Your Love
04 - Staying Power
05 - I Love The Way You Love
06 - You Make My Life Complete
07 - When It Ain't Right With My Baby
08 - Uphill Peace Of Mind
Notes:
T. K. Productions, 1977
Biography:
Frederick Knight's catchy "I've Been Lonely for So Long" was a sizable R&B hit on Stax in 1972, and he wrote and produced Anita Ward's across-the-board smash "Ring My Bell" in 1979. Knight cut his own "I've Been Lonely for So Long" in Birmingham, Alabama with a seasoned southern soul crew behind him, and hit again in 1975 with "I Betcha Didn't Know That."
By Bill Dahl
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By Pier
Friday, 26 March 2010
Info: Andy's Jazz Show #9
Tracklisting:
The Baron - Hubert Laws
Fly by night - Lee Ritenour
Back to my Roots - Fania All Stars
Prossiga - Don Burrows
Manha Do Carnaval - Art Farmer
Funk to Grover = Toni Sola
Black Cow - Ahmad Jamal
Little Sunflower - Louis Hayes
Nica's Dream - Archie Shepp
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Jimmy Scott ''The Source''
Tracklisting:
1 Exodus 4:34
2 On Broadway 3:32
3 Our Day Will Come 3:51
4 I Wish I Knew 4:26
5 Unchained Melody 5:47
6 Day By Day 4:49
7 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 4:53
8 This Love Of Mine 4:21
Personnel & Credits:
Arranged By - Arif Mardin (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8), William Fischer (tracks: 3, 5 & 6)
Bass - Ron Carter
Drums - Bruno Carr
Guitar - Billy Butler, Eric Gale
Piano - Junior Mance
Producer - Joel Dorn
Vocals [Obbligato] - Cissy Houston (tracks: 2)
Notes:
Reissued as part of the Atlantic Jazz Masters series.
Originally released as Atlantic SD8242
© 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Review:
After over 30 years of legal wrangling, the inspirational genius of Jimmy Scott has been re-released by master producer Joel Dorn on an album that is as beautiful and strong today as it was when it was recorded for Ray Charles' Tangerine Records. The lyrical links of "Unchained Melody" are absolutely righteous and the strains of "Exodus" could lead a listener to cry the Red Sea or to part it. While "Motherless Child" aches with orphaned loneliness, "Our Day Will Come" is confidentially encouraging. For over 40 years, Scott's frankly feminine registers, delayed deliveries, easy shapings, and full-soul bellows have been a source of inspiration and style for everyone from Nancy Wilson to k.d. lang, and this collection carries that legendary legacy into the 21st century.
By Matthew Robinson
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By Pier
1 Exodus 4:34
2 On Broadway 3:32
3 Our Day Will Come 3:51
4 I Wish I Knew 4:26
5 Unchained Melody 5:47
6 Day By Day 4:49
7 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 4:53
8 This Love Of Mine 4:21
Personnel & Credits:
Arranged By - Arif Mardin (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8), William Fischer (tracks: 3, 5 & 6)
Bass - Ron Carter
Drums - Bruno Carr
Guitar - Billy Butler, Eric Gale
Piano - Junior Mance
Producer - Joel Dorn
Vocals [Obbligato] - Cissy Houston (tracks: 2)
Notes:
Reissued as part of the Atlantic Jazz Masters series.
Originally released as Atlantic SD8242
© 1970 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Review:
After over 30 years of legal wrangling, the inspirational genius of Jimmy Scott has been re-released by master producer Joel Dorn on an album that is as beautiful and strong today as it was when it was recorded for Ray Charles' Tangerine Records. The lyrical links of "Unchained Melody" are absolutely righteous and the strains of "Exodus" could lead a listener to cry the Red Sea or to part it. While "Motherless Child" aches with orphaned loneliness, "Our Day Will Come" is confidentially encouraging. For over 40 years, Scott's frankly feminine registers, delayed deliveries, easy shapings, and full-soul bellows have been a source of inspiration and style for everyone from Nancy Wilson to k.d. lang, and this collection carries that legendary legacy into the 21st century.
By Matthew Robinson
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By Pier
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Earth,Wind & Fire ''Open Our Eyes''
Earth,Wind & FireTracklisting:
1 Mighty Mighty 3:03
2 Devotion 4:50
3 Fair But So Uncool 3:39
4 Feelin' Blue 4:28
5 Kalimba Story 4:03
6 Drum Song 5:10
7 Tee Nine Chee Bit 3:45
8 Spasmodic Movements 1:50
9 Caribou 3:25
10 Open Our Eyes 5:06
Personnel & Credits:
Philip Bailey Percussion, Conga, Vocals
Bruce Botnick Engineer
Stacey Boyle Tape Research
Mike Cimicata Packaging Manager
Larry Dunn Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Earth, Wind & Fire Arranger
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
David Gahr Photography
Johnny Graham Guitar, Percussion
Ralph Johnson Percussion, Drums
Matthew Kelly Tape Research
Paul Klingberg Mixing
Cameron Marcarelli Assistant
Al McKay Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Stephan Moore Project Director
Steve Newman Design
j. poet Liner Notes
Leo Sacks Reissue Producer, Mixing
Charles Stepney Arranger, Associate Producer
Maurice White Drums, Vocals, Kalimba, Producer, Mixing
Verdine White Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Mark Wilder Mastering
Joseph Wissert Producer
Andrew Woolfolk Flute, Sax (Soprano), Wind
Andy's note:
Another great tape and a great EWF album,plenty of everything in this soul,jazz,funk before they hit on the mix that made them multi millionaires.
Review:
Finally, after almost half a decade of serious dues-paying, Earth, Wind & Fire took off commercially with its fifth album, Open Our Eyes. EWF had been delivering great albums since 1971, but it wasn't until 1974 that the public proved genuinely receptive to Maurice White's mystical and unorthodox take on soul and funk. No longer would EWF enjoy only a small cult following. Thanks to treasures like "Kalimba Song," the gritty funk smoker "Mighty Mighty," and the unforgettable "Devotion," Open Our Eyes became EWF's first gold album and went to the top of the R&B charts. It's also interesting to note that with this album, singer Jessica Cleaves was gone, resulting in the first time EWF had an all-male lineup. The 2001 reissue adds four previously unreleased bonus tracks, one of them a "Walkin' in N'awlins" mix of "Fair But So Uncool," though the other three songs did not appear on the original album in an alternate form.
By Alex Henderson
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2 Devotion 4:50
3 Fair But So Uncool 3:39
4 Feelin' Blue 4:28
5 Kalimba Story 4:03
6 Drum Song 5:10
7 Tee Nine Chee Bit 3:45
8 Spasmodic Movements 1:50
9 Caribou 3:25
10 Open Our Eyes 5:06
Personnel & Credits:
Philip Bailey Percussion, Conga, Vocals
Bruce Botnick Engineer
Stacey Boyle Tape Research
Mike Cimicata Packaging Manager
Larry Dunn Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Earth, Wind & Fire Arranger
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
David Gahr Photography
Johnny Graham Guitar, Percussion
Ralph Johnson Percussion, Drums
Matthew Kelly Tape Research
Paul Klingberg Mixing
Cameron Marcarelli Assistant
Al McKay Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Stephan Moore Project Director
Steve Newman Design
j. poet Liner Notes
Leo Sacks Reissue Producer, Mixing
Charles Stepney Arranger, Associate Producer
Maurice White Drums, Vocals, Kalimba, Producer, Mixing
Verdine White Bass, Percussion, Vocals
Mark Wilder Mastering
Joseph Wissert Producer
Andrew Woolfolk Flute, Sax (Soprano), Wind
Andy's note:
Another great tape and a great EWF album,plenty of everything in this soul,jazz,funk before they hit on the mix that made them multi millionaires.
Review:
Finally, after almost half a decade of serious dues-paying, Earth, Wind & Fire took off commercially with its fifth album, Open Our Eyes. EWF had been delivering great albums since 1971, but it wasn't until 1974 that the public proved genuinely receptive to Maurice White's mystical and unorthodox take on soul and funk. No longer would EWF enjoy only a small cult following. Thanks to treasures like "Kalimba Song," the gritty funk smoker "Mighty Mighty," and the unforgettable "Devotion," Open Our Eyes became EWF's first gold album and went to the top of the R&B charts. It's also interesting to note that with this album, singer Jessica Cleaves was gone, resulting in the first time EWF had an all-male lineup. The 2001 reissue adds four previously unreleased bonus tracks, one of them a "Walkin' in N'awlins" mix of "Fair But So Uncool," though the other three songs did not appear on the original album in an alternate form.
By Alex Henderson
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By Andy
Various Artists ''The Best Of Philadelphia Records'' Volume1
Lou Rawls
The Jones GirlsA break from the Jazz posts as I go through some of the other tapes in the boxes.
Here's a collection of Philly tracks,a nice compilation.
Tracklisting:You'll never find another love like mine - Lou Rawls
If only you knew - Patti Labelle
I heard it in a love song - McFadden and Whitehead
Turn off the lights - Teddy Pendergrass
Use ta be my girl - The O'jays
You're my latest,my greatest inspiration - Teddy Pendergrass
I just love the man - The Jones Girls
Cooling out - Jerry Butler
By Andy
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson "Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson"
Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson( LP Fantasy Records, 1989 )
** Reissue of Prestige PRLP 7024 + 3 bonus tracks.
Personnel:
Selections #1-4
Sonny Stitt - Tenor Sax
Bud Powell - Piano
Curly Russel - Bass
Max Roach - Drums
Recorded in NYC, December 11, 1949
Selections #5-9
Sonny Stitt - Tenor Sax
Bud Powell - Piano
Curly Russel - Bass
Max Roach - Drums
Recorded in NYC, January 26, 1950
Selections #10-17
Sonny Stitt - Tenor Sax
J.J. Johnson - Trombone
John Lewis - Piano
Nelson Boyd - Bass
Max Roach - Drums
Recorded in NYC, October 17, 1949
Tracklisting:
01 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
02 Sonny Side
03 Bud's Blues
04 Sunset
05 Fine and Dandy [Take 1]
06 Fine and Dandy [Take 2]
07 Strike Up the Band
08 I Want to Be Happy
09 Taking a Chance on Love
10 Afternoon in Paris [*]
11 Afternoon in Paris [Take 2]
12 Elora [*]
13 Elora [Take 2]
14 Teapot [*]
15 Teapot [Take 2]
16 Blue Mode [Take 1]
17 Blue Mode [Take 2]
Review:
This superb reissue set is the complete output of three classic bop sessions including five "new" alternate takes. Sonny Stitt (who plays tenor throughout) is heard in a quintet with trombonist J.J. Johnson, pianist John Lewis, bassist Nelson Boyd and drummer Max Roach (playing three Johnson compositions and the original version of John Lewis's "Afternoon in Paris") and in a quartet with the great pianist Bud Powell, bassist Curly Russell and Max Roach. The latter two sessions are highlighted by rapid versions of "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm," "Strike up the Band" and "Fine and Dandy." Highly recommended music.
By Scott Yanow (AMG. Copyright © 2010 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.)
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