Soul And Funk Music Album Reviews, Reissues and New Releases Of Various Labels
Reddings - The Awakening From Original Master Tapes
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The Awakening is a diverse album marked by romantic ballads, chunky dance tracks and even a fusion instrumental. The single, " Remote Control ," is a vibrant piece of dance music with Otis Jr. 's steady rhythm guitar, catchy ensemble vocals and Mark's smooth tenor gliding over a powerful rhythm track. "Remote Control" sets the tone forThe Reddings' other strong party songs "Funkin' On The One," "It's Friday Night ," and "Doin' It." On everyone of these songs Dexter's energetic lead bass lines and the trio's graceful harmonies again and again show the Reddings' great innate musical talent in action. |
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Reddings - Steamin Hot From Original Master Tapes
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Steamin' Hot early 80s grooves from The Reddings! It’s Aanice mix of slap-bass funk and mellower numbers – with the more laidback and mellow tunes winning out in our book! The funkier ones are nice, too – but the smoother tunes have an easygoing style of trading leads through harmonies that gives them an overall more put together feel. Titles include "Follow Me", "You Bring Me Joy", "Steamin Hot", "For You", "Time Won't Wait", and "You Can Be A Star". |
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CD Review Low-D with You Bring The Change
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Low-D featuring Gary Poole. Low-D is Daniel Brelaz and Chris Godfrey both from Bern Switzerland. This is the debut album for Low-D. You may already have heard the title track 'You Bring The Change' of their record on the "Soul Unsigned.Vol.4" album or its related coverage. This track is one of my favourite.
The music is written in London UK and sounds typical like it. The album is a mixture of soul, acid-jazz, gospel, blues and pop music, and was recorded in North London at the Boogie Back Studio, with the help of a few of our friends Toby Baker(Keys), Ernie McKone(Drums) and Gary Poole who is the vocalist with good voice. Additional instruments were recorded in Switzerland and the album was brought back to England to be mixed and mastered. |
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New recording from vocalist Will downing Lust, Love and Lies (An Audio Novel)
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Lust, Love and Lies (An Audio Novel) set for release on September 14, 2010 Every story has an arc, and love stories are no different. There’s the initial encounter, the flirtation, the first date, the escalation, the passion…and then the map gets a little fuzzy. What comes next is hard to predict – rock-solid commitment and eternal devotion for some, disillusionment or even betrayal for others. Some stories end happily ever after, some not so much. Vocalist Will Downing has a tale of love to tell. It may or may not be based on a true story, but it’s one that we’ve all lived through at one time or another. Downing’s version, Lust, Love and Lies (An Audio Novel) – which he fondly calls “an audio soap opera,” complete with intermittent vignettes of intimate conversations that help move the story along |
Gerald Levert - The Best Of Gerald Levert
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The Best of Gerald Levert features 15 of his greatest R&B hits including 'Baby Hold On To Me,' 'I'd Give Anything,' 'Thinkin' Bout It,' and 'Taking Everything,' plus hits from Levert and LSG. The album also features the never-before-released, Top 10 Urban AC single 'Can It Stay' and liner notes by Dr. Cornel West.
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Kirk Whalum - Everything is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway
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There could be no better standard bearer for Donny Hathaway's work than tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum, whose work has similarly crossed the boundaries between R&B, gospel, and jazz. Everything is Everything consummates the chart-topping For You and The Babyface Songbook to create a trilogy that brilliantly exhibit Kirk's singular interpretive skills, and further advances the career of this 8-time Grammy nominee. Everything is Everything features collaborations with: Musiq Soulchild, Lalah Hathaway, Robert Randolph, Christian McBride, Rick Braun & Jeff Golub. |
CD Reissue of Main Ingredient Feat. Cuba Gooding - Ready For Love
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The Main Ingredient was formed in Harlem in 1964 as a trio called the Poets, composed of lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons, Jr., and Panama-born Tony Silvester. In 1966 they were signed to RCA and after a couple of singles with small success they changed their name in The Main Ingredient. Unfortunately Donald McPherson who had taken ill with leukemia, passed away unexpectedly. Silvester and Simmons regrouped with new lead singer Cuba Gooding, who'd served as a backing vocalist on some of their previous recordings and had filled in on tour during McPherson's brief illness. |
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Whynd Chymes CD reissue of Arrival
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The Mississippi based funk band Wynd Chymes formed in the 70’s. They released an obscure 7” single ‘Baby you’re the one’ on the imprint ‘Lotus Land’. This was a demo and apparently the catalyst for getting them signed to RCA Victor Records. In 1978, just with a record deal in the bag, Alexander O’Neal left the group to focus on his solo with the producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis of Flyte Tyme Productions. The album ‘Arrival’ was produced by Anthony A. Lockett, a member of Cameo and contains great disco funk tracks as ‘Arrival’, ‘Checking out your stuff and ‘Do it (fun in the sun)’. One ballad was released on 12 inch: ‘Sending my love’. Wynd Chymes – Arrival is a typical collectors album, which is now released for the first time on CD. |
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CD reissue of Pleasure's Give it up from 1982
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Jazz-Funk band Pleasure are Bruce Carter on drums, Sherman Davis and Randy Hall on vocals, Donald and Michael Hepburn on keyboards, Douglas Lewis on guitar and Nathaniel Phillips on bass. Guests are Pat Gleeson and Kashif on synthesizers, Pete Escovedo Jr. and Jimmy Maelen on percussion, plus background vocals. The album was first released in 1982 on RCA Records and produced by Robert Wright and Pleasure. This album is never released on CD before. The tracks are digitally remastered from original mastertapes!
Great classic funky tracks are Give it up, Sending my love. Other outstanding tracks are Whats it gonna be, take it to streets and the instrumental "Stone Love". In short a must have CD. |
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