Wayne Davis - A View From Another Place

Spritual soul, or something like that. I like this record. It manages to be varied while keeping it together, blending a lot of different styles into a whole. I found some youtube clips for your previewing pleasure.

I Like The Things About Me That I Once Despised


Sweet Bird Of Youth


The sound is stripped down for the most part, Wayne on piano, Bernard Purdie on drums and Jerry Jemmott on bass. Richard Tee, Richard Davis, Roberta Flack, Eugene McDaniels and Carrie Cole also participates. If your musical taste is anything like mine you won't want to not hear the 11 minute funk freak-out that is Joel 2:28. 1973, Atlantic Records.

1. Sweet Bird Of Youth
2. Mixed Up Guy
3. How's Mama's Baby
4. I Like The Things About Me That I Once Despised
5. Somebody's Watching You
6. I Love You So
7. Joel 2:28

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Charles Wright - Doing What Comes Naturally

Charles Wright, who most people recnognize better when you add the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band after his name, recorded this two record set in 1973 for Dunhill records. The fellas playing with him here is Horace Jones, Werner Schuchner, Yusef Rahman, Bobby Knight, Carlos Mercado, Joel Peskin, Joe Banks and others.

Doin' What Cums Naturally


A Mothers Love


The tracks are nice and long for the most part, the longest being the closer, Nonsense which is a nearly 17 minute long funk jam.

1. Doin' What Cums Naturally
2. One Two Three Four Five Six
3. That's All That Matters Baby
4. You Threw It All Away
5. Silly 'Lil Girl
6. You Are The One For Me
7. You And Me
8. A Mothers Love
9. The Weight Of Hate
10. 1, 2, 3, You & Me
11. Nonsense

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Mel Brown - Big Foot Country Girl

Another Mel Brown record for your asses. This one from 1973, might be his last, I don't know. This, like all other Mel B records I own, was released on Impulse.

Need Love


Stinging Bea


Musically, it's what you usually get from a Mel Brown album, meaning a bluesy, funky and soulful mix, with a very down-home kind of sound.

1. Need Love
2. Home Folks
3. Red Cross Store
4. Little Girl, Don't You Know
5. Big Foot Country Girl
6. Goin' Down Slow
7. Stinging Bea

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Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia - Live At Keystone

Live double-LP released on Fantasy in 1973. If The Other Merl Saunders record I posted was mainly a funk record, this one is more versatile, mixing southern soul songs (Like a Road), some kind of free organ jazz (Space), blues, Bob Dylan and Jimmy Cliff covers and, yes, some funk.

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers


Space


It's No Use


The group consists of Merl Saunders on keyboards, Jerry Garcia on guitar, Bill Vitt on drums and John Kahn on bass, plus David Grisman makes an appearence on mandolin.

1. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
2. Positively 4th Street
3. The Harder They Come
4. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
5. Space
6. It's No Use
7. That's All Right Mama
8. My Funny Valentine
9. Someday Baby
10. Like a Road

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David Porter - Sweat & Love

Great 70's soul from the man most known for his days as Isaac Hayes songwriting partner. He released a couple of solo records on Stax after the golden years of the Hayes-Porter team had ended. This one is from 1973, his last one, I think.

Somebody Owns A Piece Of My Rock


Somebody Owns A Piece Of My Rock is my favourite track here but it isn't the only good one. Didn't Know Love Was So Good is great aswell, it kinda reminds me of Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Funny Money has a nice flute groove to it.

1. Didn't Know Love Was So Good
2. Somebody Owns A Piece Of My Rock
3. (Seems Like) The One You Can't Have all By Yourself
4. All The Way
5. Funny Money
6. I Can Live With My Conscience
7. This Song Has No Title
8. Long As You're The One Somebody In The World
9. Falling Out, Falling In

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Merl Saunders - Fire Up

Funky stuff from organist Merl Saunders who passed away recently. Some instrumental tracks, some with vocals. The album was released on Fantasy in 1973. Players are Merl Saunders on keyboardsand vocals, Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Tom Fogerty and Mike Howell on rhythm guitar, John Kahn or Chuck Rainey on bass, Bill Vitt, Christopher Parker, Bill Kruetzman or Gaylord Birch on drums, Bill Sommers and Ken Nash on percussion and Walter Hawkins on vocals. Really nice funky music with some blues and jazz elements.

1. After Midnight
2. Expressway (To Your Heart)
3. Charisma (She's Got)
4. Soul Roach
5. Chock-Lite Puddin'
6. Benedict Rides
7. The System
8. Lonely Avenue

http://www.mediafire.com/?12hgtzoyzvn

Isao Suzuki Trio/Quartet - Blow Up

Another record from bass player Isao Suzuki, this one released in 1973 on Three Blind Mice. Suzuki plays bass and cello, Kunihiko Sugano plays piano and fender rhodes, George Otsuka plays drums and a second bass player, Takashi Mizuhashi, is added on four tracks. Aqua Marine is a nice, hypnotic tune with sweet rhodes piano. Blow Up is funkier and sort of hectic.

1. Aqua Marine
2. Everything Happens To Me
3. Blow Up
4. Like It Is
5. I Can't Get Started
6. Low Flight

http://www.mediafire.com/?bcz2m1bfdtd

Crusaders - Unsung Heroes

Another Crusaders post. This one was released in 1973 on Blue Thumb. Funky jazz, typical of these men at this point in time. Aside from the original four members the players are Larry Carlton and Arthur Adams on guitar and Max Bennett on bass.

1. Unsung Heroes
2. Lay It On The Line
3. Crossfire
4. Hard Times
5. Let's Boogie
6. Freedom Sound
7. In The Middle Of The River
8. Heavy Up (Don't Get Light With Me)
9. Night Theme
10. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

http://www.mediafire.com/?dqiz3j6m10c

Rudolph Johnson - The Second Coming

Dope jazz with an edge, which is nothing less than what you expect from a Black Jazz album. Released in 1973, this record features four Rudolph Johnson originals and one tune written by Kirk Lightsey, who plays piano. Doug Sides plays drums, Kent Brinkley plays bass and Rudolph Johnson plays his tenor sax and is also credited as the arranger. All the tunes are nice but The Traveler and The Highest Pleasure stands out for me.

1. The Traveler
2. Time And Space
3. The Highest Pleasure
4. The Water Bearer
5. The Second Coming

Link removed at the request of Black Jazz Records

King Floyd - Think About It

A quality funky soul record, released on ATCO/Chimneyville records in 1973. King Floyd tackles some covers and some originals. The Otis Redding tune Hard To Handle is my favourite, with its classic piano intro intact and drums that is a little harder than those on the original. Do Your Feeling is also great.

1. My Girl
2. Here It Is
3. Do Your Feeling
4. It's Not What You Say
5. Woman Don't Go Astray
6. Think About It
7. Thank You
8. Hard To Handle
9. You've Got Me
10. Everybody Needs Somebody

http://www.mediafire.com/?dtyuaewz03d

Sun Treader - Zin-Zin

This is jazz-funk, heavy on rhythm, released on Island in 1973. Sun Treader was a project led by drummer Morris Pert who handles drums and percussion. The other members were Peter Robinson on electric pianos (there's plenty of nice rhodes playing on this one), Alyn Ross on bass and Robin Thompson plays soprano saxophone on two of the four tunes. The last song is weird but nice space-out music, while the other three tracks brings the funk.

1. Zin-Zin
2. Stardance
3. Orinoco
4. From The Region Of Capricorn

http://rapidshare.com/files/138180777/Sun_Treader_-_Zin-Zin.rar.html

Groove Holmes - Night Glider

For my second post of the day; organ jazz-funk from Richard "Groove" Holmes. Released on the Groove Merchant label in 1973. Players are Garnett Brown on trombone, Seldon Powell on tenor saxophone, Lloyd Davis on guitar, Paul Martinez on bass, Horace Ott on electric piano, Bernard Purdie on drums and Kwasi Jayourba on congo and bongos.
I'll be going away for a few days, but I'll be back in a week or so with more goodies for your behind. So check back then.

1. Night Glider
2. Flyjack
3. It's Going To Take Some Time
4. Pure Cane Sugar
5. Go Away Little Girl
6. One Mint Julep
7. Young and Foolish

http://rapidshare.com/files/136613336/Groove_Holmes_-_Night_Glider.rar.html

Gene Russell - Talk To My Lady

Here's a quick post before I go to bed. Released on Black Jazz in 1973, this record is pretty much the usual Black Jazz-sound, plus there's a sort of pop-jazz version of You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. Get Down is fine ass, funky jazz with a heavy bassline intro. Players are Henry Franklin on bass, Calvin Keys on guitar, Ndugu on drums, Charles Weaver on conga drums and Eddie Gee joins in on tambourine.

1. Talk To My Lady
2. Get Down
3. Me And Mrs. Jones
4. For Heaven's Sake
5. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
6. Blues Suite
7. My Favorite Things
8. If You Could See Me Now

Link removed at the request of Black Jazz Records