Geater Davis - Sweet Woman's Love

Here's some obscure deep-soul, funky and bluesy. Released in 1971 for House of Orange.

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Walter Hawkins - Selah

Yo. I haven't been posting much (at all) lately (for about seven or so months). But I have come to life and started re-upping some dead links (Universal Jones, Freddie Mccoy, Carolyn Franklin, Chuck Bridges and Isao Suzuki). Should you find more dead links just drop me a line in the comments and it'll be on my to do list.

I do have some new unblogged treasures waiting to get ripped but I don't have my turntable hooked up the right way as of now.
I did however find this rip just laying around on my hard drive and I realized it had not been posted yet. Look at the backcover and you'll know everything I know about it.


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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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Jazz On The Road - 12 Special Arrangements For Jazz Dancing

A rare piece of instrumental funk that I picked up the other day at a flea market. I picked it up because I noticed Super Fly and Cisco Kid on the back cover. Turns out the whole album is mostly made up of raw breakbeat-funk with some fuzzy guitar, organ and horns. There's a definite library-funk vibe in here. I'm not sure what the story is with this record, there is no mention of musicians or producers/arrangers.

Moving World


Cisco Kid


Corazon


Funky.

1. Moving World
2. Love Theme
3. Super Fly
4. Honky Cat
5. Do It Again
6. Cisco Kid
7. Corazon
8. Sweet Mary
9. Hot Mud
10. Beautiful Sunday
11. Grand Central Shuttle
12. Get It On

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Abdo & Solar Plexus - Ah Ya Zen (excerpt)

Only six minutes, or so, of music this time around. I didn't really feel the need to rip the rest of this album, but if someone wants it, give me a shout and I'll see if I can get around to it some time. Though unless you're into traditional arab music, you're not missing out. This track, however, is something fans of this blogs musical direction should check out. It's the swedish band Solar Plexus (Monica Dominique on organ, Carl-Axel Dominique on elec. piano, Bosse Häggström on bass and Tommy Slim Borgudd on drums) laying down a funk-rock-arab instrumental. Peep it!

Oh yeah, Bahi Barakat is on Tablah and Abdo is playing the Lute (I think). There's something you haven't heard before; funk with lute.

El Klan - Love Is A Swedish Thing

This record looks like it could be really lame but I don't think it is. Late 60's soul/funk, most of it uptempo, recorded in Sweden by a group of Mexicans. A cool cover of Cold Sweat with a nice break and a funky rendition of Knock On Wood are my favourites but there are some other nice tracks aswell.

Cold Sweat


Knock on Wood


When Love Goes Wrong

1. Higher And Higher
2. Cold Sweat
3. Knock On Wood
4. One Mint Julep
5. Love Is A Swedish Thing
6. When Love Goes Wrong
7. It's Got To Be Mellow
8. Show Me
9. She's Looking Good
10. Poison Ivy
11. Sweet Soul Music
12. Olimpiada Mexicana

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Stu Gardner and the Sanctified Sound

Don't call it a comeback. But yeah, it's been a while. Anyway, here's a funk and soul album from singer-organ/piano/clavinet player Stu Gardner. Released on Volt (Stax) in 1974. For some backstory on Stu, check out this or that. This album has a couple of players in common with the Charles Wright LP I posted some time ago, namely Charles Wright himself, who contributes with some guitar and drummer James Gadson.
I found one of the tracks up on youtube.

1. Devil In A Man
2. Added To A Broken Heart
3. Funky Neighborhood
4. Home On The Range
5. Mathilda (Instrumental)
6. Sanctified Sound
7. Sister Matilda
8. Leave Him Alone
9. The Sweetest Song
10. The Sweetest Song (Part II)

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Sam Taylor Jr - The Tunnels Of My Mind

Soulful, bluesy and groovy. Realeased on GRT records in 1969. You can find some info on Sam and preview tracks from this album over at In Dangerous Rhythm.



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Junie - When We Do

Junie, at this time former Ohio Player, soon to be Funkadelic, released this, his first solo effort onWestbound in 1975. The music is varied, some all-out funk tracks and some tracks that reach for a pop-rock feel, but always some kind of funk lurking in the back.

Loving Arms


Tight Rope


There's no mention of other players which leads one to believe Junie is playing a lot of the instruments himself. Strings is provided by The Detroit Symphony who, when they're playing with Junie, is playing funky.

1. Junie.
2. Loving Arms
3. Johnny Carson Samba
4. The Place
5. Anna
6. Tight Rope
7. You and You
8. When We Do
9. Married Him
10. Walt's Third Trip

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The Rance Allen Group - Truth Is Where It's At

Rance Allen and group released this soulful album in 1972 on The Gospel Truth, a Stax Records subsidiary label. Thomas Allen on drums and vocals, Steve Allen on bass and vocals and Rance Allen on guitar, piano, electric piano and vocals.

There's Gonna Be A Showdown

See What You Have Done

Lovely LP. I love the small group sound. However, since I'm not at all religious the lyrics can somtimes be a little hard for me to relate to, but it doesn't really matter when the music's so good.

1. There's Gonna Be A Showdown
2. That Will Be Good Enough For Me
3. God Is Wonderful
4. See What You Have Done
5. Look Around
6. God Is Where It's At
7. If I Could Make The World Better
8. Mama
9. To The Other Man
10. Heartaches

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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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Peddlers - Three In A Cell

The Peddlers have already been introduced on this blog with this post. Here's a track from Three In A Cell, released in 1968 on CBS.

On A Clear Day


This record is a bit different from the other one I posted. For example there's some strings present here, which isn't really consistent with The Peddlers and their small-group style. But it works sometimes. However, I like them best when they leave the strings alone. For a good example, listen to Still Of The Night which is a rock hard jazz-rock tune (not a fusion tune, mind you, but jazz-rock).

1. Comin' Home Baby
2. On A Clear Day
3. Basin Street Blues
4. Nobody Likes Me
5. I'm A Boy In Love
6. People
7. Still Of The Night
8. Ebb Tide
9. Just A Pretty Song
10. Lost Continent
11. Prime Of My Life

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Tequila - Power

Nice funk-jazz-latin music with some rock influences, released on Toniton (in Sweden only, I think) in 1974. Four mexicans, one swede and one englishman.

Someone To Love


Soraya


I'm digging this record very much, hope you will to.

1. Someone To Love
2. Gotta Find A Way
3. Soraya
4. Amigo Mio
5. We're Still Hot
6. Smog City
7. Love Song
8. Communication
9. Cozumel
10. Foreigners

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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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The Nite-Liters - The Nite-Liters

The first album from Harvey Fuquas The Nite-Liters. Need I say funky? Released on RCA in 1970.

Stuff-n-It


Eleanor Rigby


Easily the funkiest version of Eleanor Rigby I have heard. The whole album is archetype funk.

1. Get Back Buddy
2. Stuff-n-It
3. Con-Funk-Shun
4. The Heckler
5. Cherish Every Precious Moment
6. Pretty Words Don't Mean a Thing
7. Down and Dirty
8. Nothing
9. Itchy Brother
10. Horny Man
11. Snap Your Twig
12. Eleanor Rigby

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Gary Burton - Throb

Good, sometimes funky album by vibes player Gary Burton. Relaeased on the Atlantic label in 1969. Players are Jerry Hahn, Richard Greene, Steve Swallow and Bill Goodwin.

Some Echoes


There's some pretty nice rhodes (played by Gary himself) on some tracks. Listen to above track for an example. Prime Time is another good one.

1. Henniger Flats
2. Turn Of The Century
3. Chickens
4. Arise, Her Eyes
5. Prime Time
6. Throb
7. Doin The Pig
8. Triple Portrait
9. Some Echoes

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Myrth - Myrth

Myrth has to my knowledge just released this one album, on RCA in 1969. They consist of six members; Grier Cook on guitar and lead vocals, Eay Cork on bass, trumpet, baritone horn and vocals, Johnny Guthie on drums, Ken Mulholland on piano and organ, David Drury on guitar, trombone and vocals and Bob Kenrich on reed instruments and vocals.

Get It Straight


Don't Pity The Man


The sound is diverse and ranges from the breakbeat funk of Myrthiolate to more experimental type tunes like Shed My Skin. The six-minute plus Don't Pity The Man goes through so many changes that when you're done listening you'll think you just heard four tunes, not one. The closer Myrthiadrine is also quite nice drugged out funk.

1. Gotta Find A Way
2. He Don't Know
3. Get It Straight
4. Myrthiolate
5. Fading Image
6. We Got To Get Together
7. Aftermyrth
8. Shed My Skin
9. Don't Pity The Man
10. Myrthadrine

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Jeremy Steig - Wayfaring Stranger

Funky flute released on Blue Note in 1970. Players are Don Allas on drums, Eddie Gomez on bass, Sam Brown on guitar (on Wayfaring Stranger) and Jeremy Steig on flute.

Mint Tea


The group kicks up a stone groove on four of the tunes and Gomez and Steig kick up a stoned groove (well, perhaps groove isn't the right word) for the other two. The last two tracks have some sounds of vinyl on them. Nothing too bad, just thought I'd mention it in case you're a vinyl-nazi or something.

1. In The Beginning
2. Mint Tea
3. Wayfaring Stranger
4. Waves
5. All Is One
6. Space

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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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Carolyn Franklin - Baby Dynamite

Funky soul grooves from Arethas sister. Her first album, released on RCA in 1969. Arranged and conducted by Horace Ott, produced by Buzz Willis.

What Cha' Gonna Do


I Can't Love Without You


There I Go (Se per te c'e' soltano quell 'uomo)


Soulful shit. And some really gritty grooves aswell. Make sure you check this out if you haven't heard it.

1. Reality
2. It's True I'm Gonna Miss You
3. What Cha' Gonna Do
4. I Don't Want To Loose You
5. Boxer
6. I Can't Love Without You
7. What Now My Love
8. Alone
9. There I Go (Se per te c'e' soltano quell 'uomo)
10. On a Back Street
11. More Than Ever Before

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