Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black, 1969-1971 (2006) 320kbsFeaturing the Hi Records crew and arrangements by Donny Hathaway So, I *believe* that the first 8 tracks of this CD make up what is a stone-soul classic of an album, a lost classic of Chicago soul at that. It really is nothing short of…
Toni Tornado – Toni Tornado (1972) 320kbs Odeon Records This album has one major deplorable flaw — it is too damn short! Only 26 minutes of pure bliss may be all some of you can take, but I find myself playing this one twice in a row, and I almost never do that… Oh my…
ISAAC HAYES – GROOV-A-THON – 320 kbsReleased 1976 on HBS RecordsAn unjustly neglected item in Mr. Hayes catalog, at least by me. The second release on his own HBS (Hot Buttered Soul) imprint, I like this better than Chocolate Chip (the first on HBS, which I should have posted anyway but will now wait until…
Freddie Hubbard – Keep Your Soul Together (1973) 320 kbs Vinyl Rip, CTI Records Track List: Brigitte Keep Your Soul Together Spirits of Trane Destiny’s Children Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard’s CTI recordings have long been underrated and a bitdowngraded by writers who get them confused with his much commercial output forColumbia. For this LP (not yet…
01 – Goin’ down south (7:05) (Sample) 02 – Prints Tie (7:24) (Hutcherson) 03 – Jazz (5:18) (Sample) 04 – Ummh (7:42) (Hutcherson) 05 – Procession (5:40) (Hutcherson) 06 – A Night In Barcelona (7:20) (Land) LINK HERE! Bobby Hutcherson – Vibes, Marimba, Percussion Harold Land – Tenor Sax, Flute, Oboe Joe Sample – Acoustic…
I’m not typically a huge fan of the CTI catalog. Creed Taylor’s production aesthetic leans towards a sterile polish, with a dampened sense of dynamic, and with the listener feeling like they are hearing everything through headphones even when they’re not. Everything feels close-mic’d to me — the drum sound favors close-mic techniques over overhead…
