Have fallen head over heals in love with this in a big way. Here's 2 choice examples of percussion perfection from the coolest jazz-cats ever.
Attention : Call and response.
Jihad Es Mort.
Showing posts with label strata east. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strata east. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 October 2011
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Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Audio Directions presents the Grab Bag
Audio Directions presents the Grab Bag.
Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976.
Private Pressing, Direct to Disk.
Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976.
Private Pressing, Direct to Disk.
Only one track, but in my opinion, the best one from this little known album. Emergence features the talents of Ron Oates on piano and clavinette, Randy Goodrum on Fender Rhodes and Sheri Kramer / Diane Tidwell on vocals. I won't list all the artists here, however, i noticed Billy Puett is in the mix on reeds. Billy Puett played a major part in the Earth Blossom album by the John Betsch Society (Strata East 19748) He wrote 2 of the tracks on that lp, Ra and Get up and Go. Darling Doria from that lp can be found in the zipfile as well.
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Charles Davis : Ingia!
Charles Davis featuring;
Louis Davis with Louis Hayes and Company.
Ingia!
Strata East. SES7425. Recorded 15th July 1974, Minot Studios.
Re-upped and re-posted by request.
This tasty little number was originally contributed over at El Reza's place. However, that top blogspot has been closed for a while now, so it's high time this was back out there on the net. If you're a regular over at the Strata East Fan Club, you'll know there's just one missing for the full running flush ... We just need that M'Boom nugget to complete the set.
Thursday, 25 December 2008
The Warm Voice of Billy "C"
The Warm Voice of Billy "C".
Where have you been Billy Boy. Strata East SES 7610.
Recorded at Minot Sound Studios. 1976.
Finally sat down and recorded this one fo Ish and Arkadin recently. To be perfectly honest, i've been putting it off ever since i'd first listened to it. I wouldn't go as far as to say the album has grown on me, but you cannot deny the quality of the musicians supporting Mr Campbell.
Stanley Cowell, Bill Lee and the core members of the Brass Company were always going to provide superb arrangements for Billy to lay (or should that be, swamp) his deep baritone over the top of each title. Maybe that's the problem. Billy rarely steps back and allows an instrumental solo from any of the very capable musicians present. What you're left with is "Billy Campbell sings Standards" in a very standard way. Which for me is a shame.
When you look back at the Strata East catalogue, it is easy to find many examples of where a little imagination and freedom has changed fairly standard/gospel outings, into breath-taking and haunting albums. The Decendants of Mike and Phoebe being a prime example.
1 : Where have you been Billy Boy
2 : Just a Gigolo
3 : Thank heaven for little Girls
4 : Both sides Now
5 : A fellow needs a Girl
6 : True
7 : Beware my heart
8 : Now or Never
9 : Love has gone Away
10 : We'll remember those Years
11 : Drink to me only with Thine Eyes
12 : No Carol
Sunday, 21 December 2008
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