Dave Thorley Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Here a chance to dig through your old jazz/funk lp's and pull out those hidden soul gems. Back in the day when The Mecca made it's major shift to jazz/funk, many dismissed it all as disco dross, but some great LP tracks where played and then forgotten. So any for any Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Garethx Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A good topic, Dave. Haven't got the facility to post soundfiles but a few off the top of my head would be: Charles Earland & Odyssey "Drifting" from The Great Pyramid (Mercury) although this is on a 12" single as well. Charles Earland & Odyssey "Shining Bright" from Revelation (Mercury) The above two Charles Earland tracks feature the vocals of The Sound Experience's Arthur Grant and are both wonderful soul cuts: Drifting is uptempo, while Shining Bright is maybe the greatest stepper of them all. Pharoah Sanders featuring Phyllis Hyman "Love Is Here" from Love Will Find A Way (Arista) A beautifully profound ballad and for me Phyllis Hyman's best ever record. Melvin Sparks "Get Ya Some" from Melvin Sparks 75 (Westbound) A pounding but cool soul instrumental as opposed to a 'jazz funk' track. This album also features two great vocals from Detroit's Jimmy Scott. I should also mention Coke Escovedo's "I Wouldn't Change A Thing" from Comin' At Ya (Mercury), which might be old hat to many, but is pretty much the definitive example of a soul anthem on a Jazz Funk lp. I think this track is overdue a journey onto the mainstream Northern scene, where I'm sure it has the potential to be very popular. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
boba Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A good topic, Dave. Haven't got the facility to post soundfiles but a few off the top of my head would be: Charles Earland & Odyssey "Drifting" from The Great Pyramid (Mercury) although this is on a 12" single as well. Charles Earland & Odyssey "Shining Bright" from Revelation (Mercury) The above two Charles Earland tracks feature the vocals of The Sound Experience's Arthur Grant and are both wonderful soul cuts: Drifting is uptempo, while Shining Bright is maybe the greatest stepper of them all. Pharoah Sanders featuring Phyllis Hyman "Love Is Here" from Love Will Find A Way (Arista) A beautifully profound ballad and for me Phyllis Hyman's best ever record. Melvin Sparks "Get Ya Some" from Melvin Sparks 75 (Westbound) A pounding but cool soul instrumental as opposed to a 'jazz funk' track. This album also features two great vocals from Detroit's Jimmy Scott. I should also mention Coke Escovedo's "I Wouldn't Change A Thing" from Comin' At Ya (Mercury), which might be old hat to many, but is pretty much the definitive example of a soul anthem on a Jazz Funk lp. I think this track is overdue a journey onto the mainstream Northern scene, where I'm sure it has the potential to be very popular. I recently heard weldon irvine "morning sunrise" (which is a jay-z sample and apparently also covered by lenny white and twennynine) and I thought it was a nice group soul cut actually. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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