Year : 1970
Label : Epic/Sony
Genre : Soul, Jazz, Rock
Style : Soul, Jazz, Psychedelic Soul
Debut album of the "Jimi Hendrix" of Soul music featuring jazz great bassist Al McKibbon, Preston Love (fl, sax), Wilton Felder (eb) and "Stix" Hooper (ds) from The Crusaders. At just fifteen year old, his father, the famous musician and producer Johnny Otis, introduces him on his shows and Al Kooper invited him to participate to the "Kooper Session" recordings in 1969 alongside Stephen Stills and Mike Bloomfield. After only three solo albums, he becomes again a session musician for his father. "Here Comes Shuggie Otis" crosses musical boundaries and contributes to the emergence of the Psychedelic Soul style including "Oxford Gray", reminiscent of the Hendrix guitar-playing. Titles include Soul Jazz (Bootie Cooler, Funky Thithee), Soul Funk (Hurricane), Blues (Shuggie's Boogie), Blues Rock (Gospel Groove, Hawkins), Folk Rock (Knowing (That You Want Him)) and Pop (Jennie Lee).
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