Ramsey Lewis - Mother Nature's Son

Year : 1968
Label : Chess/Cadet Records
Genre : Jazz, Electronic
Style : Jazz Funk, Pop

As the cover album "The Other Side Of Abbey Road" by George Benson, Ramsey Lewis revisits another great Beatles' act, the "White album", supported by strings ensemble and conducted by Charles Stepney featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. "Mother Nature's Son" includes ten songs extracted from the famous double album whose the "Back In The USSR" and "Blackbird" hit singles. The tracks are introduced with some experimental electronic effects produced by the moog synthesizer including jazz improvisations, pop rhythms and Funk/Soul accents. All tracks arranged by Charles Stepney.

Reuben Wilson - Got To Get Your Own

Year : 1975
Label : Cadet Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk

Soul Grooves & Jazz Funk by one organist emblem of the Soul Jazz from the 60's. Personnel includes incredible talented players as the JB's saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, drummer Bernard Purdie, Houston Person (saxophone), Joe Newman & Jon Faddis (trumpet), Garnett Brown (trombone), Richard Tee (keyboards), Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. (electric bass). Arranged by Reuben Wilson & Brad Baker.

01. What the People Gon' Say
02. In the Booth, In the Back, In the Corner, In the Dark
03. Back Rub
04. Tight Money
05. Stoned Out Of My Mind
06. Together (You & Me)
07. Got to Get Your Own

Rotary Connection - Songs

Year : 1969
Label : Cadet
Genre : Soul, Rock
Style : Psychedelic Soul

The Rotary Connection was an experimental Psychedelic Soul & Rock band featuring sassy soul sister Minnie Riperton and frontman Sidney Barnes on vocals, supported by Mitch Aliota (eb, vo), John Jerimiah (org), John Stocklin (eg) and Kenny Venegas (ds). Created by producer Marshall Chess, the band was active between from 1967 to 1974 before Minnie Riperton devoted to her solo career. As the title suggests "Songs" is a cover album including british rock classics from Cream (Sunshine Of Your Love, Tales Of Brave Ulysses, We're Going Wrong), Jimmy Hendrix (Burning Of The Midnight Lamp), The Rolling Stones (Salt Of The Earth), Soul covers from Stevie Wonder (This Town), Otis Redding (Respect) and Blues with the Muddy Waters' "I've Got My Mojo Working".

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Marlena Shaw - Out Of Different Bags

Year : 1967
Label : Cadet Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Contempory Jazz, Funk/Soul, Vocal

Debut album of iconic Jazz & Soul songstress Marlena Shaw including pure jazz vocal and mighty soul songs. "Out Of Different Bags" is a contemporary jazz album, the reminiscence of the Nancy Wilson albums from the sixties, recorded with big band, backing chorus and strings ensemble. Titles include iconic movie theme "It Sure Is Groovy" from "In The Heat Of The Night", Jazz standard "Alone Together", two Ahmad Jamal's cover songs (Ahmad's Blues, I've Gotten Over You) and more familiar numbers like "Matchmaker Matchmaker" from Broadway musical "Fiddler On The Roof" or "Naked City Theme". Produced and arranged by Richard Evans. 

Marlena Shaw - The Spice Of Life

Year : 1969
Label : Cadet
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul

One of the best Soul album ever recorded, "The Spice of Life" is the second studio album released by Marlena Shaw, his last for Cadet Records (division of Chess Records), before to sign for Blue Note. Titles include her iconic song "Woman Of The Ghetto", the killer groove "Liberation Conversation", the protest song "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" popularized by Nina Simone and her hit single "California Soul" composed by famous Motown writers duo, Ashford & Simpson. The song "California Soul" was sampled by DJ Sadow for "Midnight In A Perfect World" extracted from "Endtroducing" in 1996. Produced & arranged by  Richard Evans and Charles Stepney.

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