Alice Clark

 
Year : 2019/1972

Label : Wewantsounds/Mainstream Records

Genre : Soul

Style : Funk/Soul

Alice Clark's highly sought-after record finally reissued by french label Wewantsounds, is an absolute must-have for all the soul-jazz diggers and aficionados. Recorded in 1972 at the famous Record Plant studio in New York, this unfamiliar soul-jazz classic of the Mainstream Records label was a commercial failure. Produced by Bob Shad, owner of the label, arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins, it features the hottest jazz american session musicians among Cornell Dupree (eg), Bernard Purdie (ds), Joe Newman (tp), Ernie Hayes & Paul Griffin (ep, org).  Titles include three songs written by Bobby Hebb (Charms Of The Arms Of Love, Don't You Care, Hard Hard Promises), Jimmy Webb's "I Keep It Hid", the single "Never Did I Stop Loving You", and Petula Clark's "Looking At Life".

King Curtis - Live At Fillmore West

Year : 1971
Label : Atlantic
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Funk/Soul

Recording from live performance at Fillmore West by Soul star saxophonist King Curtis featuring Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, Cornell Dupree and organist Billy Preston, session musician of The Beatles. Curtis started in jazz and blues in the early sixties before to become a session musician in demand working for Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon. "Live At Filmore West" was last performance of King Curtis before his death in 1971, supported by the famous Atlantic brass band, The Memphis Horns and his backing band, The Kingpins. Curtis revisits the Soul, Pop and Rock standards including "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", "I Stand Accused", "Whole Lotta Love", "Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours". Titles include also his 1967 massive hit "Memphis Soul Stew".

MUSICIANS : King Curtis - saxophone - Jerry Jemmott - bass - Cornell Dupree - guitar - Billy Preston - organ -  Truman Thomas - piano - Bernard Purdie - drums - Pancho Morales - congas

Hiroshi Fukumura With Sadao Watanabe - Hunt Up Wind

Year : 1978
Label : Flying Disk
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Disco, Caribbean

"Hunt Up Wind" is a jazz funk album to the Latin & Caribbean expressions recorded by one of most famous Japanese jazz trombonist, Hiroshi Fukumura featuring saxophonist Sadao Watanabe. The duo is supported by a killer rhythm section including some of the best american musicians from the Jazz Fusion scene, drummer Harvey Mason from The Herbie Hancock Group, bassist Chuck Rainey, James Brown's guitarist Cornell Dupree, pianist Don Grusin (brother of Dave) and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa from Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77. Titles include Latin Funk (Hunt Up Wind, That's Enough For Me), Caribbean rhythms (Jongo, Mr. Blue), Smooth Jazz (White Clouds, Pra Dizer Adeus) and disco beats (Pogo, Captain Caribe). All tracks arranged by Hiromasa 'Colgen' Suzuki except "Pogo" by Sadao Watanabe.

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Marlena Shaw - From Dephts Of My Soul

Year : 1973
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Jazz, Soul
Style : Funk/Soul

One of finest american Soul voice in Jazz, Marlena Shaw (real name Marlena Burgess) began to make singing appearances in various Jazz clubs, before be discovered by John Hammond (the talent scout such as Billie Holiday or Aretha Franklin) and to sign on Chess Records in 1966. After two albums recorded for Cadet (subsidiary of Chess), she joined Blue Note and released five records whose From Depths Of My Soul was the second. Recorded with arranger Wade Marcus, it features also renowned musicians such as Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Cornell Dupree & Hugh McCracken. The track list is based on a tasty blend of Soul & Jazz including funky grooves as Hum This Song, the single "Easy Evil" Wildflower and an original written by Marlena "Say A Good Word". Produced by George Butler, arranged by Wade Marcus.

Marlena Shaw_vocals
Ron Carter & Wilbur Bascomb_bass
Carl Lynch, Cornell Dupree, Gene Bertoncini & Hugh McCracken_guitar
Charles Collins, Grady Tate & Herbie Lovelle_drums
Derek Smith_keyboards
Arthur Jenkins_congas
George Devens_percussion
Gene Bianco_harp

01. Prelude / I Know I Love Him

02. Hum This Song
03. But For Now
04. Easy Evil
05. The Laughter And The Tears
06. The Feeling's Good
07. Wildflower
08. Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
09. Waterfall
10. Say A Good Word
11. Time For Me To Go