Living Jazz “Hot Butter & Soul” 1970 US Soul Jazz Funk,Fusion

Living Jazz “Hot Butter & Soul” 1970 US  excellent  Soul Jazz Funk,Fusion  recommended..!

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Covers of soul funk succes! Great version…~

Prolific RCA producer, Ethel Gabriel, created The Living Strings series of albums, which, from what I can gather, were easy-listening instrumental string versions of popular tunes. They must have had some success as they spawned other “Living” ventures, such as the Living Jazz one that today’s track is taken from. 
Reed man, Phil Bodner, was inspired by Isaac Hayes when he arranged and conducted the album, ‘Hot Butter & Soul’. Released in 1970, it features New York session musicians playing jazzed up interpretations of soul hits. This version of The Jackson Five’s ‘ABC’ certainly doesn’t surpass the original, but if, like me, you have a weak spot for horny instrumental versions of well known songs, this’ll hit it….~

A nice album covering soul / funk masterpieces funky! A drum break in the head and middle Jackson 5 “ABC” and “Games People Play”, I do not know whether the name is too long Isaac Hayes “Hyperbolicsyllabicses quadalymistic” Walk On By “and so on!…~

It is the 70th anniversary work of "Living Jazz” Hot Butter & Soul “. The 
There are other releases by Brass, Guitars, Marimbas, and Trio, as well as artists who are living · jazz (RCA Camden’s house band? As far as we can understand, the producer Essel Gabriel is a pioneer in American female music producer, probably producing all the records of the living series including this work. Arrange and command Phil Bodner 
Douc Sebrecen, Enoch · Wright etc in the group related to commands such as flute etc. 
It was the person who was doing. Only this two credits are credited in this work 
So, the participating musicians are unknown. Although it is its content, for convenience 
Although this work is categorized into easy listening, this is 
It is quite funky. Tracklist is almost composed of cover, A-1’s 
It is Dionne Warwick "Walk On By” by Bacharach & Hull David 
Although the beginning of the song is a bit embarrassed in the way of enka (lol), Common “Nuthin ‘to Do” 
It is a good cover sampled by Freddie Gibbs “It’s All Cognac”. 
A-2 appeared in the article of Mario Said “Sensational!”, Glenn Campbell 
· Number known for version. It is A-3 which Yaya will also expect in the upper, 
I am satisfied with the head drum break that does not disappoint the expectation. A-4 is MO 
TOWN sound classics, The Temptations “Get Ready” covers better. 
Turn over the record. B-1 is original 69 years by Joe South, Inner Ci 
Let’s hear rcle versions. B-2 is a Game tie? 
Carl Sigman of Rudy’s number, written by Charles Dawes, Tommy Edwards 
It is “Games People Play” and I think that it is a name performance that surpasses the original. 
Probably the only original number in this work, Arranger Bodner composer B-3 
It is, but this can not be missed again, “ABC” cover is also wonderful. 
However, I personally think that it is a musical piece that would not hurt to say whitebrow of this work. 
Is the last deed with Issac Hayes “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic” 
This is recorded Isaac’s album is “Hot Buttered Soul” ('69) 
, A - 1, A - 2, B - 4 of 4 song recordings are covered with this work. The jacket is also the head family 
For himself who wore sunglasses, this work is also Baldo and Father of Gurasan. Cone 
What is a rendering production? Does anyone know the relevance of these two works?…~

Personnel are; 
Arranged & Conducted By - Phil Bodner 
Produced By - Ethel Gabriel

Tracklist 
A1 Walk On By 3:00 
A2 By The Time I Get To Phoenix 3:28 
A3 ABC 4:37 
A4 Get Ready 4:01 
B1 Games People Play 3:25 
B2 It’s All In The Game 2:56 
B3 Sweet Buttercup 4:31 
B4 Hyperbolicsyllabicsequeldalymusic 4:53 

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Skip Mahoaney And The Casuals “Your Funny Moods” 1974 US Soul Funk,Deep Soul

Skip Mahoaney And The Casuals “Your Funny Moods” 1974 US excellent Soul Funk,Deep Soul

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Skip Mahoaney And The Casuals were one of the best vocal groups working in the independent soul market in the 70’s, and although they had a few small chart hits, most of their work on vinyl is always pretty darn hard to find, and has never been collected properly. The group have a cool mellow soul vibe, like the Whatnauts or The Montclairs, with rough harmonies hitting a deep groove – and workin equally well on ballads or more uptempo tracks…..~

The Casuals were born accidently one spring evening in 1965. Ejected from a house party in Northwest, DC, Skip and his fellow over imbibers sought solace under the proverbial street lamp. A passing car, blasting Billy Stewart’s “I Do Love You” prompted then 15-year old Mahoney to pipe the tune a cappella. Stunned by their hood mate’s s sudden burst of raw talent, the fellas (George Norris, James Morse, Franklin Radcliff and Morris Moore ) quickly chimed backing vocals. The birth was quick and painless. Several sessions later, swelling with confidence, the group adopted the The Casuals as their moniker. 

The original Casuals included George Norris (from the original a cappella group on the street corner), Roger Chapman and Billy Jones (Skip’s cousin). Players stepped forward offering to audition for membership in the backing band. The dream was taking shape. What followed was many years of toil, triumph, sweat and tears. Casuals keyboardist, James Purdie began constructing chords to match lyrics written by Skip. But it was group roadie, Sonny Jones who unwittingly provided fodder for the first record by Skip Mahoney and the Casuals (the name was changed because of another group by the name The Casuals). 

Jones complained of a girlfriend and her “funny moods.” In 1973, finally recording for D.C. International Records, a local indie in search of the Next Big Thing, “Your Funny Moods” b/w “I Need Your Love” was released. Local radio programmers familiar with the group, provided air play for both sides of the 45. It was the B-side “I Need Your Love” which lit up the radio request lines and gave the group a Washington/Baltimore hit. An album, also titled Your Funny Moods, sold over 100,000 copies in it’s hometown but did not find a substantial national audience…..~

A firm Mr Bongo favourite, and some of the finest deep soul ever made in our opinion. Beautiful song writing, strings, vocals and lush layers, yet quite raw at the same time. ‘Town Called Nowhere’ and 'I Need Your Love’ are especially heavy. Solid album too….~

Harrison Hoaney grew up in the rough Southwestern quadrant of the District of Columbia know as Ladroit Park. Populated with unsavory, if not criminal, characters, Harrison’s neighborhood reminded him of the film serial The Bowery Boys. Leo Gorcey portrayed the titular ne’er-do-wells’ leader “Slip” Mahoney, and noting the similarity in their last names “Skip” Mahoney stuck as his nickname. Together with fellow Francis Cardozo hall-dwellers George Norris, James Morse, Franklin Radcliff, and Morris Moore, the Casuals were formed in 1965. In 1969, the group solidified around its best known line-up: Roger Chapman, Billy Jones, and original member George Norris. When their first single for D.C. International came back from the pressing plant, the group was dismayed to find itself billed as Skip Mahoney & the Casuals, after being a vocal group for nearly a decade. Chapman, Jones, and Norris quit in disgust, but their complete R.G.B. recordings were collected on 1974’s Your Funny Moods LP. Unfazed, skip rallied Tracy Reid, Jerome Rodgers, and Allen Morgan to join him in support of the album, taking the group to realms outside of D.C. International’s limited regional scope….~

This is the story of a man who, after this recording, lost not life but the letter “a” in his surname: Mahoaney became Mahoney. 
This is the story of a man who, after this recording, was angry for life with the group he had founded nine years earlier, one spring evening: the Casuals, yet united to life to death, did not support that the name of the vocal lead appears on the poster … and that their names are not even mentioned on the back of the cover. 
This is the story of a great Sweet Soul album magnified by two great rivers that irrigate both sides of their majestic courtyards … 
“I Need Your Love”, the first, the magister, is a piece that made me discover the unique world of Harmony Soul where beauty and emotions blend into an ideal world, where the tragic is interstices a silk sheet. 
Just listen to the first seconds, the cry of the seagulls over the waves that crash on the rocks, it is immediately the total immersion: the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel and its faded colors escaped from a movie by Terrence Malick. Eight minutes of passion, eight minutes euphoric! 
“Your Funny Moods”, the second, opens the B side as the philharmonic violins open the ball at the Kursalon Vienna, and nothing funny … 
On the contrary here everything is tension, the silence just before the storm, in the eye of the tornado, maintained by choirs who, like tightrope walkers, are on a red wire from which it is easy to fall … 
Besides these two opus, the rest may seem anecdotal, but if you have a little time, taste the funky “Town Called Nowhere” and his devilish guitar, the Eschylian “Struggling Man” and the poppy “ We Share Love ”… 
And all that was created not under the effect of a magic wand, but “What followed was many years of toil, triumph, sweat and tears”. 
Skip Mahoaney and James Purdy (keyboards and future producer) took almost a year to compose this album, Skip abandoning (temporarily) the Casuals on their exhausting tours, then they took almost a year to find a label to finally fail on the tiny DC International Records. 
And let me tell you one last word: 
What about this light pouch: beautiful as a heart, beautiful as an icon of Sweet Soul!…..by…..Revpop ….~

Credits 
Bass – Ira Watson 
Drums – Russell (Butch) Deyo* 
Flute – Alvin Fisher 
Guitar – Alvin Alexander, Gary Hunt (6), Otis Brown (6) 
Strings – Eddie Drennon

Tracklist 
A1 I Need Your Love 7:24 
A2 Town Called Nowhere 4:31 
A3 Struggling Man 4:44 
B1 Your Funny Moods 7:11 
B2 I’m Looking Away From My Past 2:33 
B3 Seems Like The Love We Had Is Dead And Gone 3:32 
B4 We Share Love 2:46 

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Chuck Bridges And The L.A. Happening "Chuck Bridges And The L.A. Happening" 1969 USSoul Funk

Chuck Bridges And The L.A. Happening  "Chuck Bridges And The L.A. Happening" 1969 US killer Soul Funk...recommended...!

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One of the great soul/funk rarities of the late 1960’s, Chuck Bridges And The L.A. Happening’s 1969 full length LP has risen in stature as a highly sought after rare soul record among collectors of the genre. An eight piece integrated soul/funk band, it’s hard to understand after listening to the album, why this talented band never released another LP. The songwriting is tight and the grooves are definitely, well - happening. After all these years, this rare album finally makes its debut in the digital domain. All selections newly remastered….~


As the name suggests, the only album released by the racial group centered on Chuck Bridges formed in LA in 19 69! This work known as Rock ~ Rare Groove masterpiece. Nice funky chips on drums…~

Tracklist 
A1 L. A. Happening 3:03 
A2 Keep Your Faith Baby 2:38 
A3 Prayin’ Your Dues 3:28 
A4 State Of Confusion 2:56 
A5 Things I Didn’t Do 3:40 
A6 Bad Sam 3:32 
B1 Girl Wanted 2:30 
B2 Makin’ The Rounds 3:03 
B3 Head Over Heels 2:37 
B4 A Boy And A Girl 2:32 
B5 Fox Tale 2:12 
B6 She Don’t Love Me 3:20 

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Ken Munson "Super Flute" 1973 US Soul Jazz Funk

Ken Munson  "Super Flute" 1973 US excellent Soul Jazz Funk…recommended,,,!

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Super flute may sound a little cheesy album title and it reminds me of those cheap Italian, German or British cover albums that were released by the dozens in the 1970s. But as you know, one should never judge the record by it’s title - or cover. Ken Munson plays his flute like the greats Herbie Mann or Moe Koffman, but instead of jazziness, he does it more soulful way. The title track “Super flute” is a great uptempo funky track with breaks and all. And there’s more groovers as well. Uptempo flute funk tracks “Scramble” and “Papa was a rolling stone” with midtempo “Rocks in my bed”, “Back stabbers” and “Ode to Billy Joe” are enough for a reason to buy this one. Although little is known of Kenneth “Ken” Munson, I must admit that Super flute is really a magnificent album. It always gets you to a good mood no matter what…..~

Fans of Bobbi Humphrey’s Mizell Brothers-produced LPs for Blue Note, as well as Harold Alexander’s dates for Flying Dutchman, should add to their wants’ lists Ken Munson’s Super Flute. Munson isn’t quite in the same league as Humphrey or Alexander, mind you, but his flute playing is effortlessly funky, and listeners with a preference for the first half of the soul-jazz equation will find much to savor. Munson keeps the music feather-light and upbeat, drawing most of his material from the contemporary pop charts – familiar melodies like “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Back Stabbers,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” glisten and glide, buoyed by sweetly soulful arrangements and flute breaks that soar and twist like lightning bugs at dawn….. by Jason Ankeny….allmusic…~

Credits: 
Kenneth ‘Ken’ Munson: flute 
Robert Banks: arranger

Tracklist 
A1 Super Flute 2:35 
A2 I Can See Clearly Now 2:44 
A3 Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) 3:25 
A4 Rocks In My Bed 3:56 
A5 Scramble 3:00 
B1 Night Train 3:15 
B2 Back Stabbers 1:57 
B3 Papa Was A Rolling Stone 2:52 
B4 Ode To Billy Joe 3:45 
B5 Me And Mrs. Jones 2:57

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Wilmer & The Dukes “Wilmer & The Dukes” 1969 US Soul Funk Rock

Wilmer & The Dukes “Wilmer & The Dukes” 1969 US superb Soul Funk Rock..recommended..!

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Under-rated and extremely hard to find, this CD belongs in everyone’s collection who just like well-played rock-n’-roll. My collection runs way over 1,000 CDs and this one rates at the top shelf. The musicians and vocalists have nailed it! Absolutey tight, smokin’ music that give you a reason to start a collection in the first place. Great for backround music to keep the energy level up while you’re workin’ in the wee hours. Their cover versions of songs are every bit as good as the originals. Great piano, horns, guitars,etc. These gentlemen have set the bar for dance hall and club music,(as the liner notes state) as you would have heard it in the late 60’s, and really sounds wonderful even now. This group should have gone multi-platinum. Grab your headphones,listen to the disc the whole way thru, and you’ll hear what I am trying to say. Beware if you take this rarity to a party, you may not get it back!!! Definitely should appeal to any Baby-Boomer or Gen whatever. Put this disc on your sound system, crank it, and it’s an instant party starter. Take it from there! Thank-you “Wilmer & The Dukes” for the music, and thank-you ever so much for this quality re-issue! Buy it while you can! This music is getting very hard to find anymore!….by… J from PA…~

As a small boy in Geneva NY I had some of the best preformers and music around me and I never even knew it. I knew “The Duke” Mr. Gillotte very well through family members, friends and his Son. To me I always thought of Mr. Gillotte as my buddy’s Dad….“The things you learn in life”. I knew he was in a band, my Dad was too and he talked of how great The Dukes really were. I never really knew it myself until I grew up and left for the armed forces. Seven years later the realization set in. I was home for the holidays and heard the remastered cd.I was at the “club house” where my father Carmen, The Bruno, my brothers and friends hang out drink beer, eat sausage and peppers and sing their hearts out to The Dukes….note for note…word for word! I tried so hard to get the cd but none of the music stores I went to had any left, I was heart broken. Well then I got lucky and found it on line. There are no words to describe how much love and respect I have for this band and the music they preformed. The sound they had was amazing to me, Mr Gillotte’s B-3 Organ claws right through the songs and ripppppppps your heart out! Not only did they play the songs better than the original rock groups that wrote the songs….they did it with a hell of a lot more heart and rock-n-roll soul! Even though I’m not home in good ol’ G-town, I still have my Dukes cd to keep me company when I get home sick…… “I listen to it everyday”….by…anthony j. fratto….~

Natives of Geneva, New York drummer Ron Alberts, singer/sax player Wilmer Alexander Jr., and keyboardist Ralph Gillotte started playing together in 1957. 
Originally known as Wilmer Alexander Junior and the Dukes, by the mid-1960s the racially integrated band included bassist Monte Alberts and lead guitarist Doug Brown. With a broad array of cover tunes and a couple of originals in their repertoire they’d also become staples on the New York club and college circuit, as well as an in-demand opening act for national pop, rock and soul acts touring the region.
The band’s brush with national success came in 1968 when they signed a contract with the small Buffalo, New York-based Aphrodisiac label. 
Penned by guitarist Doug Brown, the band debuted with the single ‘Give Me One More Chance’ b/w 'Get It’ (Aphrodisiac catalog number SME 260). A major regional hit, the 45 also hit # 80 nationally, which was enough for Aphrodisiac to finance a self-titled LP. Recorded in New York City with producer Gene Radice, the cleverly titled “Wilmer & the Dukes” (note the shortened name) served as a nice showcase the band’s broad and versatile chops. Apparently meant to capture the group’s long standing live act, the collection showcased a mixture of popular pop and soul hits, with a couple of Doug Brown originals thrown in. Alexander had a great voice that was equally at home on pop, rock and soul material while the rest of the band (particularly guitarist Brown and keyboardist Gillotte) were razor sharp - a decade on the club circuit tended to do that if it didn’t kill you. Certainly not the most original album of the year, but a pleasant surprise throughout. ….Bad Cat…..~

Includes Give Me One More Chance . Here’s the complete Wilmer & the Dukes album, remastered from the original master tapes with two unreleased tracks.

Wilmer Alexander Jr. -- vocals, sax 
- Monte Alberts -- bass 
- Ron Alberts -- drums, percussion
- Doug Brown -- lead guitar 
- Ralph Gillotte (RIP 1999) -- keyboards, backing vocals 

supporting musicians: 

- Bert Collins -- trumpet 
- Ralph Hamstent -- organ 
- Arnie Lawrence - baritone sax 
- Tommy Mitchell -- trombone 
- Richard Radice -- sax 
- Jerome Richardson - sax

Tracklist 
Living In The USA 3:15 
Count On Me 2:33 
Get Out Of My Life, Woman 2:35 
I Do Love You 3:15 
Love-itis/Show Me 5:12 
Heavy Time 2:27 
St. James Infirmary 5:36 
Get It (Instrumental) 2:40 
I'm Free 2:37 
Give Me One More Chance 2:40 

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