Peter Friedman Posted March 6, 2007 Report Posted March 6, 2007 Curious about why none of you heavy grease lovers did not mention any Groove Holmes recordings??? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 7, 2007 Report Posted March 7, 2007 No time to read thread. MG Quote
Kyo Posted March 18, 2007 Report Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) Finally got Blue John and Blue Mode. Awesome! Also ordered Fred Jackson's Hootin' 'n Tootin' (the US Conn edition with the additional session). It won't be long before I own ALL the stuff mentioned in this thread. Edited March 18, 2007 by Kyo Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 18, 2007 Report Posted March 18, 2007 o.k...here's a twist.... Greasy records you should have, but never will.... These are some of my all time fav underdog organ sides... 1.Sam Lazar "Playback" on Argo. Nobody knows Sam Lazar because he only made 2 obscure records. But believe me, "Playback" is one of the baddest, greasiest records EVER made by ANYBODY. He kills on this stuff. And then faded into obscurity. By comparison, Baby Face Willette is a well known superstar. 2.Baby Face Willete "Behind The 8 Ball" also on Argo. People think BFW didn't make anything worth listening to after the Blue Note glory days. Wrong. "Behind The 8 Ball" is one of the all time great organ sides. Maybe even showing more depth than his BNs (even those are classics, no doubt about it). 3.Johnyy "Hammond" Smith, "Black Coffee".....nobody talks about JHS too much. And that's a damn shame. Lost in the shuffle (literally). Anyway, GET THIS LP (it's on CD now) and give your Larry Young records a break. His shuffle version of "Body and Soul" should let anybody know this guy's one of the all-time greats. And for PURE grease, check out "Rufus Toofus" on this LP....Funky, lowdown shit. 4.Jimmy Forrest "Forrest Fire" w/Larry Young before he became "Larry Young." O.K., Larry's not breaking new ground here. But this is a classic organ-grinder album with a band that's tearing it up Ghetto Bar-style. "Dexter's Deck" is a standout, but the whole CD's A+ stuff from the guys who matter. 5.Trudy Pitt's "Bucketfull of Soul". A live affair that makes you realize what a PUKING organ in a shitty club in the 60's really sounded like. Nothing subtle here. Just balls to the wall (oddly enough coming from Trudy) badass jazz organ, club-style. O.K....that's just 5 off the top of my head. No, these are by no means essential. But just think, as you listen to "Unity" for the millioneth time....you could be diggin' "Amen" on "Behind the 8 Ball." But, you'll probably never hear it. Too bad for you. Oy! MG (Back to reading the therad now.) Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 18, 2007 Report Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) OK - first, thanks for the bump Kyo. I've now read the thread. Too much concentration on Blue Note - though what else I should expect from a bunch of refugees from BNBB, I don't know. WILLIS "GATOR TAIL" MOTHERFUCKIN' JACKSON!!!!!! Bar wars (Earland, Martino, Idris) Star bag (Pitts, Jennings) Thunderbird (Roach, Jennings) Gatorade (Carl Wilson, Boogaloo Joe) JAMES BROWN! THE GODFATHER OF SOUL! Grits & soul Today and yesterday Sam Lazar - Soul merchant Jimmy McGriff The startin' five (Newman, Bryant, Mel Brown, Purdie) The dream team (as above but Holloway not Bryant) Black Pearl (Theus, Levy) (OK - I had to include 1 Blue Note, since no one had mentioned it) The main squeeze (Lester, Ponder) Leon Spencer - Where I'm comin' from Holmes/Ammons - Groovin' with Jug Pucho & the Latin Soul Brothers - Groovin' high Freddie Roach - All that's good (Lester, Newborn) (Woops - another BN snuck in) Red Holloway - The Burner (Gale, Patton) Don Patterson - Hip cake walk Freddie McCoy - Beans & Greens David Newman/Ray Charles - Fathead David Newman - Captain buckles Paul Bryant - Somethin' happenin' (Plas, Gatemouth Brown) Anna King - Back to soul - the all tme greatest soul album ever!!!!!! Jack McDuff - Screamin' (Burrell, Wright, Dukes) The Astonishing Mickey Fields (with Holmes, Freeman) Charles Kynard Where it's at (Scott, Roberts) Professor soul ( The soul brotherhood (Newman, Mitchell, green, Roker - phew!) Cornell Dupree - Teasin' Maceo Parker - Life on Planet Groove!!!!!!!!! Illinois Jacquet - Go power (Milt & Dawson) Lonnie Smith - Mama wailer (with Marvin Cabell) Jackie Ivory - Soul discovery Les McCann - the REAL word for grease Live in San Francisco The shout Spanish onions Live in New York McCanna Jazz Waltz (with the Jazz Crusaders) Beaux J Pooboo Blue Mitchell - Soul Village (Bishop, Forrest) Larry Young - Testifyin' (Schwartz, Leslie) Charles Earland - Whip appeal (Person, Coles - yes, that Coles) Boogaloo Joe Jones - Snake rhythm rock (Bryant, Cornell, Tate) Junior Mance - Groovin' blues (E Alexander) John Wright - South side soul Billy Larkin & the Delegates - Blue lights Al Grey & Jimmy Forrest - OD (out dere) (with Patterson) Quick selection from terribly long list Edited March 18, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 18, 2007 Report Posted March 18, 2007 Missed out Houston Person Wildflower We owe it all to love Underground soul MG Quote
jasonguthartz Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 JAMES BROWN! THE GODFATHER OF SOUL! Grits & soul Today and yesterday "Shhhhhhh.... (For a Little While)" (available here) Game over. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 20, 2007 Report Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) JAMES BROWN! THE GODFATHER OF SOUL! Grits & soul Today and yesterday "Shhhhhhh.... (For a Little While)" (available here) Game over. Well, if it ain't coming out on CD - at least it's been reissued on LP. Everyone should have this http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=5y3...6%26amp%3By%3D6 $8.99 from Da Barstids MG Oh, and while I was having a look, I ordered 3 others. (I'm supposed to be saving up for an African music binge in Paris ) Edited March 20, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote
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