So, What Are You Listening To NOW?

[Chuck Nessa]

[rostasi]

[soulpope]

[rostasi]

Southern Energy Ensemble - Open Your Mind

Ready for re-release, officially next month, but is available now.
Title track very Black Jazz label influenced.

 

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We are proud to present the first full international release for another lost classic from the Black Fire Records archives, ‘Southern Energy’, the only album recorded by R’n’B and jazz collective Southern Energy Ensemble in 1977.

“As Southern Energy, we played the chitlin circuit and ended up gigging most weekends at clubs, universities and military bases in Virginia and North and South Carolina,” remembers leader Marvin Daniels. After meeting Plunky Branch and Jimmy Gray, they recorded some high energy sessions during 1977. “Southern Energy was tight,” continues Daniels.

“The album was all about positive messages and celebrating real people." The band would break up soon after the members left college. Canned following the original recording, the album eventually surfaced on a limited CD and LP on Black Fire in 1993. ‘Southern Energy’ has been remastered from the original tapes by The Carvery, and features unseen photos and brand-new sleeve notes by co-bandleader Marvin Daniels.

 

Edited May 21, 2021 by rostasi

[John Tapscott]

 

[rostasi]

• Bass – Mickey Bass (tracks: 1, 2), Sam Jones (tracks: 3 to 5)
• Drums – Louis Hayes (tracks: 3 to 5), Marion Booker Jr. (tracks: 1, 2)
• Guitar – George Freeman (tracks: 1, 2), O'Donel Levy (tracks: 1, 2)
• Organ – Jimmy McGriff (tracks: 1, 2)
• Piano [Electric] – Cedar Walton (tracks: 3 to 5)
• Producer – Sonny Lester
• Soprano Saxophone – Lucky Thompson (tracks: 3 to 5)

[Peter Friedman]

[mikeweil]

Pulled this from the mailbox this afternoon - it rocks!

Edited May 21, 2021 by mikeweil

[Chuck Nessa]

[rostasi]

[HutchFan]

More Hilton Ruiz:

Not cool that they misspelled Patato's surname.  

Bush league.

Edited May 21, 2021 by HutchFan

[Chuck Nessa]

Missing Ira today for some reason. Edit to say this is a wonderful Jodie Christian performance. Sadness continues.

Edited May 21, 2021 by Chuck Nessa

[sonnyhill]

 

Christopher Hoffman - Asp Nimbus (Out of Your Head Records)

[Chuck Nessa]

Now this

[BillF]

[Referentzhunter]

[Referentzhunter]

[Referentzhunter]

[Peter Friedman]

[mjazzg]

15 hours ago, rostasi said:

• Bass – Mickey Bass (tracks: 1, 2), Sam Jones (tracks: 3 to 5)
• Drums – Louis Hayes (tracks: 3 to 5), Marion Booker Jr. (tracks: 1, 2)
• Guitar – George Freeman (tracks: 1, 2), O'Donel Levy (tracks: 1, 2)
• Organ – Jimmy McGriff (tracks: 1, 2)
• Piano [Electric] – Cedar Walton (tracks: 3 to 5)
• Producer – Sonny Lester
• Soprano Saxophone – Lucky Thompson (tracks: 3 to 5)

That's a Grachan Moncur III, and Tolliver too, appearance that escaped my notice.  Does it live up to its line-up?

[Joe]

 

[felser]

1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

That's a Grachan Moncur III, and Tolliver too, appearance that escaped my notice.  Does it live up to its line-up?

Nope.

[mjazzg]

6 minutes ago, felser said:

Nope.

Thanks John, succinct and to the point  I will continue with my ignorance of it in that case

[Rabshakeh]

Just finished: 

John Zorn - Cobra (HatHut, 1987)

Now on to: 

Anatomy of a Groove by M Base Collective 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Rabshakeh

[Peter Friedman]