Soul Jazz have done it again – and really
knock it out of the park with this tremendous collection of Crescent City soul!
Yes, there have been plenty of New Orleans collections over the years – and
yes, most of them are pretty darn good – but there's really something special
going on here – a very fresh take on the Nola sound, with lots of lesser-known
tracks by some of the bigger names on the scene – and a special focus that goes
way past the hits, and which also shows some real overlooked nuggets from the
early 70s too! The tunes all still have that great New Orleans mix of grit and
groove – but there's often a nice sense of warmth, too – less of the cliches
you might associate with the scene, and some surprisingly mature modes on some
of the later tracks too – almost as if deep soul modes from farther north in
the south were filtering down to the city to change up the groove. As usual,
Soul Jazz have included some copious notes to support their excellent music
choices – and quite frankly, we're even more impressed than ever with their
work on this project – and we've been stocking their albums for almost 20
years! Titles include "She's On My Mind" by Aaron Neville,
"Caught You In A Lie" by Robert Parker, "Don't Pity Me" by
Curley Moore, "Steppin Out" by Lionel Robinson, "Being Without
You" by Maurice Williams, "Congratulations Baby" by Barbara
West, "I Don't Wanna Hear It" by Betty Harris, "Back Street
Lover" by Ernie K Doe, "I've Never Considered" by Inell Young,
"The ABC Song" by Diamond Joe, "Tell Her That I Love You"
by Jimmy Hicks, and "She'll Never Be Your Wife" by Irma Thomas. ~ Dusty Groove.
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