Soulful
genius from trombonist David Gibson – a player who works here with a slightly
larger group than usual for some of the Posi-tone label sessions, but one who's
able to make the whole thing come off with a compact groove that's totally
wonderful all the way through! Gibson's got a way of making the sound come down
totally right on the money – especially on his wonderful original tracks for
the album, which are nestled in nicely alongside tracks by Curtis Fuller, and
some other earlier giants – played by an excellent septet that features Freddie
Hendrix on trumpet, Doug Webb on tenor, Caleb Curtis on alto, and Theo Hell on
piano. The mix of Hendrix and Gibson is especially great – and titles include
"Axe Grinder", "Sweetness", "The Scythe",
"The Court", "AJ", "Gravy", "Inner
Agent", and "I Wish I Knew".
~ Dusty Groove
ELLERY
ESKELIN TRIO – WILLISAU LIVE
Tenorist
Ellery Eskelin's in a very compelling setting here – a trio that has the great
Gerry Hemmingway on drums, and organist Gary Versace on the Hammond B3 – an
instrument we're not sure we've ever heard on any other records from Ellery!
Yet the set's hardly a conventional version of tenor and organ jazz – as the
Hammond's often used in ways that are a sonically creative as Eskelin's
approach to tenor, with waves of sound that are often far beyond music, but
which also can hit some tuneful moments as well – all over the course of songs
that are familiar, but which are completely transformed by the process! The
group does hit a slightly soulful vibe on a reading of "I Don't Stand A
Ghost Of A Chance Without You", but really takes off on versions of
"We See", "East Of The Sun", "Blue &
Sentimental", and "My Melancholy Baby" – as well as their own
"On Or About". ~ Dusty Groove
WILSON PICKETT – THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SINGLES VOL. 1
Are you ready for the
wickedest Real Gone soul collection yet? Here, in one smokin’ hot set, are the
first 22 single sides that the great Wilson Pickett recorded for the Atlantic
label, some of the most hallowed recordings in the history of soul music. Along
with the intoxicating mix of hits—“In the Midnight Hour,” “Mustang Sally,”
“634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.),” “Land of 1000 Dances,” “Don’t Fight It,” and
more—and rare B-sides that come with the territory on a singles collection, you
also get those punchy mono single mixes/versions that bring out the raw excitement
of these seminal performances, not to mention the incredible musicianship of
folks like Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Isaac Hayes.
Indeed, even if you purchased Rhino Handmade’s collection of Pickett’s complete
Atlantic studio sessions, you don’t own the single versions—this volume (and
the two to come after it) are necessary complements to that outstanding set.
Remastered by Mike Milchner from sources derived from the original tapes, and
annotated by Joe Marchese, who penned the notes on Real Gone’s previous
collection of the Wicked Pickett’s RCA recordings, The Complete Atlantic
Singles Vol. One presents some of the greatest soul ever waxed exactly how it
was originally waxed—as singles for airplay on the radio. It’s the material
that made Wilson Pickett a legend.
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