BOBBY
HEBB & OTHERS – 50TH
ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION OF SUNNY
A cool
compilation that pays fitting tribute to one of the greatest songs of the 60s!
When Bobby Hebb first recorded "Sunny" way back in 1966 – he probably
had little idea that it would rocket him to the top of the charts, nor that it
would go onto become one of the most popular songs of its time, getting covered
in a variety of musical styles, by a huge amount of artists over the next few
years. This package brings together 15 versions of the amazing track
"Sunny" – including the original by Bobby Hebb, plus covers of the
tune by Booker T & The MGs, Dusty Springfield, Wilson Pickett, Shirley
Bassey, Robert Mitchum, Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones, Jose Feliciano, Ella
Fitzgerald, Georgie Fame, The Head Shop, John Schroeder Orchestra, Cher, and an
especially nice one by James Brown and The Dee Felice Trio with Marva
Whitney! ~ Dusty Groove
SOUL TOGETHERNESS 2016
A wickedly
sharp entry in the Soul Togetherness series – and one that maybe features a bit
more contemporary material than before! There's a few older tracks from the
modern soul years of the late 70s – but most of the work here is contemporary
soul from the global underground – brought together in a collection that's
especially important, given that the scene has moved so strongly to digital
releases and one-off singles! These tracks are partly from that hinterland, and
partly from the well-chosen range of cuts that we've come to expect from
Expansion Records and DJ Richard Searling – a talent who's been running the
Soul Togetherness empire for 30 years, and really knows his way around a track.
Titles include "Don't Quit" by Deiphuis & Eastar with Jocelyn
Brown, "Sunshine" by Los Charly's Orchestra, "I Got To
Party" by SouLutions, "Just Talk To Me (boogie back rmx)" by
Tracy Hamlin, "No Limit (ext mix)" by Breakwater, "Stranger
(back to the future mix)" by Farina Miss, "Adieu" by Trina
Broussard, "I Can Feel It (Soulshy mix)" by Beat Rivals, "Never
Loved Nobody" by Puff Johnson, "Lotta Love (ext orig version)"
by Nicolette Larson, "What I Done Wrong" by Big Lee Dowell & The
Cannonballas, "Just Whatcha Like" by Zo with Joi, "All In The
Name Of Love" by Seest, and "You & I (spider edit)" by
Ronnie Jones. ~ Dusty Groove
EVAN PARKER
/ MARK NAUSEEF / TOMA GOUBAND – AS THE WIND
One of the
most unusual albums we've ever heard from saxophonist Evan Parker – and one
that, in the notes, he also refers to as one of his best! The group features a
striking lineup – Parker on soprano sax, Mark Nauseef on percussion, and Toma
Gouband on lithophones – which are instruments that create sound by the
striking of rocks! With two percussive-styled forces at play, the structure is
a bit different than some of Parker's more reed-oriented records – although
both of the percussionists also find a way to create very spare, almost breathy
sounds with their instruments – which Evan then responds to with some very
unusual textures of his own. The whole performance was improvised, and is
presented here as it was recorded – and the album may well be one of the most
beautiful we've heard from Parker in years. Titles include "Like A Wild
Goose Flies", "As The Wind", "Sans Everything",
"Pipes & Whistles In His Sound", "Come Warble Come",
and "As A Weasel Sucks Eggs". ~ Dusty Groove
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