Tuesday, November 01, 2016

NEW RELEASES: BOBBY HEBB & OTHERS – 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION OF SUNNY; SOUL TOGETHERNESS 2016; EVAN PARKER / MARK NAUSEEF / TOMA GOUBAND – AS THE WIND

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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