DENIECE WILLIAMS – BLACK BUTTERFLY: THE ESSENTIAL NIECY
A treasure trove of work from Deniece Williams – one of the
coolest, classiest soul singers to hit the mainstream at the end of the 70s!
Williams has roots that go deep in the Chicago scene – including young work
under the name of Deniece Chandler – but this set picks off from the time when
she hit Columbia Records as a full-formed adult soul singer – one of the
freshest talents of her generation – with an ability to hit some of the
spiritual currents of Minnie Riperton, and some of the grooves you might expect
from Cheryl Lynn! Both those sides and many more are featured here – in a 35
track set that's overflowing with gems, produced by soul music legends who
include Maurice White, Charles Stepney, Thom Bell, Ray Parker Jr, George Duke,
Jeff Lorber, and others. Titles include "Baby Baby My Love's All For
You", "What Two Can Do", "I Can't Wait", "I'm So
Proud", "Black Butterfly", "Silly", "God Is
Amazing", "Free", "Healing", "All I Need",
"Waiting By The Hotline", "Let's Hear It For The Boy (12"
version)", "Do What You Feel (single version)", "When Love
Comes Calling", "I've Got The Next Dance (12" version)",
"That's What Friends Are For", and "It's Gonna Take A
Miracle". Also features duets with Johnny Mathis on "Without
Us", "Love Won't Let Me Wait", "Too Much Too Little Too
Late", and "You're All I Need To Get By". ~ Dusty Groove
THE LITTLE RICHARD BAND – CALIFORNIA I’M COMIN
This album features Little Richard and his band with
incredible songs from the mid-1970s. We all know about the iconic songs like
"Good Golly Ms Molly," "Tutti Frutti," and many more, but
this new album is a departure from that sound with elements of jazz, blues and
funk. Producer Keith Winslow brought this project to life with a focus on the
amazing band Little Richard was working with in 1970s. It features Johnny
"Guitar" Watson, San Francisco Sound, Tower Of Power (horn section),
Eddie Cornelius, Duane Winslow, Larry Williams, Ernie Watts, Tony Matthews,
Jessie Boyce, Freeman Brown, Bobby "Youngblood" Forte, Melvin Wonder,
Blood Sweat and Tears, and more.
ROBERTO FONSECA - ABUC
One of the most hard-hitting albums we've ever heard from
pianist Roberto Fonseca – a set that deeply digs back into an older Afro-Cuban
sound – as you might guess from the title's backward-spelling of Cuba! The
music here is surprisingly rich and full – not just Cuban flavoring on jazz
piano lines, but a well-conceived, fully-formed approach that mixes Roberto's
fierce piano lines with larger percussion and horns, and some very strong
acoustic bass from Yandy Martinez – which really drives the harder-grooving
songs in a great way! We're often a bit suspicious of projects like this, but
we're totally in love with this record – as there's a vibe that's at once
respectful of the classics, but totally brand-new – and produced to perfection,
without any fakeness or gimmicks at all. Titles include "Soul
Guardians", "Sagrado Corazon", "Family", "Tierra
Santa", "Tumbao De La Unidad", "Afro Mambo", and
"Asere Monina Bonco". ~ Dusty Groove
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