TOM BROWNE - BROTHER, BROTHER: THE GRP / ARISTA ANTHOLOGY
SoulMusic Records pesents "Brother, Brother: The
GRP/Arista Anthology," a musically superb anthology by renowned trumpeter,
musician and songwriter Tom Browne, covering his five-year tenure (1979-1984),
firstly with GRP Records then with Arista Records. . From Jamaica, Queens, NY,
Tom grew up in a creatively-fertile environment among other budding musicians
including drummer Omar Hakim, bassist Marcus Miller, keyboardist Bernard
Wright, drummer Lenny White and songwriter/musician Lesette Wilson. After being
courted by several labels, Tom opted to sign with the then-fledgling GRP label,
created by top jazz production team of Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen. . Following
the critically-acclaimed "Browne Sugar" LP, Tom experienced his
biggest commercial breakthrough with 1980's "Love Approach" which
included the massive global hit, the now-timeless funk groove, 'Funkin' For
Jamaica (N.Y.)', a No. 1 R&B US hit. This 29-track, 2-CD set also includes
two 1991 remixes of the classic cut by the UK's Driza Bone. . Tom's third
album, "Magic" kept the momentum going with charted hits, 'Let's
Dance', 'Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move)' and 'Fungi
Mama/Bebopafunkadiscolypo', are all featured here along with later hits, 'Bye
Gones', 'Rockin' Radio' (produced by Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun),
'Cruisin'', and 'Secret Fantasy' (featuring Siedah Garrett).
ERIC GALE - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
This Definitive Double CD Collection is the first-time Eric
Gale's CTI, Columbia & Warner Brothers repertoire has compiled together on
one package. . Eric Gale has put his stamp on over 500 recordings, working with
a who's who of Pop, Soul & Jazz from Jimi Hendrix to Aretha Franklin. .
Eric Gale recorded eleven solo albums, and was the pivotal player in the Jazz
Funk super group Stuff, two tracks of which are featured on this package. This
collection includes four tracks from his only CTI Records album
"Forecast" which featured Jazz heavyweights Bob James on Piano, Idris
Muhammad on Drums & Hubert Laws on Flute. . After the CTI album Eric signed
with Columbia and released two of his greatest albums "Ginseng Woman"
and "Multiplication". 'Sara Smile', the Hall & Oates classic is
given the Gale treatment on the "Ginseng Woman" album and creates his
own Reggae influenced Jazz classic. After leaving Columbia Eric signed with
Warner Brothers and released the albums "Blue Horizon" and
"Island Breeze" and tracks from those albums are featured on this
package. . Also check out Lois Wilson's sleeve-notes, which gives you a great
insight to the guitar legend that is Eric Gale.
JOEY NEGRO – PRODUCED WITH LOVE
Produced With Love is the extraordinary new album from UK
legend Joey Negro: a buoyant, life-affirming, disco-inspired album that offers
welcome relief from the grey-faced march of modern club music. “I was 13 when I
first heard “Boogie Nights” by Heatwave on a children’s TV show called
Multicoloured SwapShop and it started a love affair with disco music that has
lasted all my life. There’s so much to love in disco. 40 years later I still
hear plenty of sample tracks based around disco records but what I don’t come
across much of is actual original new material made to the disco blueprint.” -
Joey Negro It’s hard to find enough superlatives to describe just how
influential and prolific Dave Lee, aka Joey Negro, has been over the last three
decades. One of music’s major proponents of soulful, disco-tinged, vocal
records and without question instrumental is its development and
popularisation, no-one treats a loop, groove or hook with as much care and
attention as Joey Negro. Includes tracks featuring Linda Clifford, Melba Moore,
Gwen Guthrie, The Fatback Band, Angela Johnson, Peven Everett, and the O’Jays.
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