RANDY CRAWFORD – NAKED AND TRUE (BONUS TRACK)
A later date from 70s soul legend Randy Crawford – cut
overseas, at a time when she was initially without US representation – a
situation that was immediately corrected with the strength of the album! The
set has Randy really getting back to basics – mostly working with tight jazz
funk backings that recall both her first few records, and her work with The
Crusaders – a perfect setting for her wonderful voice, and her trademark use of
jazzy currents with more straight-ahead soul! Players on the record include
Fred Wesley on trombone, Bernie Worrell on keyboards, and Bootsy Collins on
bass – which will give you an idea of the strength of the sound – and titles
include "Cajun Moon", "Give Me The Night", "Glow Of
Love", "I'll Be Around", "Forget Me Nots", "Joy
Inside My Tears", "Purple Rain", and "Come Into My
Life". Great 2CD version – features a bonus instrumental version of
"The Glow Of Love" – plus 13 more different mixes of tracks from the
album – including "Cajun Moon (long trip mix)", "Forget Me Nots
(Femi Fem rotation mix)", "Give Me The Night (Mousse T's classic club
mix)", "Forget Me Nots (Delaney's mix)", "I'll Be Around
(surprise mix)", and "Cajun Moon (cajun trip club
version)". ~ Dusty Groove
PAT THOMAS – ELEPHANT CLOCK OF AL JAZARI
The title and cover here are super-simple, but the sound is
anything but – a continuing evolution of the talents of tenorist Ralph Bowen,
who just seems to grab us more and more with each new album! The core of the
record is the long "Phylogeny Suite", which has some of the most
complex writing we've ever heard from Bowen – almost like he's hitting a second
chapter of his career, while still finding a way to soulfully swing with the
quality that first made us love him a number of years ago. There's almost a
Monk-like sense of angularity at points – accented by the piano work of Jim
Ridl, who plays in the quartet alongside Kenny Davis on bass and Cliff Almond
on drums. Titles include "A Cast Of Crabs", "A Leap Of Leopards",
"Cache Cache", "A Rookery Of Ravens", and a version of
McCoy Tyner's "Search For Peace".
~ Dusty Groove
RALPH BOWEN - RALPH BOWEN
The title and cover here are super-simple, but the sound is
anything but – a continuing evolution of the talents of tenorist Ralph Bowen,
who just seems to grab us more and more with each new album! The core of the
record is the long "Phylogeny Suite", which has some of the most
complex writing we've ever heard from Bowen – almost like he's hitting a second
chapter of his career, while still finding a way to soulfully swing with the
quality that first made us love him a number of years ago. There's almost a
Monk-like sense of angularity at points – accented by the piano work of Jim
Ridl, who plays in the quartet alongside Kenny Davis on bass and Cliff Almond
on drums. Titles include "A Cast Of Crabs", "A Leap Of
Leopards", "Cache Cache", "A Rookery Of Ravens", and a
version of McCoy Tyner's "Search For Peace". ~ Dusty Groove
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