Luther Vandross – My Body (Louis Vega Remix)
April 13, 2019 Record Day sees new release “My Body”
performed by none other than the Legend and King R&B, soul singer Luther
Vandross and remixed by Louie Vega. This is a song that was never released and
was recorded back in 1979 by Luther Vandross when he was working on the colossal
album “Never Too Much”. Brought to Louie Vega by artist and renowned background
singer to the greats Mr. Fonzi Thornton, Vega was able to work on the
immaculate sounds of Vandross. As Vega recalls 'When I put up the tracks in my
studio it sounded as if Luther were singing today, it made it so easy to come with
the house grooves having such a perfect vocal performance and one of kind tone.
Once I came with the music, I felt I needed to call his original background
singer team, which Fonzi organized in a flash. He called upon the genius
background singers Brenda White, Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Tawatha Agee and
Fonzi himself. We are talking the A-Team of background singers, a dream come
true in my studio', Vega recalls.
Lee Fields & The Expressions – It Rains Love
We've loved the music of Lee Fields for many many years –
but these days, he seems to be sounding even better than ever – taking all of
his decades of experience in soul music, and blending his deep soul roots with
an even more mature, open sort of style! And even though Lee's early work was
great, we never would have imagined the greatness he can hit with a record like
this – a set that draws on so many currents of classic soul, but finds a way to
make a statement that's totally personal, totally original, and totally out of
sight all the way through! Fields has a fantastic raspy vocal style, but he
never just lets that stand as his calling card – because he's really bringing
new inflections, new inspirations to the music – all while working with superb
backing from Leon Michels and The Expressions. If you can imagine Hi Records
mixed with James Brown mixed with New Jersey soul mixed with Daptone mixed with
The Impressions – then you've only got part of the multi-faceted genius of this
set. Titles include "Two Faces", "You're What's Needed In My
Life", "Love Prisoner", "Will I Get Off Easy",
"It Rains Love", "Love Is The Answer", "A Promise Is A
Promise", and "Blessed With The Best". CD features the bonus
track "Don't Give Up". ~ Dusty Groove
Mark De Clive-Lowe - Heritage II
A beautiful second volume in the Heritage series from
keyboard genius Mark De Clive Lowe – and one that we like even more than the
first! The music here has the strong spiritual currents of the previous set,
but also brings in more of the cosmic, electronic modes that we knew in Mark's
initial music – a great blend of jazz with inventive rhythms, wide-ranging
keyboard sounds, and even some live electronics – recorded in concert, but with
the complexity of a more dynamic studio production! Other players include
Teodross Avery on tenor, Josh Johnson on alto, Carlos Nino on percussion,
Brando Eugene Owens on bass, and Brandon Combs on drums – and titles include
"Isan", "Ryugu Jo", "Bushido II",
"Mizugaki", "Mirai No Rekishi", and "O Edo Nihonbashi". ~ Dusty Groove
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