One of Bobby Hutcherson's greatest records ever – and a session that never got released at the time! The album's an excellent quartet session, one that's very much in the best spirit of Bobby's great Happenings album on Blue Note – and it features a similar group that includes Hutcherson on vibes, Herbie Hancock on piano, Albert Stinson on bass, and Joe Chambers, one of Hutcherson's best accompanists from the 60s, on drums. The format's a bit more modal than Happenings – and the set features 6 wonderful little tracks that mix together the "new thing" sound of earlier Hutcherson Blue Notes, with some of the nascent soulfulness that started creeping into his work at the end of the 60s. The album was recorded in 1967, but only first issued in Japan in at the end of the 70s – and then later in the US, and even then only briefly – but we'd still rank the set as one of Bobby's best for Blue Note! Titles include "Til Then", "Mr Joy", "Subtle Neptune", and "Theme From Blow Up". (Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ~ Dusty Groove
Patrick McLean is an r&b/soul vocalist, saxophonist, songwriter, arranger and producer, formerly a co-founder member of the Britfunk band Hi-Tension. After devoting the past two decades to family life he is back to the music, most recently as a co-founder member of The Brit Funk Association. “One Heart One Beat” is a collection of self-penned songs inspired by his life journey, with the exception of one tribute to his Hi-Tension days with a reworking of “There’s A Reason”, originally co-written and sung by the group’s David Joseph. Album features some of the best UK musicians.
Dorrey Lyles is a powerhouse that can shake the foundation, but she possesses the sensitivity that will warm you from the inside out. Her perfectly combined mixture of Gospel, R&B, Soul or Jazz guarantees an intense musical experience. Throughout her career Dorrey Lyles has been working with the Harlem Gospel Singers, James Ingram, Oleta Adams, Peabo Bryson, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow and Natalie Cole. In 2012 she became part of the world-renowned Weather Girls, together with Dynelle Rhodes, the daughter of the group’s founder Izora Armstead. ”My Realized Dream” is Dorrey Lyles’ first solo album that came out as a digital release on her 50th birthday on June 12 this year. An album with many self-written songs showing the diversity of her work that includes soul-dance tracks like ”Back To Me”, delivers groovy Motown sound in „Call Your Name“ a duet with David A. Tobin, as well as Gospel R&B on ”Child of Soul”, which tells her personal life story. With ”I Believe In Us” Dorrey Lyles presents a beautiful ballad, which immediately causes goose bumps. Her latest single ”Dancing In The Rain” is a sexy and intoxicating R&B track with 70s disco funk feel produced by Rob Hardt as well as her interpretation of the fantastic soul classic ”Caravan Of Love”. ”My Realized Dream” is a milestone in the impressive career of Dorrey Lyles that showcases the work of this great soul singer.
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