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A funky effort by the legendary percussionist. Includes Billy Capers, Marty Sheller and Hubert Laws. Originally picked it up from Never Enough Rhodes wonderful Mongo Santamaria discography. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

1. Walk On By
2. I Got You (I Feel Good)
3. In The Mood
4. Baila Dance
5. Louie, Louie
6. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
7. Hey!
8. Call Me
9. El Bikini
10. Shotgun

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::Hey! Let’s Party::

Jimmy with a large group, listed here.

1. You Came a Long Way from St.Louis – 4:22
2. The Ape Woman – 3:22
3. Georgia on My Mind – 2:29
4. G’won Train Bown – 4:22
5. Theme from Any Number Can Win – 2:12
6. What’d I Say - 2:52
7. The Sermon – 7:43
8. Ruby – 2:21
9. Tubs – 2:49
10. Blues for C.A. - 3:43

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::Any Number Can Win::

Stevie’s third LP, he is still only 16 years old.

1. A Place in the Sun
2. Bang Bang
3. Down to Earth
4. Thank You Love
5. Be Cool, Be Calm (And Keep Yourself Together)
6. Sylvia
7. My World Is Empty Without You
8. The Lonesome Road
9. Angel Baby (Don’t You Ever Leave Me)
10. Mr. Tambourine Man
11. Sixteen Tons
12. Hey Love

Stevie Wonder – harmonica, keyboards, vocals
James Jamerson – bass
Benny Benjamin – drums

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::Down To Earth::

Live Blues/R&B set from 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival. King Curtis was killed about 3 months after this performance. This rip is from themonk.

“Well they call me a reefer smoker…”

1. Junker’s Blues – 8:10
2. Sneaky Pete – 6:16
3. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – 5:29
4. Get With It – 3:33
5. Poor Boy Blues - 9:30
6. I’m Having Fun - 5:21

King Curtis – tenor and alto Saxophone
Champion Jack Dupree – piano and vocals
Cornell Dupree- Guitar
Jerry Jemmott- bass guitar
Oliver Jackson- drums

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::Blues at Montreux::

1. The House Of The Rising Sun
2. Baia (Boogie Bump)
3. Hard To Face The Music
4. Theme For New York City
5. Sudan
6. Hey Pock A-Way
7. Pipe Stem (bonus)
8. I Know You Don’t Want Me No More (bonus)

Idris Muhammad – drums
Eric Gale- guitar, bass
Joe Beck – guitar
Wilbur Bascomb – bass
Will Lee – bass
Leon Pendarvis – piano
Don Grolnick – piano
Roland Hanna – piano
George Young – tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
George Devens – percussion

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::House of the Rising Sun::

1. Watch Out – 5:12
2. Strollin’ – 6:15
3. Mellow Gravy – 5:03
4. Christopher Columbus – 6:24
5. Buzzin’ Round – 6:15
6. Mr. Clean – 8:01
7. Untitled – 6:11

Jack McDuff – organ
Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
Harold Vick – tenor saxophone
Eddie Diehl – guitar
Joe Dukes –  drums

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::Brother Jack Meets The Boss::

Tracks 1-6 recorded live at the “Front Room” in Newark, NJ, June 5, 1963.
Tracks 7-13 recorded live at “The Jazz Workshop” in San Francisco, CA, October 3, 1963.

1. Rock Candy – 6:40
2. It Ain’t Necessarily So – 6:37
3. Sanctified Samba – 4:50
4. Whistle While You Work – 5:11
5. A Real Good’un – 7:42
6. Undecided – 8:16
7. Blues 1 & 8 – 7:06
8. Passing Through (Harvest) – 2:39
9. Dink’s Blues – 6:20
10. Grease Monkey – 2:32
11. Vas Dis – 8:10
12. Somewhere In The Night – 3:55
13. Jive Samba – 6:50

Brother Jack McDuff – organ
Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
Harold Vick – tenor saxophone, flute
George Benson – guitar
Joe Dukes – drums

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::Live!::

Love the cover!

1. Hot Barbeque – 2:56
2. The Party’s Over – 6:47
3. Briar Patch – 2:55
4. Hippy Dip – 6:26
5. 601 1/2 North Poplar St. – 4:10
6. Cry Me a River - 4:47
7. The Three Day Thang – 3:40

Jack McDuff – organ
Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
George Benson – guitar
Joe Dukes – drums

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::Hot Barbeque::

Prestige label, soul jazz trio. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 14, 1968.

Richard Holmes – organ
George Freeman – guitar (tracks 1-4)
Billy Jackson – drums
Earl Maddox – guitar (tracks 5,6)

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::The Groover!::

One of two albums Longo release on the Groove Merchant label. A prominently Fender Rhodes album of funky soul jazz recorded with a small but quality group. Includes multiple cover tunes and a couple of originals. Produced by Sonny Lester. Unfortunately My Jazz World at baywords seems to be shut down. I know they shared this awhile ago, and I do not see a copy of it anywhere else. If anyone knows about MJW’s new URL, please let me know.

1. Ole’ for the Gypsies – 5:26
2. Samia – 4:51
3. Funkia – 5:42
4. Windmills of Your Mind – 4:29
5. What’s Going On – 6:18
6. The Last Tango in Paris – 4:29
7. Southern Soul – 8:03
8. Gingele – 2:09

Michael Longo – electric and acoustic piano
Ron Carter – bass
Mickey Roker – drums
Carlos “Patato” Valdes- percussion

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::Funkia::

Check out Never Enough Rhodes Michael Longo page for more of his 70′s material

This is a repost. The third album by Sly Stone. Less psychedelic then some future efforts but less pop oriented then the previous LP Dance To The Music. Sly’s lyrics refer to all sorts of themes such as partying, dating and racial harmony. Described as “intoxicating slices of funk-pop” by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AMG. Includes bonus tracks. Check out A Whole New Thing if you haven’t already.

1. Dynamite!
2. Chicken
3. Plastic Jim
4. Fun
5. Into My Own Thing
6. Harmony
7. Life
8. Love City
9. I’m an Animal
10. M’Lady
11. Jane Is a Groupee
12. Dynamite! (single)
13. Seven More Days
14. Pressure
15. Sorrow

Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica
Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
Larry Graham – vocals, bass guitar
Rosie Stone – vocals, piano, keyboard
Cynthia Robinson – vocals. trumpet
Jerry Martini – saxophone
Greg Errico – drums
Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton – background vocals

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::Life::

Released after 1974′s Come a Little Bit Closer, on the Chess label. This is Etta’s 12th studio album.

1. Woman (Shake Your Booty)
2. A Love Vibration
3. Only a Fool
4. Little Bit of Love
5. Groove Me
6. Jump into Love
7. Leave Your Hat On
8. I’ve Been a Fool
9. Blinded by Love
10. Ain’t No Pity in the Naked City

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::Etta Is Betta Than Evah::

Jimmy recorded multiple albums for Blue Note very quickly during this period to fulfill his contract and move on to Verve Records. This is his second to last on Blue Note after seven years of being on the label.

1. When My Dreamboat Comes Home – 7:29
2. Pork Chop – 7:39
3. Matilda, Matilda! – 2:59
4. Can Heat – 5:24
5. Please Send Me Someone to Love – 6:14
6. Just a Closer Walk With Thee – 3:48
7. Trust in Time – 4:56

Jimmy Smith – organ
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Quentin Warren – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums

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::Rockin’ The Boat::

BTW, I recently realized that the blog My Jazz World is not running anymore. I assume it was shut down by Blogger. Does anyone have any additional info on this? If this is fact, this is a sad day for the jazz blog world. MJW was one of the best and long standing jazz blogs around!

Recorded in three days at Manhattan Towers Studios in NY. Blakey is featured on two tracks.

1. There Will Never Be Another You – 5:35
2. The Fight – 5:05
3. Blue Moon – 8:42
4. All the Things You Are – 5:37
5. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart – 8:37
6. Somebody Loves Me – 5:14
7. First Night Blues – 8:06
8. Cherokee – 8:12
9. The Third Day – 6:41

Jimmy Smith – organ
Eddie McFadden – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums
Art Blakey – drums

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::The Sounds of Jimmy Smith::

Recorded live on November 15, 1957 in the N.Y. club Smalls’ Paradise. This is Vol. 1 and 2, recorded by engineer Rudy Van Gelder. Tracks 2,4,5,9 were not on the original release.

1. Imagination – 7:56
2. Walkin’ – 11:41
3. My Funny Valentine – 11:03
4. It’s Only a Paper Moon – 10:28
5. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – 7:00
6. Laura – 10:28
7. (Back Home Again In) Indiana – 15:40
8. Body and Soul – 10:03
9. The Champ – 13:47
10. Lover Man – 7:28
11. Slightly Monkish – 6:59
12. After Hours – 10:58
13. Just Friends – 6:29

Jimmy Smith – organ
Eddie McFadden – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums

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::Vol. 1::
::Vol. 2::

All Music Guide gives it 4.5/5 stars stating “it’s a non-stop party” and that “Feel Good, not Superfly, is the sound of early-’70s pimping.” Overall, it’s full of gritty, hard nosed funk.

1. Chopper
2. Kay Got Laid (Joe Got Paid)
3. Feel Good
4. I Like It
5. If You Can Hully Gully (I Can Hully Gully Too)
6. Black Coffee
7. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
8. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)
9. You Better Think of Something
10. Bolic

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::Feel Good::

Less blues numbers on this LP than the previous posts. Some of my favorite tunes on here include “Baby, What You Want Me to Do,” “Pick Me Up (Take Me Where Your Home Is),” “I Love Baby” and “Can’t You Hear Me Callin’.”

1. I Love What You Do to Me
2. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
3. Sweet Flustrations
4. What You Don’t See (Is Better Yet)
5. ‘Nuff Said
6. Tell the Truth
7. Pick Me Up (Take Me Where Your Home Is)
8. Moving into Hip Style-A Trip Child!
9. I Love Baby
10. Can’t You Hear Me Calling
11. Nuff Said, Pt. 2

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::’Nuff Said::

Ike and Tina are gettin’ a little funkier on this one with tracks such as “Strange” and “You Weren’t Ready.” Also released on Capitol, the intro “Get It – Get It” is rockin!

1. Get It – Get It!
2. I Believe
3. I Can’t Believe
4. My Babe
5. Strange
6. You Weren’t Ready
7. That’s Alright
8. Rooster
9. Five Long Years
10. Things I Used To Do

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::Her Man…His Woman::

Old school soul, R&B and blues. “Crazy ‘Bout You Baby” is a cool tune and I like Tina’s vocals on the intro track. Also the album cover is one of a kind!

1. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
2. Mean Old World
3. 3 O’Clock in the Morning Blues
4. Five Long Years
5. Dust My Broom
6. Grumbling
7. I Am a Motherless Child
8. Crazy ‘Bout You Baby
9. Reconsider Baby
10. Honest I Do
11. Please Love Me
12. My Babe
13. Rock Me Baby

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::Outta Season::

There is not a lot of information on this release. It is a compilation of different singles and covers by Ike & Tina Turner throughout the 60′s and 70′s. There are some quality, gritty r&b tracks such as “I Idolize You,” and the live “I Wish It Would Rain.” Also, some intriguing renditions like the Beatle’s “Something,” Ray Charle’s “I Got A Woman” is now “I Got A Man,” and Elton John’s “Philadelphia Freedom.” If anyone has any additional info, please feel free to comment and happy new year!

1. Idolize You
2. Something
3. I Want To Take You Higher
4. Philadelphia Freedom
5. Take the Time
6. I’m Blue
7. Another Day
8. Twist & Shout
9. I Wish it Would Rain
10. Come Together
11. Stand By Me
12. I Can’t believe What You Say
13. I Got a Man
14. Baby, Baby, Get It On
15. Help Me Make It Through the Night

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::In The Beginning::

A collection of tracks from Nigerian artist Orlando Julius and his band the Afro Sounders. A mixture of funk, soul, jazz, afrobeat and highlife (a West African type of music with jazzy horns and guitars).

1. Home Sweet Home – 6:25
2. Psychedelic Afro-Shop – 6:09
3. James Brown Ride On – 6:25
4. Mura Sise – 7:00
5. Esamei Sate – 6:50
6. Alo Mi Alo – 8:04
7. Ketekete Koro – 7:08
8. New Apala Afro – 7:27
9. Igbehin Adara – 6:49

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::Afro Ideas::

A funky ’74 release by Holmes, arranged by Manny Albam. The bumpin’ intro “Red Onion” is an original along with “Good Vibrations” and “Chu-Chu.” “How Sensitive” is a rendition of Jobim’s bossa nova standard. “No Trouble on the Mountain”" has vocals but the singer is uncredited. One thing is for sure….Purdie’s drums are money!!

1. Red Onion – 3:44
2. No Trouble on the Mountain – 3:57
3. Meditation – 6:11
4. Good Vibrations – 4:40
5. You’ve Got It Bad – 5:22
6. Chu-Chu – 5:36
7. How Insensitive – 5:43

Richard “Groove” Holmes – organ
Burt Collins – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trmpet
Leon Cook – guitar
O’Donel Levy – guitar
Eddie Daniels – flute, piccolo, tenor sax
Kwasi Jayourba – percussion
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums

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::New Groove::

A 1966 Prestige release, swingin’ Hammond soul jazz. “Up Jumped Spring” is a Freddie Hubbard composition, “Denise” is a Holmes tune, and the rest are standards.

1. Up Jumped Spring
2. Denise
3. Autumn Leaves
4. There Is No Greater Love
5. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

Richard “Groove” Holmes – organ
Gene Edwards – guitar
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Harold Vick – tenor sax
Frederick Waits – drums
George Randall – drums

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::Soul Mist::

The L.A. Carnival was a band out of Omaha, led by Lester Abrams. The album is a mixture of funk/soul/r&b/jazz and psychedelic rock. The group was also called The Les Smith Soul Band at one time.

1. Flyin’
2. We Need Peace and Love
3. (We’d Like To) Pose a Question
4. 7 Steps to Nowhere
5. Blind Man
6. Can You Hum a Tune
7. Color
8. The Klan
9. Black Man’s March
10. Ron’s Tune
11. Scratchin’ [live]
12. Ron’s Tune [alternate take]
13. Bad Luck
14. Blues for L.A.

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::Would Like To Pose A Question::

Check out these other blogs!

You & Me on a Jamboree! – Old school reggae
Jazz Is My Life

A 1967 Blue Note soul jazz album from McLean. It was not released on CD. This was shared sometime ago by the blog Orgy In Rhythm. Nice drumming by Higgin’s on this one!

1. Hipnosis
2. Slow Poke
3. The Breakout
4. Back Home
5. The Reason Why

Jackie McLean – Alto Saxophone
Billy Higgins – Drums
Scott Holt -Bass
LaMont Johnson – Piano
Grachan Moncur III – Trombone

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::Hipnosis::

Sarah was 47 years old when she recorded this funky, soulful, gospel record on the Mainstream label. Includes many interesting renditions including Lennon’s “Imagine” and Dylan’s “If Not For You.” Originally shared by the wonderful Daytime Lovers blog.

1. Imagine
2. On Thinking It Over
3. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
4. Sweet Gingerbread Man
5. Magical Connection
6. That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
7. Tomorrow City
8. Universal Prisoner
9. Trouble
10. If Not For You

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::A Time In My Life::

Her second album, she’s only 19 years old. Released on Henry Stone’s Florida based Alston label which was distributed by Atlantic. Many songs were originals by Clarence Reid and Willie Hale. “Clean Up Woman” was issued as a single.

1. I Love the Way You Love
2. I’ll Love You Forever Heart and Soul
3. I Found That Guy
4. All Your Kissin’ Sho’ Don’t Make True Lovin’
5. If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me
6. Clean Up Woman
7. I’m Gettin’ Tired Baby
8. Pure Love
9. Ain’t No Sunshine
10. Don’t Let It End This Way
11. Let’s Not Rush Down the Road of Love

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::I Love The Way You Love::

Soon I will be departing for my first trip to Europe and will not return until October 5th. There will be no updates till then, so I apologize.

I have put together some links of my favorite blogs and some discographys put together by blogs. This should entertain some people for a little while and I hope Buns O’Plenty followers stick around for when I return

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Never Enough Rhodes – Ahmad Jamal discography
Recommendations: Ahmad’s Blues, ’73, Jamalca

Soundological Investimigations – Lou Donaldson discography
Recommendation: Cosmos

Blaxploitation Jive – Diana Ross & The Supremes discography
Recommendation – A’ Go Go

Music Heaven – Curtis Mayfield discography
Recommendations: Curtis, Superfly

My Jazz World
DeaconBlues1103Soul
Classic and Rare Soul Sisters 50s – 70s
Oufar Khan
Toma – Vai buscar 7oregons2tomates
Orgy In Rhythm

UPDATE: I am currently in Paris and realized I forgot to add another great blog……The CTI Never Sleeps, visit the archives and enjoy.

McGriff’s last album on Sue Records. As All Music states….”bringing his patented blues- and gospel-inflected soul jazz to the edge of funk.” Plenty of quality B-3 sounds and a sweet album cover.

1. Discotheque U.S.A.
2. Cash Box
3. Blues For Joe
4. Blues For Mr. Jimmy
5. The Dog (You Dog)
6. Bump de Bump
7. The Party’s Over
8. Turn Blue
9. Sho’ Nuff

Jimmy McGriff – organ
Larry Frazier – guitar
Jimmie Smith – drums

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::Blues For Mister Jimmy::

A transitional album of soul jazz and grooves. Lou is entering the funky phase of his career along with Alligator Boogaloo which is recorded the same year.

1. Ode to Billie Joe (6:33)
2. Humpback (5:28)
3. Shadow of Your Smile (6:25)
4. Peepin’ (8:21)
5. Kid (10:59)

Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Jimmy Ponder – guitar
Lonnie Smith – organ
Idris Muhammad (listed as Leo Morris) – drums

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::Mr. Shing-A-Ling::

The first female group to top the Billboard 200. Unfortunately, this is the best rip of this album that I have (only 192) because this is a classic. Renditions of Motown tunes such as the Temptations’ “Get Ready” or the Four Top’s “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” and “I Can’t Help Myself”. Also some wonderful originals by the Motown Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting/producing trio. “You Can’t Hurry Love” would become The Supremes seventh number one hit. Hal Davis and Frank Wilson also had a part in the production.

1. Love Is Like an Itching In My Heart (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
2. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You) (Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy)
3. You Can’t Hurry Love (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
4. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over) (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
5. Baby I Need Your Loving (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
6. These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ (Lee Hazlewood)
7. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
8. Get Ready (Smokey Robinson)
9. Put Yourself in My Place (Holland-Dozier-Holland, John Thornton)
10. Money (That’s What I Want) (Berry Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford)
11. Come and Get These Memories (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
12. Hang on Sloopy (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell)

Diana Ross- lead vocals, background on “Come and Get These Memories”
Mary Wilson – background vocals, lead on “Come and Get These Memories”
Florence Ballard – background vocals
The Andantes – background vocals on “Put Yourself In My Place”
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

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::A’ Go-Go::

This has been posted before but I noticed many of the rips available were low bit rates or the link was dead. So I reuploaded a copy of a 320 rip by DJ Uilson. His blog is here, thanks goes out to him/her.

Released on Motown’s Tamia Records in 1976. Marvin had not recorded an album since 1973′s Let’s Get It On. Produced by Leon Ware, I Want You departs from the R&B style of previous records to “funky light disco.” Gaye used some of the same musicians as in the past (The Funk Brothers) but used more multi tracking for vocals and relied on synthesizers often. The horns and strings are arranged by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. The cover is of Ernie Barne’s painting The Sugar Shack. Many of the songs were about a girlfriend of Marvin’s, Jan Hunter. The record topped the soul charts and It has been sampled throughout the decades.

1. I Want You (Vocal) – 4:35
2. Come Live with Me Angel – 6:28
3. After the Dance – 4:21
4. Feel All My Love Inside – 3:23
5. I Wanna Be Where You Are – 1:17
6. I Want You (Intro Jam) – 0:20
7. All the Way Round – 3:50
8. Since I Had You – 4:05
9. Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again – 3:14
10. I Want You (Jam) – 1:41
11. After the Dance (Vocal) – 4:40

Strinks and horns arranged by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Marvin Gaye – vocals
Chuck Rainey, Henry Davis, Ron Brown, Wilton Felder – bass
Jerry Peters, John Barnes, Sonny Burke – electric piano (Fender Rhodes)
David T. Walker, Dennis Coffey, Jay Graydon, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Ray Parker, Jr. – guitars
Bobby Hall Porter, Eddie “Bongo” Brown – bongos, congas
Gary Coleman, Jack Arnold – percussion
James Gadson – drums

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::I Want You::

New York based Josie Records had gone bankrupt in 1971, so Cabbage Alley was released on Reprise Records in ’72. The New Orleans quartet emphasize vocals a bit more on this record than previous, abandoning a little bit of the classic earthy gritty feel from classic L.P.’s such as The Meters and Look-Ka Py Py. However, there is still plenty of guitar/organ driven funk jams. There is also a soulful rendition of Neil Young’s “Birds” from his 1970 record After the Gold Rush. Tracks 11 and 12 are bonus tracks, not on the original record.

1. You’ve Got to Change (You’ve Got to Reform)
2. Stay Away
3. Birds
4. Flower Song
5. Soul Island
6. Do the Dirt
7. Smiling
8. Lonesome And Unwanted People
9. Gettin’ Funkier All The Time
10. Cabbage Alley
11. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove), Pt. I
12. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove), Pt. II

Ziggy Modeliste – Drums, Cowbell, Gourd, Wood Block
Art Neville – Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Tambourine, Vocals, Cowbell
Leo Nocentelli – Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals
George Porter, Jr. – Bass
Cyril Neville – Congas

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::Cabbage Alley::

I posted this about two months ago and at some point, the post just mysteriously disappeared! (I’ve read about this issue before with Blogger). I had many requests to re up. As I was searching some blogs, I saw a couple of other uploads of Emergency Ward since that time, so I will link to these blog’s post for the viewers who still want it.

The first track is a medley recorded live with a choir, including a George Harrison cover and a poem by David Nelson. Nina combines soul/R&B and gospel on this record, and addresses some of the issues in Vietnam. “Poppies” is a Lennie Bleecher/Jeremy Wind song, and the third track is also a Harrison cover.

1. Medley: My Sweet Lord/Today Is a Killer (Harrison/Nelson, Simone) – 18:35
2. Poppies (Bleecher, Wind) – 4:45
3. Isn’t It a Pity (Harrison) – 11:11

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::Emergency Ward::