2008. augusztus 3., vasárnap

Blue Mitchell - Many Shades Of Blue (1974)


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01-blue_mitchell-where_its_at
02-blue_mitchell-harmony_of_the_underworld
03-blue_mitchell-funky_walk
04-blue_mitchell-blue_funk
05-blue_mitchell-golden_feathered_bird
06-blue_mitchell-beans_and_taters
07-blue_mitchell-funny_bone
08-blue_mitchell-hot_stuff

LP Mainstream, 1974
Sweet electric 70s funk from Blue Mitchell -- blowing here in some of the hippest arrangements of his career! Blue's trumpet alone is always pretty darn great, but for this album he's working with arranger Dave Matthews -- who gives the tunes fierce groove that mixes vamping guitars with snapping drums -- sort of picking up the groove that Matthews forged with James Brown, but allowing for a lot freer jazz interplay! The guitars are often recorded in a cool way that has them sounding a bit "watery" alongside the rhythms -- so much so, you'd swear they were keyboards at times -- and this approach sounds really great underneath Blue's tighter, harder, more punctuated solos over the top of the tracks. Additional support comes from horn players Joe Farrell and Seldon Powell -- and titles include "Funk Walk", "Blue Funk", "Funny Bone", "Golden Feathered Bird", "Harmony Of The Underworld", and "Hot Stuff".

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