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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 23:17:20 GMT
These guys had a fascinating career, as equally happy on Blue Note as Motown, writing and producing disco hits or producing expansive jazz-funk. They were key figures in adapting jazz for a looser, funkier 70s and big figures for me. Here's four of their best known tracks - vote for your favourite. Feel free to comment or post your own selections.  |
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Post by jeffk on Aug 12, 2019 23:55:05 GMT
I went for Harlem River Drive but enjoyed all of them.
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Post by fange on Aug 13, 2019 3:25:38 GMT
Wow, I thought me and G would be the only ones interested in replying to a thread about the Mizells.
Thank Gawd Jeff's back!
I like all of these of course, but if I had to rank them it would probably be in reverse order to what they are now - 'MIMS', 'HRD', '(FL) D' and 'LCC'. The first 3 are among my favourite tracks of the '70s, fabulous. 'LCC' is good, but I think the track 'Shifting Gears' off that Johnny H. album is even better.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 7:53:23 GMT
Great choice! I guess that's Bobbi again on flute.
It's still got that live, raw feel.
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Post by fange on Aug 13, 2019 11:27:07 GMT
No, the Gears sessions flautist was Roger Glenn, who played with Mongo Santamaria and Donald Byrd too.
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Post by countmachuki on Aug 13, 2019 13:57:19 GMT
Hell, yeah, these are all great tracks. Dominoes is the one though.
Their shit is so groovy and natural. What's even better it drives jazz purist types up the wall.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 16:33:37 GMT
Hell, yeah, these are all great tracks. Dominoes is the one though. Their shit is so groovy and natural. What's even better it drives jazz purist types up the wall. Yeah it does. I'm always coming across reviews on AMG which damn this stuff with faint praise for not supposedly being authentic or for being a sell out or whatever. But to my mind it's one of the most fertile and exciting periods for jazz there was. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 11:06:39 GMT
More comments please!
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Post by sloopjohnc on Dec 23, 2020 15:26:45 GMT
I'll go with Donald Byrd almost every time and did here too.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Dec 23, 2020 15:41:41 GMT
Anything, but the Byrd, it is obviously well done and well played but it is commercial dentist office music ultimately.
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