Eddie Fisher Quintet - The Third Cup (1969) [re-rip]

Edward Thomas Fisher was born March 4, 1943 and after listening for only a few moments you know he's the one...he's the important part of the next legend...the legend of "Boss String-Pickers." Good guitar players are not easy to come by. Reason: the guitar can't be faked. In other words, you can't ride the wind on someone else's blowing. Charlie Christian, Johnny Smith, Barney Kessell, Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery are club members in Guitar's "Hall of Fame." They all wore the label Boss Guitar, and I'm sure they'll be remembered for their varied contributions to modern music. But the Bossest Guitar of 'em all could belong to this young mover from the east...East St. Lois, by way of Little Rock, Arkansas. ~ by Leo Chears, Liner Notes.

Eddie Fisher (1943-2007) came out of Wes Montgomery & Grant Green, but on his Cadet albums there's a spareness, a rawness, a looseness in his playing. The whole album is excellent. The title track is one of the high masterpieces of soul-jazz. The best stuff here isn't funk, it's shimmering, limber, spare steppers; with organ and a second, rhythm guitar, and one Paul Jackson on bass.

Cadet Records, CA 828, 1969

Recorded February, 1969 at Saico Studios, St. Louis, Missouri

Musicians:

Eddie Fisher - Lead Guitar

Phil Westmoreland - Rhythm Guitar

Bobby Selby - Organ

Paul Jackson - Bass

Kenny "Spider Webb" Rice - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Scorched Earth {Eddie Fisher} (3:11)

A2. A Dude Called Zeke {Eddie Fisher} (6:12)

A3. Shut Up {Eddie Fisher} (6:43)

A4. The Third Cup {Eddie Fisher} (5:59)

B1. Two By Two {Oliver Lake} (3:20)

B2. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Be-Do-Da-Day {Stevie Wonder, Cosby, May} (3:36)

B3. The Shadow Of Your Smile{Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster} (11:02)

Credits:

Producer & Engineer - Oliver Sain

Cover Photography & Album Design - Jerry Griffith

Liner Notes - Leo Chears, KADI-FM, St. Louis, Missouri

The Third Cup