A great little Shirley Scott
album - perhaps her best for Cadet! Unlike the others, which have a complicated
set of arrangements, this one has a stripped-down jazz funk feel that reminds
us a lot of the classic early 70s groovers on Prestige Records. Shirley plays
some very nice lines on the organ, over tight drums from Idris Muhammad that
hit that tasty breakbeat sound on the best cuts! The standout numbers are the
album's versions of "Lean On Me" and "By The Time I Get To
Phoenix", both strong sample tracks with nice drums. The rest of the group
includes George Coleman, Roland Prince, and J. Daniel Turner - and tracks
include Carla's Dance", "Funky Blues", and "Royal
Love". © Dusty
Groove, Inc.
Cadet Records, CA 50025, 1972
Recorded and Mixed 1972 At
Sound Exchange Studio, New York City
Musicians:
Shirley Scott - Organ
George Coleman - Tenor
Saxophone
J. Daniel Turner - Alto
Saxophone, Flute
Roland Prince - Guitar
Idris Muhammad - Drums
Tracks:
A1. Lean On Me {Bill Withers}
(4:51)
A2. Royal Love {Shirley
Scott} (5:07)
A3. Smile {Charlie Chaplin,
Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner} (5:32)
A4. Funky Blues {Shirley
Scott} (8:30)
B1. By The Time I Get To
Phoenix {Jimmy Webb} (8:31)
B2. How Insensitive {Antônio
Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel} (8:54)
B3. You Can't Mess Around
With Love {Shirley Scott} (5:56)
B4. Carla's Dance {Shirley
Scott} (5:09)
Credits:
Producer - Esmond Edwards
Supervision - Bob Scerbo
Engineer - Steve Katz
Mastering - Lee Hulko
(Sterling Sound)
Art Direction - David Krieger
Coordinator [Album] - Mia
Krinsky
Photography - Joel Brodsky
