Willie Hutch took complete creative control over the Soul Portrait project- and you can hear it! His meticulous, tactful process brought a unique and powerful new sound to the public.
After experiencing these 42 tracks you will have an insight into the art and soul of a vocal artist who, Frank Sinatra insisted, touched every major American singer of their generation with her genius.
In the Source LP, Nubya Garcia shares a personal collection of sonic mantras on a quest to reconnect with herself and to the roots of community. A fluid blend of broken beat, soul, dub-step afro-diasporic sounds - with a deep jazz foundation.
This LP represents a stage in Monk's development in which his works were known to a limited audience. His alternative approach to the keyboard wasn't yet established and his reputation as the "grey-eminence genius of the bop era" was yet to emerge.