Stanley Turrentine's 1966 soul jazz classic finds a deep, bluesy groove that doesn't let up from start to finish. Joining him are trumpeter Blue Mitchell, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, alto saxophonist James Spaulding, and drummer Mickey Roker.
"Every phrase, every word is attacked with an energy that commands respect. But beware, this young woman could take on the sweetest forms of a melancholy ballad and manage to achieve tenderness. At Last! Is one of the key soul albums of the early 1960's."
SUMMER OF SOUL (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack accompanies Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s directorial debut documentary SUMMER OF SOUL, which won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Fi
The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby, released on Cadet Records in 1970, is a wonderous mix of spiritual and funky jazz with unique instrumentation that defies genre. Verve By Request Series features transfers from the analog tapes remastered on 180-gram vinyl.
"Snowy Beach" is a journal entry documenting a trip through America, a blotter paper of contradictions: snowy beaches, cold shoulders. "These times are changing / made it to a Snowy Beach / relearned who I’m supposed to be."
Bill Withers' Still Bill Is an Understated Soul Masterwork Distinguished by Unstinting Consistency, Universal Emotions, Smooth Singing, and Direct Songwriting. Mastered on Mobile Fidelity's Renowned Mastering System and Pressed at RTI for Definitive Sound