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| Leon_Thomas-Blues_And_The_Soulful_Truth_(1972)-WEB-2014-SOUNDz_iNT |
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| Artist______________ Leon Thomas |
| Title_______________ Blues And The Soulful Truth |
| Label_______________ Ace Records |
| Genre_______________ Jazz+Funk |
| Year________________ 2014 |
| Release Date________ 2021-05-25 |
| Street Date_________ 2014-04-28 |
| Source______________ WEB |
| Encoder_____________ MP3 / LAME |
| Quality_____________ CBR 320kbps 44.1kHz |
| Size________________ 97.6MiB |
| Playtime____________ 0:42:31 |
| URL_________________ https://amazon.com/dp/B00K49PSGI/ |
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| 1. Let's Go Down To Lucy's 04:25 |
| 2. L-O-V-E 02:54 |
| 3. Gypsy Queen 10:17 |
| 4. Love Each Other 03:15 |
| 5. Shape Your Mind To Die 05:21 |
| 6. Boom-Boom-Boom 04:52 |
| 7. China Doll 05:06 |
| 8. C.C. Rider 06:21 |
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| Leon Thomas' "Blues And The Soulful Truth" is rightly considered a |
| masterpiece of early 70s jazz vocal. Bob Thiele, Flying Dutchman's |
| owner, had seen the success of Esther Phillips' "From A Whisper To A |
| Scream", which featured the arranging skills of Alfred "Pee Wee" |
| Ellis, the former leader of James Brown's band. He figured a similar |
| mix of jazz, blues and soul, could do the same for Thomas, and |
| brought Ellis on board. |
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| 'Love Each Other' and 'L-O-V-E' find Thomas in Donny Hathaway |
| territory, performing danceable and exciting soul, while covers of |
| 'Boom-Boom-Boom' and 'C.C. Rider' show him to be a natural blues |
| singer. However, it is with the jazzier numbers that the employment |
| of Ellis really pays off. 'Shape Your Mind To Die', featuring a |
| distinctive Eastern soprano sax motif from Ellis, is one of the |
| finest moment in Thomas' entire catalogue, while 'China Doll' is a |
| beautiful jazz ballad and 'Gypsy Queen' adds vocals to a number made |
| famous by Santana. All in all, the album is a rare and wonderful |
| treat. |
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| Leon Thomas - vocals, percussion |
| Donald Pate, Gordon Edwards - bass |
| Bernard Purdie - drums |
| Cornell Dupree, Larry Coryell - electric guitar |
| Baba Feme - percussion, congas |
| Neal Creque - piano, electric piano |
| Pee Wee Ellis - piano, tenor saxophone |
| John Eckert - trombone |
| Albertine Robinson, Carl Hall, Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas - vocals |
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| Composed and arranged by Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. |
| Produced by Bob Thiele with the assistance of Lillian Seyfert. |
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| YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS SHIT IF YOU LIKE IT RIGHT?! |
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