Artist : The Lyman Woodard Organization
Title : Saturday Night Special (1975)
Genre : Jazz+Funk
Year : 2008
Date : 10/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 08
Label : Strata Records
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 46:15 min
Size : 64,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.saturday night special 07:41
(part i + part ii)
02.joy road 05:25
03.belle isle daze (part i + part ii) 08:10
04.creative musicians 02:54
05.cheeba (part i + part ii) 10:43
06.allen barnes 03:00
07.on your mind 04:15
08.help me get away 04:07
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46:15 min
The Lyman Woodard Organization, Saturday Night
Special LP, put out in 1975 on the Strata label, is
one that gets better with further listening.
With further listening, I mean that it needs more attention.
Like a 1975 Cadillac, it needs to be driven right - cruised,
as it takes you over those streets Sinclair describes.
At first, it seems slow. But it demands a good sitting
down and letting go, and then it explodes in sonic
Motor City nightscapes and textures.
ThereÆs a lot to this album, itÆs well planned. It sits on a
certain vibe throughout - you can hear the Yusef Lateef
influences, but then also the Dennis Coffey style percussion
breaks and drawn out drum solo arrangements.
ItÆs high energy and mellow at the same time, with a subtle
funk edge that keeps it going. The contrasts between the
percussion and the mellow organ, electric guitar, bass,
and even mellotron work beautifully. I picture a strange
light-night hipster party in the 70s, with like-minded people
lurking behind smokey shadows, moving to the grooves.
This is Detroit jazz all the way - raw and real, gritty and
pretty - with a side of funk, blues and soul.