New York singer/songwriter Garland Jeffreys made his disc debut as the leader of the band Grinder's Switch on Vanguard Records in 1970. By the evidence of its ten Jeffreys-composed songs, he and the group had spent a lot of time listening to the Band's Music from Big Pink and the batch of songs Bob Dylan had developed with the Band in the late '60s, including "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)." Jeffreys, Ernest Corallo, and Stan Szelest approximated the Band's rough vocal trio of Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel, and the country-rock musical arrangements, with their prominent organ and piano work by Szelest, also strongly recalled the sound of the Band. (Szelest actually joined a later lineup of the Band, appearing on their 1993 album, Jericho.) Jeffreys had some clever and amusing things to say in his lyrics, marking him as the singer/songwriter he would develop into later. But upon release, Garland Jeffreys and Grinder's Switch was so much of a clone of the Band that it was hard to separate it out as the work of an independent entity. - Review by William Ruhlmann (AllMusic.com)
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01 Sister Divine 02 Father, The Son And The Holy Ghost 03 Won't Ya Come Back Home 04 Dear Jolly Jack 05 And Don't Be Late 06 An Imaginary Invalid 07 Last Night I Drove Down To The Bar (Women And Wine) 08 Evening 09 They Call Me Fortune And Fame 10 Seven Sleepers' Den
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Garland Jeffreys "Grinder's Switch"
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LEE FIELDS - Let's Talk It Over (2013)
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Lee Fields re-imaged his career in recent years as a sweet-voiced R&B soul singer, complete with lush, orchestrated arrangements, and he's done pretty well at it. But back in the early 1970s, after a stint with Kool & the Gang, Fields released a series of hard-hitting, James Brown-influenced funk singles on assorted small labels, over-seeing all the arranging, production, and promotion on his own. He never really sought any kind of major-label deal, and his debut LP, 1979's Let's Talk It Over, was self-released, with distribution essentially amounting to Fields selling copies at shows and out of the trunk of his car as he navigated the bar tour circuit. Times change, and things change, and eventually copies of the LP became highly sought after by collectors, a kind of Holy Grail for funk fans, and a favorite sample set for the hip-hop era. This reissue finally brings Fields' lost gem into the digital world, adding in seven additional tracks that were released as independent singles. The end result is a treasure chest of funk and soul, with hard-hitting production and mega-tons of energy and verve. It's a wonderful resurrection for a lost gem in a new century, and proves once again that funk and soul never die. (Allmusic)
Awesome to the Lee Fields material on here!
One of my favorite artists of the past 15 years.
I own them all, but they go out of print quickly and then get very expensive.
Awesome diversity of great sounds from many genres on this blog. Incredible taste and selection.
Kudos!!!
Thank you Magic Kiac for The Grnder's Switch LP. I'm a big fan of The Band and Bob Dylan/Basement Tapes era. I'm fascinated how much their music influenced so many bands and artists in this era and beyond toward a rootsy sound. Im convinced that people are emulating their style of dress and look from this era today as well - maybe they are to blame for the "hipster" look of today? Anyway, this is one album I haven't heard yet. I will play it today.
Thanks very much for both of these.
Thanks so much for the Grinder's Switch. I've been looking for this for years!
Garland Jeffreys is sorely overlooked by so many! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks to everyone for your comment, and a special one to Gyro1966. By the way G66 , have you listened Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles (1972), almost all The Band is credited on this album...
Thanks
Yes, I enjoy that Bobby Charles record!
New album from Garland in September.I already have it on order.
Thx. W.
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