A stunning set from the mighty mighty Dells – a cool collaboration with the legendary arranger Charles Stepney and songwriter Terry Callier – and a record that shows just how far the group had come since their streetcorner harmony days! The vocals are incredible – that rich blend of deep notes and soaring highs that made The Dells one of the most technically amazing soul groups in the 70s – and Stepney's arrangements follow in the same mode as his work for their Dionne Warwick album, and his music for Minnie Riperton and Ramsey Lewis – with lots of groovy currents on the bottom and soaring strings on the top – sophisticated, but completely soulful too – at a level that nobody else can touch! Terry Callier wrote the original tunes "The Love We Had Stays On My Mind", "Freedom Means", "Melody Man", "Free & Easy", "Rather Be With You", and "It's All Up To You" – and the set also includes great remakes of "One Less Bell To Answer", "Make It With You", and "If You Go Away/Love Story". © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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01 Freedom Means 02 Rather Be With You 03 The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) 04 One Less Bell To Answer 05 It's All Up ToYou 06 Medley_ If You Go Away_Love Story 07 Make It With You 08 Free And Easy 09 Melody Man 10 Freedom Theme
...Many Thanks To Jillem For The Share! served by Gyro1966...
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The Dells "Freedom Means…"
...Many Thanks To Jillem For The Share! served by Gyro1966...
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been a big fan of the dells since i bought the music scene dvd 10 or more years ago,so many thanks can't wait to put my feet up and close my eyes and listen to those harmonies btw there's a live performance show of theirs from this period on youtube which is great,
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cheers,ELtel
Thanks Jillem and Gyro for these "modern" Dells!!
Cheers Daniel, from Spain...
BONUS 1 OF 7 @320
Ben E. King - The Complete Atco.Atlantic Singles Vol. 1: 1960-1966
A vocalist whose music was made of equal parts soul and sophistication, Benjamin Earl Nelson first rose to fame as the second lead singer with the Drifters, as they brought a fresh, uptown sound to R&B with string-laden hits like "There Goes My Baby" and "This Magic Moment." In 1960, Nelson struck out on his own, and adopted the stage name Ben E. King; it was the beginning of a solo career that would find him scoring hits well into the '80s. The Complete Atco/Atlantic Singles, Vol. 1: 1960-1966 is a two-disc collection that features 40 songs, all of which appeared on singles King cut for Atlantic Records and their affiliated Atco label between 1960 and 1966. As well as including hits like "Stand by Me," "Spanish Harlem," "Here Comes the Night," "I (Who Have Nothing)," and "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)," this set also includes the often rare flip sides to each hit, many of which have been out of print for decades, and the material has all been mastered from the original master tapes in their original monophonic mixes. For serious Ben E. King fans, The Complete Atco/Atlantic Singles is a rich, comprehensive look into one of the most fruitful periods of his recording career. 9mark Deming, Allmusic)
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BONUS 2 OF 7 @320
Bronwynne Brent - Stardust '14
Whilst there is a high degree of excellence to all of Bronwynne Brent’s unusual songs, I suspect that what will stay in the memory will be her vocals. They are actually reminiscent of no one that I can think of although qualitatively and distinctively are up there with Joni Mitchell, Buffy Sainte Marie, perhaps even Nina Simone or Billie Holiday and others who are instantly recognizable. She imbues a lovely, hugely dramatic attacking quality to her vocals on every track, irrespective of content, ensuring that an intensely dramatic set of songs are never allowed to falter.
This is a beautifully constructed, arranged and played album of modern folk songs that lean towards dark country, but it is her often mesmeric voice that adds the extra quality to the tales, consequently lifting the album way above most of her peers, at times bringing an ethereal yet at the same time intense quality to many of the songs
The lineup for this excellent and unusual recording is Bronwynne on vocals and guitar, Calexico’s John Convertino on drums, Keith Lowe, bass, John Rauhaus plays steel guitar, banjo and dobro on some tracks, Dan Walker, keyboards, Johnny Sangster plays a variety of guitars as well as producing the album. All of the songs were written by Bronwynne and thematically could be said to be songs about relationships and yet that would be over simplifying this albums lyrical content that delves deeply into some of the clashes that happen in and around relationships, in many ways extending the subject matter way beyond simple tales of love found and love lost. They are not your average falling in or out of love stories but the twists of fate that surround those monumental events.
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BONUS 3 OF 7 @320
Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans - Sings The Blues (Muse LP 1980)
The Savoy Sultans, as revived by drummer Panama Francis, was one of the hottest small-group swing bands of the late '70s/early '80s. Singer Jimmy Witherspoon fits right in with the group, emphasizing the Kansas City swing and blues side of his repertoire. With the Sultans (a nonet also including trumpeters Francis Williams and Irv Stokes, tenorman George Kelly, and pianist Red Richards) inspiring him, Witherspoon revives some of the most memorable songs associated with Jimmy Rushing including "Sent for You Yesterday," "I Want a Little Girl," and "Boogie Woogie." This highly recommended set is one of Jimmy Witherspoon's best from his later years. (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)
As the sixties drew to a close, Jean-Marie Monestier and Jean-Pierre Tahmazian discovered the whereabouts of the last living classical jazz musicians. They decided to bring them to France, out of the anonymity into which forgetfulness had plunged them. With the applause of the concert audience still ringing in their ears, these musicians then recorded some of their most beautiful music for Black & Blue. Jean-Michel Proust and Jean-Marc Fritz who were aware of their historical value, listened to these treasures. The result was “The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions”. Tracklisting: 1. Sent For You Yesterday (03:48) 2. I Want A Little Girl (07:08) 3. Don't You Miss Your Baby (03:53) 4. Good Morning Blues (04:42) 5. Moten Swing (06:19) 6. Goin' To Chicago (05:17) 7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (04:37) 8. I May Be Wrong (03:18) 9. Rain Keeps Falling Down (03:15) 10. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (03:08) 11. Sent For You Yesterday (*)(03:53) 12. I May Be Wrong (*) (03:21) 13. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (*) (03:08) 14. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (*)(04:34)
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BONUS 4 OF 7 @320
Tucker Zimmerman - Ten Songs By Tucker Zimmerman (1969, Remastered 2015)
• David Bowie said Tucker Zimmerman’s 1969 album Ten Songs had "A particularly telling effect on how I would collect and listen to music in the years to come”.
• The first-ever reissue of Ten Songs finally brings a chance to appreciate how Bowie’s fascination with Tucker Zimmerman began.
• Writing in 2006, in a list of his 25 favourite records, Bowie ranked Ten Songs alongside seminal releases by Velvet Underground, Robert Wyatt, The Last Poets, James Brown, the Incredible String Band, John Lee Hooker and Little Richard. For Bowie, Zimmerman was as important as these widely renowned greats.
• Bowie declared "I always found this album of stern, angry compositions enthralling.”
• Ten Songs is an angry album, with shades of Donovan and Tim Buckley. The reissue is expanded with the politically charged non-album single which preceded it, and previously unreleased foreign language cuts from the period. All tracks are sourced direct from the master tapes.
• In 1968 producer Tony Visconti ; then also working with Marc Bolan’s Tyrannosaurus Rex and Bowie - arranged and produced Ten Songs, also playing on it, as well as the non LP tracks. Further sessions included input from Aynsley Dunbar, Rick Wakeman, Shawn Phillips, Ricky Fataar, Terry Cox. The album was released in 1969.
• Zimmerman became integral to Bowie’s world – in 1971, one of his post-Ten Songs compositions became a single by Ronno, the pre-Spiders From Mars band. Another of his songs influenced 1972’s The Jean Genie.
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BONUS 5 OF 7 @320
The Church Keys - Work With It! '06
The debut disc of this lower East Side combo reflects their beer and guts approach working the sloppier side of rock's retro streets. Comparison to the A-Bones is inevitable, as they are on the same label and one of their members was the sax player for that band as well. With drummer Bill Peitsch, guitarists Doug Dellefemine and Jon "Sugarboy" Chalmers and secret-weapon bassist Susan Aprill all sharing vocals (Aprill giving A-Bone Miriam Linna a good run for her money in the screeching department also), this band shines just as strong on originals like "Cryin' Ruth," "Eldorado" and "Pigtails Plaid Skirt" as they do on sainted R&B chestnuts like Ike Turner's "Hoodoo Say" and the Upsetters' "Ale Up," which features Andre Williams sampled into the performance, a Norton first. If you like your retro as sloppy as you can take it with a lot of fun thrown in along the way and very little pretension, this just might be the band you're looking for. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)
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BONUS 6 OF 7 @320
The Ganges River Band (2013)
The Ganges River Band are part of the Seattle-by-way-of Ballard underground country/folk movement which include Davidson Hart Kingsbery, The Crying Shame, and the Country Lips among others. Their self-titled debut album is a blend of traditional country and honkytonk style music peppered with heartbreakingly honest ballads. Singer/songwriter A.P. Dugas’ strong narrative songwriting style is at the crossroads where Waylon Jennings meets Townes Van Zandt. The Ganges River Band released their debut album in 2013, was named Best Country Band by Seattle Weekly and are also featured on the Ballard Ave compilation of the best alt-country musical acts in Seattle.(NPR)
You can take the man out of Texas, but you can’t take Texas out of the man. So it goes for Aaron Dugas, who fronts The Ganges River Band and whose vocals sound as though they were lifted straight off a dusty road somewhere in the Lone Star state. “When I moved here from Houston,” Dugas remembers, “I was going to start the only honky-tonk band in Seattle.” Funny thing about the country scene in Seattle—there is one. After securing a day job with Motivated Movers (a moving company that also employs Davidson Hart Kingsbery), Dugas learned he wasn’t the only Americana game in town, but his gravelly tone—similar to the dry croon of Son Volt’s Jay Farrar—shines nonetheless on his self-titled full-length LP. With his band, a rotating cast that includes high-school buddy and bass player Steven Burnett and pedal steel player “Country” Dave Harmonson, songs like “Winter All the Time” and “I Am Your Man” have just the right amount of twang. And they’re bringing Seattle music fans to their feet. “Every show we’ve played, everyone was dancing,” says Dugas. “Even friends we knew didn’t know how were doing it.” (Seattle Weekly News)
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BONUS 7 OF 7 @320
Camille Yarbrough - The Iron Pot Cooker (1975)
Whether you call Camille Yarbrough a street poetess, proto-rapper, or urban politico, there is no doubt that this woman contributed an enormous amount of fire, passion, and strength in all those guises. Neither is there any doubt that her 1975 album, Iron Pot Cooker, is a landmark work of great importance. Rapping in the style of the early era street poets, Yarbrough certainly set the bar for almost every woman in that vein who followed, and in that context, this album can be interpreted as feminist rhetoric -- the empowering vision of a young black woman who emerges from the ghetto, from her circle of women -- from the kitchen -- to impart her message. And, in speaking her mind, in speaking her truth, her words not only elucidate the unknown, they also permit her to just get this stuff off her chest. Absolutely outstanding in its breadth, Iron Pot Cooker's intentions spill out from the minimal instrumentation that frames the songs. From the opening "It Comes out Mad" and through the biting, claustrophobic epic poetry of the 14-minute "Dream/Panic/Sonny Boy the Rip-Off Man/Little Sally the Super Sex Star/(Taking Care of Business)" that rages, quiets and turns street-vendor shill-man on the turn of a dime, Yarbrough does what few other musicians have -- she has shouldered the mantle of epic warrior, of fireside storyteller, creating myth from reality and realism out of mythology. But in Iron Pot Cooker there are also the more traditional trappings of R&B, most notably evident on the deliciously smooth ballad "Ain't It a Lovely Feeling," while Yarbrough tackles the funk on "Can I Get a Witness?." Elsewhere, the now-classic "Take Yo' Praise" is still a treat and will probably be better recognized among the younger generation from Fatboy Slim's hit update. Without Yarbrough taking her stand and paving the way, many younger women probably wouldn't have dared to find and use their voices. Like Patti Smith's Horses, Iron Pot Cooker is woven into the tapestry of experience, of ideology, of just telling the truth like it is. (Allmusic)
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Thanks to SoulTime59 and Gyro for Ben R. King Vol.1!!!
Eagerly waiting for Vol.2 if possible!
Cheers Daniel, from Spain...
Thanks Gyro66 and of course ELtel for all the fine selections. Thank you and the rest of TZ members.
Thank you for The Dells and Bronwynne Brent.
Thanks for the "Dells".
cheers ELtel
Thanks so much, Gyro & Ryp.
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