Lean On Me (Vinyl LP) Rhythm & Blues

Lean On Me (Vinyl LP) Rhythm & BluesA great little Shirley Scott album perhaps her best for Cadet! Unlike the others, which have a complicated set of arrangements, this one has a stripped down jazz funk feel that reminds us a lot of the classic early 70s groovers on Prestige Records. Shirley plays some very nice lines on the organ, over tight drums from Idris Muhammad that hit that tasty breakbeat sound on the best cuts! The standout numbers are the album's versions of "Lean On Me" and

this reduction resulting in no fewer ideas and even bigger steps

Greentea Peng

is pure "space music

Cornell Dupree's twisting lines guitar (Dupree of Aretha's "Respect" intro fame) and Frazier's heavenly Hammond all taking a lead

done before

Pressed for the first time ever on vinyl

Mick Karn (bassist

though not as consistent or refreshing as its predecessor

They have kept their style and perfected it even more

Indies only limited edition pressed on yellow and red marbled wax

With Cherry this is more evident than ever

rock and roll songs that mix melancholy and euphoria