Leon Spencer - Legends of Acid Jazz
Жанр: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Страна: США
Год издания: 1997
Аудиокодек: MP3 (конвертировано из
lossless)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 74:46
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
Sneak Preview (1970):
01. The Slide (Spencer) - 6:05
02. Someday My Prince Will Come (Churchill-Morey) - 6:39
03. Message from the Meters (Nocentelli) - 6:45
04. First Gravy (Spencer) - 4:03
05. 5-10-15-20 (Boyd-Powell) - 4:27
06. Sneak Preview (Spencer) - 8:06
Louisiana Slim (1971):
07. Louisiana Slim (Spencer) - 10:14
08. Mercy Mercy Me (Gaye) - 4:10
09. (They Long to Be) Close to You (Bacharach-David) - 5:31
10. Our Love Will Never Die (Spencer) - 10:20
11. The Trouble with Love (Spencer) - 8:26
Состав:
Leon Spencer - organ
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Grover Washington - tenor saxophone, flute
Melvin Sparks - guitar
Idris Muhammad - drums
Buddy Caldwell - conga
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on December 7, 1970 (#1-6) and July 7, 1971 (#7-11).
Review by Scott Yanow
Leon Spencer, an organist heavily influenced by Jimmy Smith, recorded four albums for Prestige from 1970-73 before largely dropping out of the music scene. The music from his first two LPs (Sneak Preview and Louisiana Slim) have been reissued in full on this 1997 single CD. Spencer's swinging solos on these mostly grooving tunes are quite appealing. The sidemen (the underrated trumpeter Virgil Jones, the young Grover Washington, Jr. on tenor, guitarist Melvin Sparks, drummer Idris Muhammad and Buddy Caldwell on conga) are excellent, and the material, although mostly blues-oriented, is quite strong. Washington's flute is surprisingly effective on "Our Love Will Never Die." It is a pity that Spencer's career ultimately went nowhere, for he holds his own with his contemporaries throughout this recommended soul-jazz release.
