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Not so much a fusion album as an attempt at mainstream soul and R&B, Street Lady plays like the soundtrack to a forgotten blaxploitation film. Producer/arranger/composer Larry Mizell conceived Street Lady as a concept album to a spirited, independent prostitute, and while the hooker with a heart of gold concept is a little trite, the music uncannily evokes an urban landscape circa the early '70s. Borrowing heavily from Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, and Sly Stone, Donald Byrd and Mizell have created an album that is overflowing with wah-wah guitars, stuttering electric pianos, percolating percussion, soaring flutes, and charmingly anemic, tuneless vocals. It's certainly not jazz, or even fusion, but it isn't really funk or R&B, either -- the rhythms aren't elastic enough, and all of the six songs are simply jazzy vamps without clear hooks. But the appeal of Street Lady is how its polished neo-funk and pseudo-fusion sound uncannily like a jive movie or television soundtrack from the early '70s -- you can picture the Street Lady, decked out in polyester, cruising the streets surrounded by pimps with wide-brimmed hats and platform shoes. And while that may not be ideal for jazz purists, it's perfect for kitsch and funk fanatics.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Perren, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Peters, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mizell, Conductor, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fonce Mizell, Producer, Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, MainArtist - Stephanie Spruill, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - George Butler, Producer, Executive Producer - Roger Glenn, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Arias, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - King Erisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Davis, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Mizell, Composer
(C) 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 Blue Note Records
Fred Perren, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mizell, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Fonce Mizell, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Arias, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Davis, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Evered, Producer
(C) 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 Blue Note Records
Fred Perren, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mizell, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Fonce Mizell, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Arias, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Davis, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Evered, Producer
(C) 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 Blue Note Records
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Perren, Harp, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Peters, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mizell, Conductor, Producer, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fonce Mizell, Conductor, Producer, Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Spruill, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - George Butler, Producer, Executive Producer - Roger Glenn, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Arias, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - King Erisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Davis, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - King Erricson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizell, Composer
(C) 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 Capitol Records, LLC
Fred Perren, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mizell, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Fonce Mizell, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Arias, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Davis, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Evered, Producer - Laurence Mizell, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 Blue Note Records
Fred Perren, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mizell, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Fonce Mizell, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Mills, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Arias, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Davis, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Evered, Producer - Edward Gordon, Composer
(C) 1997 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1973 Blue Note Records
Album review
Not so much a fusion album as an attempt at mainstream soul and R&B, Street Lady plays like the soundtrack to a forgotten blaxploitation film. Producer/arranger/composer Larry Mizell conceived Street Lady as a concept album to a spirited, independent prostitute, and while the hooker with a heart of gold concept is a little trite, the music uncannily evokes an urban landscape circa the early '70s. Borrowing heavily from Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, and Sly Stone, Donald Byrd and Mizell have created an album that is overflowing with wah-wah guitars, stuttering electric pianos, percolating percussion, soaring flutes, and charmingly anemic, tuneless vocals. It's certainly not jazz, or even fusion, but it isn't really funk or R&B, either -- the rhythms aren't elastic enough, and all of the six songs are simply jazzy vamps without clear hooks. But the appeal of Street Lady is how its polished neo-funk and pseudo-fusion sound uncannily like a jive movie or television soundtrack from the early '70s -- you can picture the Street Lady, decked out in polyester, cruising the streets surrounded by pimps with wide-brimmed hats and platform shoes. And while that may not be ideal for jazz purists, it's perfect for kitsch and funk fanatics.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:23
- Main artists: Donald Byrd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Capitol Records Inc.
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