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If Count Basie had hired James Brown to replace Joe Williams as his featured male vocalist, what would the results have sounded like? Brown offers some suggestions on Soul on Top, which finds the Godfather of Soul making an intriguing detour into jazz-minded big-band territory. Recorded in 1969, Soul on Top unites Brown with the Basie-influenced orchestra of jazz drummer Louie Bellson, and stylistically, the results are somewhere between soul-funk and the funkier side of big-band jazz. This Brown/Bellson collaboration isn't straight-ahead jazz, nor is it typical of Brown's late-'60s output. But if recording a big-band project with Bellson was a surprising and unexpected thing for the Godfather of Soul to do in 1969, it was hardly illogical or bizarre -- Brown, after all, grew up listening to jazz (as well as blues and gospel) and was well aware of the legacies of Basie, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, and others. While some jazz snobs would have listeners believe that jazz and R&B have little, if anything, in common, the fact is that they're close relatives that get much of their energy and feeling from the blues. So it makes perfect sense for Brown to combine soul, funk, and jazz on this album, which finds him revisiting some major hits (including "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") in addition to embracing "September Song," "That's My Desire," and other standards typically associated with jazz and traditional pop. Although not among the Godfather's better-known efforts, this fine album is happily recommended to anyone who holds R&B and jazz in equally high regard.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Carroll Loveday, Author - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Helmy Kresa, Composer
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Hank Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Anthony Newley, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Betty Newsome, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Bud J. Hobgood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurt Weill, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Maxwell Anderson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Orlando Murden, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Ron Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Peter Chatman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist - Louie Bellson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist - Bud J. Hobgood, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Approfondimenti
If Count Basie had hired James Brown to replace Joe Williams as his featured male vocalist, what would the results have sounded like? Brown offers some suggestions on Soul on Top, which finds the Godfather of Soul making an intriguing detour into jazz-minded big-band territory. Recorded in 1969, Soul on Top unites Brown with the Basie-influenced orchestra of jazz drummer Louie Bellson, and stylistically, the results are somewhere between soul-funk and the funkier side of big-band jazz. This Brown/Bellson collaboration isn't straight-ahead jazz, nor is it typical of Brown's late-'60s output. But if recording a big-band project with Bellson was a surprising and unexpected thing for the Godfather of Soul to do in 1969, it was hardly illogical or bizarre -- Brown, after all, grew up listening to jazz (as well as blues and gospel) and was well aware of the legacies of Basie, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, and others. While some jazz snobs would have listeners believe that jazz and R&B have little, if anything, in common, the fact is that they're close relatives that get much of their energy and feeling from the blues. So it makes perfect sense for Brown to combine soul, funk, and jazz on this album, which finds him revisiting some major hits (including "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") in addition to embracing "September Song," "That's My Desire," and other standards typically associated with jazz and traditional pop. Although not among the Godfather's better-known efforts, this fine album is happily recommended to anyone who holds R&B and jazz in equally high regard.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 12 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:51:04
- Artisti principali: James Brown
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Verve
- Genere: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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