Album
Memphis Underground
1969 · Jazz
13 collectors on Gatefold own this
Memphis Underground is a Jazz album by Herbie Mann, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 110 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
About
Herbie Mann was one of jazz's most wildly eclectic artists, a fact borne out by a dazzlingly prolific recording career encompassing everything from bossa nova to funk. Smack in the middle of Southern soul's heyday, Mann seized the moment, bringing his band to the legendary Memphis soul hothouse American Studios to cut a batch of hard-grooving R&B tunes for 1969's <i>Memphis Underground</i> with legendary Stax/Atlantic producer Tom Dowd and a Memphis rhythm section. On the Mann-penned title track, jazz and R&B meet atop a subtly skanking ska-flavored feel. The Sam & Dave hit "Hold On, I'm Comin'" starts like a soul-jazz dance party before famously fearless guitar man Sonny Sharrock unleashes a thrilling avant-garde onslaught. Similarly, Mann and company's version of the Aretha Franklin smash "Chain of Fools" sets up a seductively simmering groove gradually subverted by growling guitars, Roy Ayers' free-wheeling vibes, and ultimately the leader's own lupine flute licks. It makes for a soul-jazz stew with some serious sting.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Memphis Underground7:07
- A2New Orleans2:05
- A3Hold On, I'm Comin'8:52
Side B
- B1Chain Of Fools10:42
- B2Battle Hymn Of The Republic7:12
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- warm
- laid-back
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bobby EmmonsORGAN ORGAN , PERFORMER PERFORMER , ORGAN
- Bobby WoodELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO , PIANO , PERFORMER ELECTRIC PIANO , PIANO
- Gene ChrismanDRUMS DRUMS , PERFORMER PERFORMER , DRUMS
- Herbie MannFLUTE FLUTE, ARRANGED BY
- Larry CoryellGUITAR
- Mike LeechBASS BASS , PERFORMER ELECTRIC BASS
- Reggie YoungGUITAR GUITAR , PERFORMER PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Roy AyersVIBRAPHONE CONGAS CONGAS, DRUM
- Sonny SharrockGUITAR
- The Memphis Rhythm Section
- Tommy CogbillBASS BASS , PERFORMER ELECTRIC BASS
- Miroslav VitousBASS BASS GUITAR ELECTRIC BASS
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 110 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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