A funky fusion classic from the 70s -- the one and only album from Chocolate Jam Company, a hip little group headed up by percussionist Leon Ndugu Chancler! The core sound is soul, but there's plenty of fusion touches as well -- thanks to a great lineup of players that includes Oscar Brashear on trumpet, George Duke on keyboards, David T Walker on guitar, and even Dorothy Ashby on harp! Chancler sings lead vocals on most cuts -- but he's also joined by Virginia Ayers and Leo Mille on some cuts too -- making for a really well-rounded sound that's easily one of the best jazz-into-soul sessions like this from the 70s -- almost topping the more famous work from folks like Lenny White or Mtume!
mardi 25 novembre 2008
THE CHOCOLATE JAM CO - 1979 - the spread of the future
A funky fusion classic from the 70s -- the one and only album from Chocolate Jam Company, a hip little group headed up by percussionist Leon Ndugu Chancler! The core sound is soul, but there's plenty of fusion touches as well -- thanks to a great lineup of players that includes Oscar Brashear on trumpet, George Duke on keyboards, David T Walker on guitar, and even Dorothy Ashby on harp! Chancler sings lead vocals on most cuts -- but he's also joined by Virginia Ayers and Leo Mille on some cuts too -- making for a really well-rounded sound that's easily one of the best jazz-into-soul sessions like this from the 70s -- almost topping the more famous work from folks like Lenny White or Mtume!
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