Mose Allison, Western Man, 1971 on Atlantic

Mose Allison from 1971 with Chuck Rainey and Billy Cobham, recorded at Atlantic Studios and Regent, and produced by Joel Dorn.

Great versions of “Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” and “If You’ve Got The Money (I’ve Got The Time)” plus nine originals by Allison.

My copy, via Crossroads Records in Portland OR, is a reissue Presswell pressing with lacquer cut by George Piros at Atlantic Studios.

Burnin' (Live At Freddie Jett's Pied Piper, L.A.) by Esther Phillips, released by Atlantic in 1970.

"With her lubricious, naturally sardonic high vibrato, this modern blues singer is well equipped to carry Dinah Washington's torch, and a club date with the likes of Chuck Rainey and Cornell Dupree is the perfect place for her to shine her light—even the horn overdubs sound hot."

–Review of Burnin' in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981)[8]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av91Ta9Apoo&list=PL2uvvSn5lwYb96NFkPPwbytHIePj9ddzu&index=1

#EstherPhillips #Jazz #VocalJazz #Music #ChuckRainey #CornellDupree

You Never Know Who Your Friends Are is the second solo album by American multi-instrumentalist Al Kooper, issued in 1969 on Columbia Records.

Kooper wasted no time recording this album, coming just seven months after his debut release. It is a continuation of sorts of his debut; the album contains another eclectic mix of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop, and blues, though without the psychedelics that had somewhat permeated through I Stand Alone. Utilizing a large group of musicians under the direction of Charlie Calello, known collectively as "The Al Kooper Big Band", Kooper also strayed away from the heavy string orchestrations of his debut. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwTPJcCBOv4

#alkooper #chuckrainey #bernardpurdie #jimmyknepper #ericgale #1969inmusic

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow is the third album led by guitarist Billy Butler which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.

Allmusic awarded the album 8 stars stating "Billy Butler was a guitarist's guitarist and an innovator in both production and arrangements. This disc is solid from top to bottom and reveals the restless spirit of a quiet yet decomposing artist" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZgB8eRvYc

#billybutler #souljazz #prestigerecords #jeromerichardson #chuckrainey

@tc_morekindness @KilleansRow #WalterBecker once said, "Once I met #ChuckRainey, I felt there was no need for me to bring my bass to the studio any more."

#SteelyDan

The #RickBeato recently had #ChuckRainey in. It was a good time:

Bass Icon Chuck Rainey Lays It Down-
#ArethaFranklin, #SteelyDan and #QuincyJones
https://youtu.be/5LyUgE4XPuU

Ep 3 of the #1619Project covers the birth of American music and it's a mindblower. The intro talks about the Black roots of yacht rock. If possible the episode deepened my appreciation of #SteelyDan who featured several legendary Black musicians. Bassist #ChuckRainey plays on classic SD tracks, from Home at Last to Kid Charlemagne & Bad Sneakers--described by #DonaldFagen as a #NewYork song. Love Rainey's playing.

#SoulSaturday #1619Project #yachtrock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiBfhFvJdvc