SOUND CHECK.ARETHA FRANKLIN & KING CURTIS For the professional wrestler, see . Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz. : ``Don't Fight the Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live at Fillmore West'' (Rhino Handmade) - Four stars At the start of the '70s, Atlantic had a genuine soul legend on its hands in Franklin, but no way to break her to the moneyed rock audience. The answer was to follow the examples of Albert King Albert King (April 25 1923 – December 21 1992) was an influential American blues guitarist and singer. Career One of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. and Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an influential American deep soul singer, best known for his passionate delivery and posthumous hit single, "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay. and book into San Francisco's pot- 'n' patchouli-scented Fillmore. Franklin's handlers also called upon one of the finest rhythm sections in history, King Curtis' Kingpins (led by the brilliant r&b sax honker, with guitarist Cornell Dupree, bassist Jerry Jemmott Gerald Joseph Stenhouse "Jerry" Jemmott (born March 22, 1946 in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City) is an American bassist. Also known as Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott, Rasan Mfalme or "the Groovemaster and drummer Bernard Purdie For the Welsh footballer, see . Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician from Elkton, Maryland. He moved to New York in 1960 and began to record with various well-known soul, rock, pop, and jazz musicians. ). Franklin's resulting 1971 concert album stands with transcendent live sets by the likes of John Coltrane, the Allman Brothers and James Brown. But now comes a glorious, beautiful surprise. The stupendous stu·pen·dous adj. 1. Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous. 2. Amazingly large or great; huge. See Synonyms at enormous. 61-track, four-CD ``Don't Fight the Feeling'' gathers the thrilling Franklin and Curtis turns in their entirety, alongside 42 previously unreleased performances of, for example, Aretha taking on Jimmy Webb's ``Mixed Up Girl,'' and such hits as ``Call Me'' and ``You're All I Need to Get By'' that were excised from the original Fillmore vinyl. Aretha's blues, ``Dr. Feelgood,'' remains a knockout. This limited-edition box also acts as an ideal tribute to Curtis, who was murdered outside his Harlem apartment just months after the gig. Even at 80 bucks, every home should have ``Feeling.'' - Fred Shuster SHELBY LYNNE: ``Suit Yourself'' (Capitol) - Four stars We've been trying to figure out what the big deal is about this Nashville rebel since the Grammy-winning ``I Am Shelby Lynne'' five years ago; her self-proclaimed effort to reach a more authentic, personal brand of r&b-infused country sounded suspiciously like a pose. But the swampy, roots-flavored ``Suit Yourself'' reveals the pungent influence of Louisiana's country-soul genius Tony Joe White - and the result is the perfect combination of catchiness, vision and heart. Husky and powerfully emotive, Lynne's voice is marvelously enmeshed en·mesh also im·mesh tr.v. en·meshed, en·mesh·ing, en·mesh·es To entangle, involve, or catch in or as if in a mesh. See Synonyms at catch. in a spontaneous, live-in-the-studio analog recording that makes you feel like she's pouring out her heart right there on the passenger side or the living room sofa. Now it all makes sense. - Bob Strauss LITTLE MILTON: ``Think of Me'' (Telarc) - Three and one half stars Seventy-year-old ``Little Milton'' Campbell has made his best record in years, a striking blend of blues and soul that drops the strings and horns and focuses on the man's passionate, throaty throat·y adj. throat·i·er, throat·i·est Uttered or sounding as if uttered deep in the throat; guttural, hoarse, or husky. throat tenor voice, still blazing after all these years. Producer and guitarist Jon Tiven co-wrote 10 of the album's 12 songs with Milton, utilizing the headliner's signature voice and guitar work and Bruce Katz's swampy B-3 organ to create a funky masterpiece that has one foot in the past One Foot in the Past was a British television series on BBC 2. It considered the cultural heritage and history of England. Each programme ran for 30 minutes. Presenters included Kirsty Wark and also:
- Glenn Whipp DEBBY BOONE: ``Reflections of Rosemary'' (Concord) - Four stars In this case, it really is relative. The late Rosemary Clooney was Pat's daughter's mother-in-law. Besides capably covering signature Clooney tunes - ``Blue Skies,'' ``The Best Is Yet to Come'' - Boone acknowledges both her and Clooney's admiration for Ol' Blue Eyes (``In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning'') and Chet Baker (``Time After Time''). The enterprise is anchored by the great John Oddo, Rosemary's longtime arranger and pianist, who reprises REPRISES. The deductions and payments out of lands, annuities, and the like, are called reprises, because they are taken back; when we speak of the clear yearly value of an estate, we say it is worth so much a year ultra reprises, besides all reprises. 2. those roles here, supporting a voice of surprising tone and nuance. Boone lights up Catalina's on June 7. - Steven Rosenberg CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Aretha Franklin) (2 -- 5) no caption (CD covers) |
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