| "CAN'T
GET ENOUGH"
Not
getting enough of the good stuff? Quit worrying, your troubles are
over. Luv n' Haight compilation number three is just what the rhythm
doctor ordered.
Opening up the show with a real curtain raiser is Jimmy Smith. The
King of the Hammond organ flexes his musical muscles in the fat
and flowing groove originating from Jimmy's Paid In Full album,
originally released on his Mojo label.
The Batiste Brothers hail from New Orleans and can still be seen
playing there to this day. A 45 on the Soulin' label, this early
'70s heavy-duty mover features Batiste's partners in rhythm, The
Gladiators.
Flip-side to the highly sought-after "Babalonia" 45, Ricardo
Marrero's "My Friend" (featuring Angela Bofill on vocals)
is a classic in its own right. This somewhat elusive extended version
confirms that Ricardo has his feet set firmly in the latin-soul
hall of fame.
This version of George Freeman's "The Bump" was created
furing the Frantic Diagnosis session but never released. The musicians
featured include Charles Earland, Caesar Frazier, and of course
jazz guitarist Mr. Freeman himself. Watch out for the essential
full-length original on the re-released Frantic Diagnosis album
(LHLP005).
Little-known Bay Area band Fire take us on their "Flight To
Cuba". On board they serve a first-class fiery hot slice of
latin-inspired funk guaranteed to spice-up the sounds of any dancefloor.
A funky finale to side two, "Something Different" by The
Prepositions is an early 45 from the band which later became The
Propositions. What's different about this track? It was one of only
a few with vocals; otherwise the band relies on the same hip formula
which has established them as ambassadors of jazz-funk fusion.
Can't Get Enough? This album should go some of the way to filling
your appetite for all that's original, obscure, and just downright
good in soul and jazz.
-Andrew Jervis
San Francisco, 1992
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