BLACK OCTOPUS/PAUL JACKSON, Jr.
Toshiba EMI,1978
TIPTOE THRU THE GHETTO/GONE
T-BOLT/GONE
one for the grooveriders out there. try to hunt this lp on ebay and you'll have to reach deep pockets for a fresh japanese copy. thanks for the cool guys at platform records they reissued a cd format in 2000 with a few unreleased tracks. known as a "musician's musician" and founding member of the headhunters, bassist paul jackson, jr. recorded this beauty during a 1978 japan tour. personel includes herbie hancock, bennie maupin, webster lewis, alphonse mouzon, ray obiedo and jackson himself on vocals. it's not really a heads' album as it starts a little weird with some loose abstract jazz and bluesy jams 'til it mutates into a monsterfunka. too bad the cd reissue lost its hatori hanzo's sushi style for a blank 70's look but the funk still hits the fan anyway.
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Monday, February 07, 2005
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3 comments:
damn! you're a lucky fellow... i saw the lp in record conventions and it sure looks good!
this is some nasty shit, man. new to me. thanks for the introduction to Jackson.
see also the italian jazzfunk blog: http://www.ellerre.blogspot.com/
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