Dia G 13.07.08 (3) - James Brown - Love Power Peace. Live At The Olympia, Paris, 1971 (1992 US)

James Brown By Aldoux



James Brown
Live at The Olimpia 1971

El presente CD es la única grabación oficial disponible de James Brown con esta legendaria formación de los JB's, su banda personal. Grabado en el prestigioso Teatro L'Olympia de París durante la gira Europea de James Brown en 1971, 'Love Power Peace' documenta uno de los períodos más intensos de The Godfather of Soul: promocionando su album 'Sex Machine', obra crucial en la redefinición de las coordenadas del soul que conducirían a la explosión del Funk en los 70, con una banda formidable en la que destacaban Bobby Byrd (MC, organista & vocalista), y el legendario bajista Bootsy Collins, y con un James Brown en absoluto estado de gracia. Sónicamente la banda era de una brillantez extraordinaria con 2 guitarras, una efectiva sección de metales y dos bateristas cuya función era la de mantener latente el Groove y desdoblarse en constantes cambios de ritmo. Lamentablemente la grabación no es todo lo perfecta que podría esperarse, con las voces ligeramente sepultadas en segundo plano respecto a la música, además que en algunas de las baladas se oyen arreglos de cuerda pregrabados (no sé si sonando es escena o en agregados durante las mezclas) que rompen un poco con el frenesí de los temas más rítmicos. no obstante estos detalles no le quitan mérito a este histórico registro, un disco imprescindible para todos los seguidores de la buena música sin etiquetas.

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James Brown - Gettin' Down To It (1969 US)

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From AllMusic :

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James Brown recorded the pet project Gettin' Down To It in Cincinnati, Ohio, at King Studios, between December 1968 and March 1969.

Although you can't tell by the album's title, it reflects Soul Brother Number One momentarily stepping back from the fiery racial and political atmosphere of the times.

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Following the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., the riots sparked by that event, and his calming effect on it, Mr. Dynamite replaced "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" with his love of standards utilizing the melancholy phrasing of his favorite male vocalist, Frank Sinatra.

Aided by the acoustic piano trio led by Dee Felice, Brown tackles such romantic chestnuts as "Strangers in the Night", "That's Life", "It Had to Be You", "Willow Weep for Me", and "All the Way".

Although laid-back could be applied to the album's overall tone, these 12 tracks are by no means "mellow".

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After all, this is James Brown! For instance, "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", clocking in at 7:40, combines pianist Frank Vincent's percussive vamping with James testifying as if he had this tune confused with "Ain't It Funky Now".

While the disc is made up of mainly standards, that doesn't stop Brown from including two of his compositions, "Cold Sweat" and an instrumental take of "There Was a Time", reworked to fit the album's easygoing mood with jazzy elements intact.
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Even though there aren't any bonus tracks, this Verve reissue does include the original packaging and liner notes with Marc Eliot's insightful addendum tacked on.

A curious entry in the James Brown catalog, Gettin' Down To It is a savory listen.

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ENJOY IT

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James Brown - I Got The Feelin' (1968 US)

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QUE DECIR DE MR. DYNAMITE, SOUL BROTHER Nº1 O THE GOD FATHER OF SOUL ???

SIN DUDA EL MÁS GRANDE DEL FUNKY-SOUL ... AQUÍ UN DISCO DEL 68 CON LOS THE FAMOUS FLAMES QUE SE FORMARON EN 1955 Y QUE FUE SU PRIMERO GRANDE GRUPO ...

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