KOOL & THE GANG *Live at P.J.'s* 1971 Near Mint Vinyl Stereo De-Lite LP
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Description
Artist: KOOL & THE GANG
Title: Live at P.J.'s
Label: DE-LITE DE-2010
Year: 1971
Format: 12” VINYL 33-1/3 RPM ALBUM
Sound: STEREO
Cuts include:
Side 1: N.T. / Ricksonata / Sombrero Sam / Ronnie’s Groove
Side 2: Medley: Ike’s Mood - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling / Lucky For Me / Dujii
* Condition *
Jacket: VG+
Jacket Comments: Gatefold with previous owners name along top left
Vinyl: NEAR MINT
Album Notes:
Kool & The Gang includes: Robert "Kool" Bell (bass); Claydes Smith (guitar); Dennis Thomas (flute, alto saxophone, congas); Khalis Brown (soprano & tenor saxophones); Ricky West (piano, organ, tambourine); George Brown (drums)
Recorded live at P.J.'s, Hollywood, California on May 21, 1971
Live at P.J.'s, the third Kool & the Gang record (and second live album in a row), betters the previous Live at the Sex Machine with a committed set balancing funky workouts ("Ronnie's Groove") with more exploratory soul-jazz ("Sombrero Sam"), and occasionally trying both on the same track ("N.T."). A night-after-night schedule of concerts all over the country had given Kool & the Gang the chops to become one of the best bands of the '70s, but it also enabled them to construct tight, interesting sets. The opener is a version of "N.T." (short for no title), though the relaxed tempo allowed plenty of room for solos and stretching out. At this point, Kool & the Gang had more in common with soul-jazz units like the Crusaders than a funk band, giving nearly every member a chance to shine, but especially Dennis Thomas on flute (he has some great vocalizing on "Sombrero Sam"), Khalis Bayyan on tenor and soprano sax, and Robert "Spike" Mickens on trumpet. The only misstep is a pair of covers originally heard on Isaac Hayes' ...To Be Continued, the first a regal version of "Ike's Mood" that suddenly descends into MOR soul via a misguided attempt at "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling." ~ John Bush
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