RE: "Always There"

Jon Jung (jjung@mail.summer.hawaii.edu)
Mon, 28 Aug 1995 10:06:07 -1000


BTW, this album has just been re-released too. There is also a good live
version on the double album "Blue Note Live at the Roxy" (also has 2 Donald
Byrd cuts as well!).

--Jon
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> Since you mentioned a tenor sax doing the melody, it could be the "Always
> There" recorded by Ronnie Laws (brother of flutist Hubert and vocalist
> Debra) from his "Pressure Sensitive" album... just before his landmark
> "Friends and Strangers" album. A Blue Note album from the late 70's.
>

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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 18:31:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Carlos Mondesir <mondesc@gov.on.ca>
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On Tue, 29 Aug 1995, Jim Ayson wrote:

> >Anyway, thanks for at least getting the first step. Both of you mentioned
> >"Always There" is a cover. Who did the original? Both of you also
> >mentioned it was covered by Incognito - I assume it was on "Inside Life",
> >since that's the only Incog. album I don't have, and I don't see it
> >anywhere.
>
> Since you mentioned a tenor sax doing the melody, it could be the "Always
> There" recorded by Ronnie Laws (brother of flutist Hubert and vocalist
> Debra) from his "Pressure Sensitive" album... just before his landmark
> "Friends and Strangers" album. A Blue Note album from the late 70's.
>

Willy Bobo has also got to get an honourable mention for his version.
If you dig the song you have to hear his interpretation.

Carlos

El Mocambo