Re: Johnny Hammond's "Gears"

From: Jason Witherspoon (arzachel@speakeasy.org)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 07:57:04 CEST

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    At 10:16 PM -0700 6/27/01, bump2k selectah wrote:
    >Johnny Hammond's "Gears"!!! Now, that's a Jazz-funk masterpiece.
    >"Fantasy" one of my favorite tunes (& beats) of all times. Mizzell
    >Brothers lend their smooth soulful vocals to this record. "Shifting
    >Gears" s one helluva a funky tune!!! "Los Conquistadors Chocolates" was
    >a big hit with David Mancuso's The Loft parties, and Larry Levan's
    >Paradise Garage.
    >Black Science Orchestra sampled it for "New Jersey Deep", on Junoir Boys
    >Own. A classic mid 90's House tune!!!!!! It is still played regularly in
    >my sets today!!!!!!!!!
    >
    >Anyone else on Johnny Hammond and "Gears"?????

    _Gambler's Life_ just got reissued, & it might be even better. I'm
    also partial to _Forever Taurus_, but it breaks a lot of folks'
    cheez-threshold, seems.

    Important to remember that _Gears_ & _GL_ are more Mizell Bros.
    records than anything else-- check out the _Sky High_ UK comp, or
    Donald Byrd's mid-seventies output (_Black Byrd_, _Street Lady_ &
    _Places & Spaces_, _Steppin' Into Tomorrow_). They also produced
    Bobbi Humphreys, Gary Bartz, L.T.D., & of course A Taste of Honey.
    Granted, "Boogie Oogie Oogie" is past their prime; their high water
    marks were all more proto-disco-- a nice spacey jazz-funk blend that
    reminds me a lot of Dexter Wansel, for instance.

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    Jason Witherspoon ICQ #62837760

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