From: Bob Davis (earthjuice_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 2003-03-17 02:36:28
This is really a nice CD.
It's got kinda of a "Saturday night, bid whist playing groove" to it.
It's also got some pretty heavyweight musicians who accompany New York native Doc Powell.
(Harvey Mason, Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross, Ron Brown, Patrice Rushen, Benny Maupin and
others).
The title of this CD is a reference to the legendary NYC nightclub called Mikels, which was
located on '97th and Columbus'.
Some very tasty cover versions of classic funk songs like George Benson's 'Breezin', Marvin
Gaye's 'What's Going On' and Ramsey Lewis/EWF's 'Sun Goddess'.
I think it's important for Contemporary Jazz artists to include a few covers of FUNK songs on
their CD's. When they do that it's almost like a hidden message to someone like myself that
screams out..
'I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS AND DISCONNECTIONS OF BLACK MUSIC, PLEASE TAKE A
LISTEN TO MY ORIGINAL MATERIAL, I AM NOT A SMOOTH JAZZ ARTIST..'
Well Doc Powell, I listened to your original material, and I don't think you are a 'smooth
jazz artist.
And I think that Soul-Patrollers would dig your music.
For example, the song 'Let's Jam', which features Doc Powell on guitar, Harvey Mason on
drums, Benny Maupin (remember him from Headhunters?) on on bass clarinet/soprano sax and the
living legend, Patrice Rushen on keyboards is a 'stone cold funky joint'!
Yet another standout cut is the 4.00 'Upward Bound'.
Check out Doc Powell's, '97th and Columbus'.
My guess is that you will dig it.
Track Listing For:
97th and Columbus: Doc Powell
1. The Flavour
2. Breezin
3. 97th and Columbus
4. Two Hearts
5. Sun Goddess
6. Thank You
7. Let's Jam
8. Ode To Chet
9. Upward Bound
10. What's Going On
Looking for a funky jazz CD, this one might just be one to add to your list!
In the meantime look for some cuts coming soon to Soul-Patrol.Net Radio
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(told yall this was going to be a good year for jazz....)
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