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This album is one of the reasons that
Idris Muhammad
is regarded as the drumming king of groove. Featuring the arrangements and keyboards of
Bob James
, the saxophone punch of
Grover Washington, Jr.
, guitarist
Joe Beck
, trumpeter
Randy Brecker
, percussionist
Ralph MacDonald
, and the knife-edge slick production of
Creed Taylor
, this 1974 issue is a burning piece of deep, jazzy
soul
and grooved-out bliss. The
funk
flies fast and heavy, particularly on the title track (
Jimi Hendrix
's tune), with soaring solos by
Grover
and
James
, who fall down in the groove to
Muhammad
's powerful pace, setting from the heart of the pocket.
Beck
's own solo is special in that he moves against the tempo just a bit, but that only increases the listener's dependence on the groove of
. Clocking in at only 34 minutes it's a perfect slice of the raw-onion emotion
was pulling down at the time. While there isn't a weak track in the four, it's
Washington
's
"Loran's Dance"
that takes the cake, even over
Hendrix
. While the former is dark and heavy, and the immediately preceding tracks by
, respectively, are light, fancy, free nods to
's hoping for a
jazz
radio single, it's
that showcases not only
as an aspiring writer in his own right (this is only a year before
Feels So Good
Mr. Magic
appeared), but also as a talented interpreter of the edges where
come together.
' arrangements are tight, and everybody gets to solo with a little more freedom and grace.
keeps the pocket wide and
Brecker
dance all around in it as
plays the accents furtively. This is some easy-moving, yet musically complex
. There is great power in these four tracks to make you move or reflect or just tap your foot while nodding "yeah" at your speakers imperceptibly. ~ Thom Jurek
Idris Muhammad
is regarded as the drumming king of groove. Featuring the arrangements and keyboards of
Bob James
, the saxophone punch of
Grover Washington, Jr.
, guitarist
Joe Beck
, trumpeter
Randy Brecker
, percussionist
Ralph MacDonald
, and the knife-edge slick production of
Creed Taylor
, this 1974 issue is a burning piece of deep, jazzy
soul
and grooved-out bliss. The
funk
flies fast and heavy, particularly on the title track (
Jimi Hendrix
's tune), with soaring solos by
Grover
and
James
, who fall down in the groove to
Muhammad
's powerful pace, setting from the heart of the pocket.
Beck
's own solo is special in that he moves against the tempo just a bit, but that only increases the listener's dependence on the groove of
. Clocking in at only 34 minutes it's a perfect slice of the raw-onion emotion
was pulling down at the time. While there isn't a weak track in the four, it's
Washington
's
"Loran's Dance"
that takes the cake, even over
Hendrix
. While the former is dark and heavy, and the immediately preceding tracks by
, respectively, are light, fancy, free nods to
's hoping for a
jazz
radio single, it's
that showcases not only
as an aspiring writer in his own right (this is only a year before
Feels So Good
Mr. Magic
appeared), but also as a talented interpreter of the edges where
come together.
' arrangements are tight, and everybody gets to solo with a little more freedom and grace.
keeps the pocket wide and
Brecker
dance all around in it as
plays the accents furtively. This is some easy-moving, yet musically complex
. There is great power in these four tracks to make you move or reflect or just tap your foot while nodding "yeah" at your speakers imperceptibly. ~ Thom Jurek