Re: Jb's...

From: Jame-Ane Ervin (jade408@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu May 11 2000 - 20:50:15 MET DST

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    Last night i went to James Brown's B-day bash concert. It was cool. Tower
    of Power opened and did many songs i don't know of course but they did a few
    classic hits like "What i hip" and "You're still a young man." Awesome
    horn section and saxophonist. highly recomended in concert, just for the
    horns. Then James Brown took the stage with about a 15 piece band, 4 back
    singers and two dancers. I was disappointed he did not do my favorite song
    Soul Power, but all in all a great show. Even one of the dancers sang a
    song and she had an amazing voice. During the show JB cracked a few jokes,
    told a few stories and of did a few dance moves. Chack him out if you can.
    I have to say this time was slightly more enjoyable than the living in
    America tour, simply because i actually knew Jb's music this time around (i
    was only 9 or 10 the first time around)

    jame

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    From: "Jason Martin" <suenomartino@bigpond.com>
    To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    Subject: Jb's...
    Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 19:36:00 +0930

    I know I've probably asked this
    > before but could you good people hit me with baad asss
    > James Brown albums, including his period with the
    > Flames. There's this store in Paris with a whole bunch
    > of reissues for quite cheap.

    imo some of the best James Brown stuff:

    Payback Lp
    Damn right Im somebody (Fred wesley and the jb's)
    Lyn Collins - Think (about it) [classic break!]
    Maceo - Us
    Pass the Peas
    Black Ceaser Lp
    Slaugher Big Rip Off LP

    etc, etc...

    Check anything on People Records (all easy to find as reissues)
    but it all gets a bit samey i think... Early 70's is his most
    interesting period for me... His "the one" theory on ryhthm is a
    good one too - think of any classic riff and he always has the first
    note on the beat (hat, bass and beat together) and the riff gets
    more syncopated thru the bar and comes back to the first beat
    again for the next bar... the man knew his shit!

    peace
    jason

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