Cat: MAR 18. Rel: 2 Nov 20
Funk/Rare Groove
Side 1 - Track 1. Maranatha |
Side 1 - Track 2. Patrice |
Side 1 - Track 3. El Que Se Fue |
Side 2 - Track 1. Squeeze |
Side 2 - Track 2. Someday |
Side 2 - Track 3. You Don't Understand |
Side 2 - Track 4. Bird Of Beauty |
James Gallardo & Sol released their collaborative debut album in 1975 in a burst of bright colour and next-level musicianship. There's a fiery, rockist spirit running through the over driven guitar cartwheeling through "Maranatha", but there's equal space for measured grooves and Gallardo's expressive horn playing. Mellower moments like "Patrice" let in a more soulful side of the project, while "El Que Se Fue" nods to the Latin roots of Sol. Expansive, bold and inventive, this is a treasure for jazz funk heads, marking the first official repress since the first copies slipped out many moons ago.