'Is there a sound of Chicago? When I made my first pilgrimage there in 1970, this was my question to Tom Tom Washington who had been responsible for the musical arrangement on a recent hit record made in the city, 'Can I Change My Mind?' by Tyrone Davis. To my ears, the combination of rhythm guitar and jazz-flavoured horns could not have been devised anywhere else. Tom Tom looked bemused. 'We didn't think about it', he said, 'we just did what suited the song.' I was disappointed with his answer at the time, but later realised that the true sound of a city is not consciously contrived, it just comes out that way.' (Charlie Gillett's liner notes)
CD 1
1. Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rodgers
2. Bright Lights Big City - Jimmy Reed
3. Mellow Chick Swing - Sonny Boy Williamson
4. Why Don’t You Do Right - Lil Green
5. West Side Baby - Dinah Washington
6. Long Gone Pt 2 - Sonny Thompson
7. Mary Jo - The Four Blazers
8. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest
9. Jesus Gave Me Water - The Soul Stirrers
10. Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite - The Spaniels
11. At My Front Door - The El Dorados
12. I’m Ready - Muddy Waters
13. I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold
14. 29 Ways - Willie Dixon
15. Spoonful - Howlin’ Wolf
16. Oh What A Nite - The Dells
17. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley
18. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
19. This May Be The Last Time - The Staple Singers
20. Oh Mary Don’t You Weep - The Swan Silvertones
21. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
22. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
23. Sing Um The Way I Feel - JB Lenoir & His African Hunch Rhythm
CD 2
1. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
2. Cadillac Jack - Andre Williams
3. In The Basement Pt 1 - Etta James & Sugar Pie Desanto
4. Wack Wack - Young Holt Unlimited
5. Dead End Street - Lou Rawls
6. Watermelon Man Pt 1 - Herbie Hancock
7. Um Um Um Um Um Um - Major Lance
8. You’re No Good - Betty Everett
9. Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing - Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure
10. Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
11. Oh Yeah - The Shadows Of The Night
12. Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams
13. Grits Ain’t Groceries - Little Milton
14. Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim
15. Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
16. Love Uprising - Otis Leaville
17. Freddie’s Dead - Curtis Mayfield
18. Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
19. Kalimba Story - Earth Wind & Fire
20. Promised Land - Joe Smooth
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Links :
CD 1 : https://www.adrive.com/public/9TJYas/SOTCCHI1.zip
CD 2 : https://www.adrive.com/public/WEAT4k/SOTCCHI2.zip
Fabuloso magnifico stupendo
and thankyo.
Hey guys - when Sue released the lovely 45rpm "I Sing Um The Way I Feel", the performer was given simply as JB Lenoir.
And there was nothing whatsoever about this "African Hunch Rhythm".
Anyone know where it came from & when it began to be tagged on?
Thanks JJ
Some of these songs are unfamiliar - And great to have you post at the Cult...More please
Cheers
Right on bruh!
Many, many thanks for this, Jazzjet. Another fantastic compilation in a great series.
Apparently, JB Lenoir developed an interest in African percussion, familiar to Mississippi hill country musicians like Otha Turner. His publishing company was apparently called Ghana Music.
Lovely!
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