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Danny Ward & Reality
Danny Ward & Reality
Jazz Room Records
- Cat No: JAZZR027
- updated:2023-12-29
アレサ・フランクリンの大名曲「RockSteady」や「God Made Me Funky」はじめカバーで構成されている７０年代後半のシアトルのローカル・バンドによる最高なプライベートプレスをJazz Room Recordsが再発。ダンス・ミュージック。ストックしました。
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Another Holy Grail album from Jazz Room Records with Danny Ward & Reality who were the Go To Funky Jazz Band for College and other Hardcore Funk Party gigs in the Mid to late '70's in the Seattle area of the Pacific North West. They didn't just drop covers of the latest Disco or Top 40 hits though but instead took their audiences on a musical trip through the Funkiest and Jazziest sounds of the day featuring a coterie of Steely Dan inspired covers of cuts made famous by George Benson, Lydia Pense and Coldblood, The Headhunters , Mandrill and many more. This unique recording capturing them live at a midweek gig showcases their style which of which Danny Ward says:
"In the summer of 1977 this album was recorded at a club called The Tyee Restaurant and Lounge in Bremerton, Washington State, USA.
The night this album was recorded, there was hardly an audience, perfect conditions for making this recording.
We played every kind of venue, a lot of Top 40 dance clubs,but our style was to do a lot of soloing, despite the pressure of club owners and agents not to do so much soloing and be so "jazzy".
We didn't care, we knew the audience loved us and we were very popular.
This was the best group of musicians that i've ever worked with under the name of Danny Ward and Reality."
"In the summer of 1977 this album was recorded at a club called The Tyee Restaurant and Lounge in Bremerton, Washington State, USA.
The night this album was recorded, there was hardly an audience, perfect conditions for making this recording.
We played every kind of venue, a lot of Top 40 dance clubs,but our style was to do a lot of soloing, despite the pressure of club owners and agents not to do so much soloing and be so "jazzy".
We didn't care, we knew the audience loved us and we were very popular.
This was the best group of musicians that i've ever worked with under the name of Danny Ward and Reality."
アレサ・フランクリンの「RockSteady」、ホセ・フェリシアーノの「Affirmation」、COLD BLOODの「Funky On My Back」、マンドリルの「Get It All」、ジョージ・ベンソンのカバーで知られるレオン・ラッセルの「マスカレード」、そしてHEAD HUNTERS「God Make Me Funky」。ファンキー、メローともにカバーのチョイスが素晴らしい上に、強力なドラムはじめrawな演奏も魅力。絶妙。「レストラン・アンド・ラウンジでライブ録音されましたが、お客はほとんどいないという完璧な状況だった」と。とは言え、そこには熱気がじわっと感じ取れます。オリジナルは未だ数万円のレアな自主プレス。信頼の DJ Paul Murphy、Jazz Room Recordsチームのリマスターアナログ。 (サイトウ)