Trax feat. Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch, Kool and The Gang, DJ Gregory

 

 

Last time i made love  –  Joyce Kennedy featuring Jeffrey Osbourne (Former “Mother’s Finest” lead vocalist teams up with former ‘Love, Tenderness & Devotion’ more commonly known as LTD)

Hold your horses babe  –   Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch (Written, produced and arranged by her  husband Pepe Soto  – who was also the brains and talent of ‘The Rice & Beans Orchestra’ … second outing by of the studio group before Celi dropping ‘The Bunch’)

Love the life you live  – Kool & The Gang (Their early releases were predominately ‘Straight Jazz’ however as time went by they veered towards Funk then 100 % Funk … from the album “Music is the Message”)

Tropical Soundclash  –  Dj Gregory  (Originally released on the small but significant French label ‘Faya Combo’ and licensed to the U.K.’s Defected Records additional remix by Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez)

Trax feat. Esther Phillips, Van McCoy, Brothers Johnson and Liz Torres

 

 

I’ve never been a woman before  –  Esther Phillips (Esther was a singer who had her feet in Soul, Gospel, Blues, Disco & Jazz  genres … the telling of the story of Mr. Sunshine who she noticed on the bus – then fell in love with who made her became a woman – and she made him into a man)

Turn this mother out  –  Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (The Soul City Symphony included Strings arranger and player Gene Orloff – who worked with the Bebop giant Charlie Parker … written by Van from his album ‘Disco Baby’)

Thunder Thumps and Lightinin’ Licks  –  Brothers Johnson (Brothers George & Louis played with George Duke before introduced to Quincy Jones  … so impressed with their talent that Quincy featured their compositions – he included some on his ‘Mellow Madness’ album)

Loca (You can look, but don’t touch)  –  Liz Torres (‘The Queen is in the House’ … Chicago native was the reigning ‘House Queen’ and to prove it – she not only cemented it with trax worthy of such a title but gave the name to her second album)

Trax feat. Leroy Hutson, Donna Summer, Idris Muhammed & Paul Johnson

 

 

So in love with you  –  Leroy Hutson (Leroy became part of ‘The Impressions’ after Curtis Mayfield decided to focus on his solo career … released on Curtom Records – from album “Love oh love”)

Come with me  –  Donna Summer (After her breakout ‘controversial’ hit single “Love to love you baby” – her album of the same name was rush release & and became an international hit also … produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellote at Musicland Studios, Germany)

Could heaven be like this  –  Idris Muhammad (Having the drummer for who’s who in the Jazz world –  Idris then recorded for Prestige but it was with C.T.I. Record’s Kudu imprint that he really got noticed)

Get on my camel  –  Paul Johnson (Inspired by the Fisrt Choice sung – Stevie Wonder written ‘Love having you around’… with a snippet of accapella of “Let no man put asunder” – First Choice)