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Another great David Hamilton collection featuring eight tracks culled from the producer's forgotten instrumental funk album from '68, Detroit City Grooves, a record that never made it much further than the mastering plant. Hamilton’s music, which has been described as "acid-lounge-funk," borrows from the likes of Dennis Coffey, Wes Montgomery, and George Benson. For those who prefer their funk raw and gritty to the bone, this one's for you.
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An excellent compilation of incredibly rare funk hailing from the Bay Area, circa 1968- '75. Featuring many previously unreleased tracks, these are great funk tunes from bands with names like Snook & the Cosmic Flowers, the San Francisco TKO's and 87th off Broadway. That big sound of Bay Area heroes Tower of Power, the Family Stone and the like is prevalent throughout, so expect loads of brassy, backbeat heavy and psychedelic-tinged floor fillers.
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Sing Me A Rainbow: A Trident Anthology 1965-1967 Part 1 (Ace Records)
After the stellar San Fran Nuggets box set a few years back, Sing Me a Rainbow comes to offer an even deeper look at the subcategories and counter-counterculture cliques of the late-'60s Bay Area scene. In this case, the magnifying glass is set above Trident Productions, a label and Brill Building-style hit factory run for a very short time by Kingston Trio manager Frank Werber. A fantastic snapshot of a feeling that was moving too fast to ever stick to anything at the time
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The Detroit Dancers compilations concentrate on Hamilton's northern soul productions and sessions. Early Motown was definitely an influence on many of the cuts here, several almost sounding like interpolations of well-known ditties from the Motown vault, but all of these songs have a raw drive to them and the musicianship is topnotch. The stars of this collection include unsung Detroit singers O C Tolbert, Tobi Lark and Little Ann. Volumes 2 and 3 are also available.
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Perhaps one of the most underrated soul vocalists of our time, Millie Jackson is the brassy queen of "tellin' it like it is" and 1974's Caught Up is her self-produced, cinematic masterpiece. With stellar, gritty performances, she turned the concept of cheatin' soul on its ear, each song examining the ins and outs of infidelity. Any fan of Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul, Gloria Jones, or any sort of early-seventies concept soul should definitely investigate.
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