***guest review by Ben Manzone
My favorite types of records lately are those grey area records. Ones made by Jazz artists (ie.Idris Muhammad) but sound more like funk but are kind of like disco, a little bit of soul but are really just an evolution of jazz but not even really. I mean jazz purists hate these type of records and most new jack disco heads think those records are too “deep.” Anyway the cut in question ‘Singing a song for you’ off the Revelation Lp is not an instant gratification type of song. It starts off on a very deep, cerebral, almost somber tone with a sweet jazz guitar line and underlining sustained keys. The groove is subtle but building and then tempered by the chorus of “Singing a song for your.” The groove proceeds while Earland does his solos on keys and the guitars sit there nicely in the mix plucking in the background. So the groove builds and builds and then explodes into this monster Harvey Mason percussion jam out… where you catch yourself going “holy shit this is sick.” This cut features horn work by the Brecker Brothers as well as guitarist Eric Gale who equally have a more then impressive track record playing on a lot of landmark jazz, funk, soul and disco records. The album cover artwork is amazing too!
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