Producer: Jim Davis. Reissue producer: Eliot Goshman. Recorded live at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York, New York in October 1962. Originally released on Ramrod Records (1). Digitally remastered by Eliot Goshman (February 1999, Taragon Studios, Deer Park, New York). ...

That Higgins is a virtuoso pianist is not in question; in fact, his group works with Wayne Shorter, Eddie Harris, trio sessions, & duets with wife Meredith DAmbrosio are all solid prior examples of his substantial talent. This is his first all solo piano disc, & its a beaut. Though well versed in bop, modern mainstream, & Swing-era styles, Higgins is a very competent stride pianist, albeit on the lighter side. Proof positive is offered during several of the 14 tracks, including " Cant Ge ...

The first & only anthology of one of the greatest southern soul / blues masters who ever entered a recording studio – EDDIE HINTON.21 tracks & over 74 minutes of fiery, funky music taken from eight albums from the 60s to the 90s
- superb audio quality. Expertly annotated, with a range of rare period images.
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Recommended for easily satisfied casual fans only, diehard Eddie Kendricks janissaries wont find much satisfaction with this scanty run-down of Kendricks solo career, which found the ex-Temptation constantly on the R&B charts & no stranger to pop chart success. Sadly, his two biggest pop darts (" Keep on Truckin" & " Boogie Down") are not the lengthy album tracks but the short radio edits. Just when " Keep on Truckin" starts kicking youre rollin into " Boogie Down, " which turns out to be a ...

This strong debut benefits greatly from the expertise of veteran producer Bruce Botnick as well as the likes of former Steve Miller bassist Lonnie Turner & saxman Tom Scott. Guitarist Jimmy Lyon was to Money what Keith Scott was to Bryan Adams. Money, son of a New York City cop, had a rock & roll epiphany en route to following his dads career path. The debut album, long on craft but not without inspiration, deservedly shot radio-ready tunes " Two Tickets to Paradise" & " Baby Hold On" up the ...

48 Hours: Nick Nolte & Eddie Murphy make one of the most unusual & entertaining teams ever in Walter Hills roller-coaster thriller, 48 HRS. Nolte is a roughedged cop after two vicious cop-killers. He cant do it without the help of smooth & dapper Murphy, who is serving time for a half-million dollar robbery. This unlikely partnership trades laughs as often as punches as both pursue their separate goals: Nolte wants the villains; Murphy wants his money & some much-needed female companio ...