The Sugarman 3 • What The World Needs Now

BBC Review

The Sugarman 3 – comprising saxophonist Neal Sugarman, organist Adam Scone (“the greasiest Hammond player in New York City,” no less) and drummer Rudy Albin – were formed in 1996 by Sugarman as an outlet to recreate the dense, jazzy, Hammond-led grooves of artists such as Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff. After signing to the ultra-hip Daptone Records in the early 00s, the band rested after their 2002 album, Pure Cane Sugar.

Sugarman became instrumental in running Daptone and, playing in the Dap-Kings, he not only formed a union with Sharon Jones but also became, with said ensemble, an in-demand session man, gracing the work of Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson. In 2011, Sugarman, Scone and Albin got together to see if they could recreate the spark and vibrancy of their earlier releases. They could, and soared ahead, cutting What the World Needs Now, 37 economical minutes of full-on party fare. The band quickly locks in and, with assistance from the wider Dap-King family (Joe Crispiano’s treble-heavy guitar and producer Bosco Mann’s taut bass playing in particular give the trio colour), they fashion a pulsating groove.

Their return is telegraphed on Your Friendly Neighborhood Sugarman, an update of The Bar-Kays’ Soulfinger, that sets the album’s often frenetic pace. However, What the World Needs Now has plenty of light and shade. The quiet reflection of Jealous Moon is complemented by the happy soul-clap of Mellow Meeting. The Budos Band’s Got to Get Back to My Baby, with its sweet, tight horn refrain is the album’s clear standout: sultry enough for the hottest summer night, warming enough for the darkest winter.

Even a track as ubiquitous as Bacharach and David’s What the World Needs Now sounds, if not exactly fresh and vital in the group’s hands, certainly reinterpreted with gusto. Best of all of the covers is The Standells’ freakbeat classic Dirty Water, which locates the inherent soulful swagger in the proto-punk of the original.

Recorded, naturally, in the finest mono, What the World Needs Now maintains the high Daptone quality threshold. It all depends where you stand on the group’s painstakingly retro, sax and organ-fuelled sound. If you love it and go the distance, these grooves are simply mesmeric.

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Reseña de la BBC

El Sugarman 3 - compuesto por el saxofonista Neal Sugarman, el organista Adam Scone ("el músico de Hammond más grasiento de la ciudad de Nueva York", nada menos) y el baterista Rudy Albin - fue formado en 1996 por Sugarman como una salida para recrear los ritmos densos, jazzy y dirigidos por Hammond de artistas como Jimmy Smith y Jack McDuff. Después de firmar con el ultra-hip Daptone Records a principios de los años 00, la banda descansó después de su álbum de 2002, Pure Cane Sugar.

Sugarman se convirtió en una pieza clave en la dirección de Daptone y, al tocar en los Dap-Kings, no sólo formó una unión con Sharon Jones, sino que también se convirtió, con dicho conjunto, en un hombre de sesión muy solicitado, engalanando el trabajo de Amy Winehouse y Mark Ronson. En 2011, Sugarman, Scone y Albin se reunieron para ver si podían recrear la chispa y la vitalidad de sus anteriores lanzamientos. Podrían, y se elevaron hacia adelante, recortando lo que el mundo necesita ahora, 37 minutos económicos de la tarifa completa de la fiesta. La banda se fija rápidamente y, con la ayuda de la familia Dap-King (la guitarra de Joe Crispiano y el bajo tenso del productor Bosco Mann, en particular, le dan el color al trío), forman un ritmo pulsante.

Su regreso es telegrafiado en Your Friendly Neighborhood Sugarman, una actualización de The Bar-Kays' Soulfinger, que establece el ritmo a menudo frenético del álbum. Sin embargo, Lo que el mundo necesita ahora tiene mucha luz y sombra. El silencioso reflejo de la Luna Celestial se complementa con el alegre aplauso de Mellow Meeting. The Budos Band's Got to Get Back to My Baby, con su dulce y apretado estribillo de trompeta es el claro distintivo del álbum: lo suficientemente sensual para la noche de verano más calurosa, lo suficientemente cálida para el invierno más oscuro.

Incluso un tema tan omnipresente como Lo que el mundo necesita ahora de Bacharach y David suena, aunque no exactamente fresco y vital en las manos del grupo, sin duda reinterpretado con gusto. Lo mejor de todas las portadas es el clásico de The Standells, Dirty Water, que sitúa el fanfarroneo inherente en el proto-punk del original.

Grabado, naturalmente, en el mejor mono, What the World Needs Now mantiene el alto umbral de calidad Daptone. Todo depende de la posición que ocupe el grupo en cuanto al sonido retro, el saxofón y el sonido alimentado por el órgano. Si lo amas y vas hasta el final, estos surcos son simplemente hipnóticos.

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Tracklist:
1 - Rudy's Intervention
2 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Sugarman
3 - Got To Get Back To My Baby
4 - But It's Alright
5 - Witch's Boogaloo
6 - Brother T.
7 - What The World Needs Now
8 - Dirty Water
9 - Jealous Moon
10 - Mellow Meeting
11 - Love Went Away


Credits:
    Artwork By [Cover Collage] – Daino
    Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – "The Dapettes": Saundra Williams, Starr Duncan
    Bass – Bosco Mann
    Congas – Fernando "Boogaloo" Velez
    Drums – Rudy Albin
    Engineer [Chief Engineer] – Gabriel Roth
    Executive-Producer – Sugarman & Roth
    Guitar – Joseph Crispiano
    Mastered By – J.J. Golden
    Organ – Adam Scone
    Photography – Nick Gordon
    Piano – Ann Coombs
    Saxophone – Neal Sugarman
    Sleeve [Sleeve Design] – Ann Coombs, Ed Vidarres
    Tambourine – Saundra Williams
    Tape Op [Chief Tape Operator] – Wayne Gordon
    Trumpet – Dave Guy

Notes:
Another Bosco Mann production.
Recorded to 8-tracks at Daptone Records House Of Soul, Bushwick, New York.
Mixed at Penrose Recorders, Riverside, California.
Track 11 is a cover of the B side of The Objectives - Oh My Love (Come Back To Me) / Love Went Away from 1965.

Label: Daptone Records ‎– DAP-026
Released: 15 May 2012
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul-Jazz, Acid Jazz, Soul




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