Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
"Let me begin by saying that this is not the greatest jazz album you've ever heard." So states critic/DJ Harry Abraham in the liner notes on the back of Sweet Revival, Ronnie Foster's second album as a leader. Abraham
was obviously trying to deflect criticism that this record is, in his
words, "a commercial album that could have just as easily been titled
'Ronnie Foster Plays the Top 40 hits of the Seventies With Horns,
Strings and Voices,'" but nothing he could write would make this album
acceptable to jazz purists. Foster's
fondness for funky soul-jazz would be enough to earn the disdain of
some critics, but he compounds his problems by piling on contemporary
funk, soul, and pop influences. Sweet,
sweeping strings straight out of Philadelphia are all over Sweet
Revival, as are wah-wah and fuzz guitars, slap bass, electric pianos,
vocal choruses, and electric sitars. Half
of the album is devoted to pop covers ("Back Stabbers," "Me and Mrs.
Jones," "Alone Again (Naturally)"), with a couple of fusion numbers and
originals thrown in for good measure. Certainly,
this is the stuff that enrages jazzbos, and the album does sound like
the soundtrack for a cut-rate blaxploitation flick, but that's part of
its appeal. Fans
of that sound will find much of the album appealing, even if the vocals
can sound eerie (check out the heavily echoed intro to "Where Is the
Love?") and the sitars sound silly. Although
the album sounds dated, the grooves are funky, and Sweet Revival
remains one of the most engaging records of groovy, jazzy funk-soul of
its era.
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Revisión por Stephen Thomas Erlewine
"Permítanme comenzar diciendo que este no es el mejor álbum de jazz que hayas escuchado". Así
lo afirma el crítico / DJ Harry Abraham en las notas en la parte
posterior de Sweet Revival, el segundo álbum de Ronnie Foster como
líder. Abraham
obviamente estaba tratando de desviar las críticas de que este disco
es, en sus palabras, "un álbum comercial que fácilmente podría haber
sido titulado 'Ronnie Foster interpreta los 40 mejores éxitos de los
setenta con cuernos, cuerdas y voces'", pero nada Él podría escribir
haría este álbum aceptable para los puristas de jazz. La
afición de Foster por el soul-jazz funky sería suficiente para ganar el
desdén de algunos críticos, pero agrava sus problemas acumulando
influencias contemporáneas de funk, soul y pop. Las
cuerdas dulces y arrebatadas directamente de Filadelfia están por todo
Sweet Revival, al igual que las guitarras wah-wah y fuzz, los bajos
bofetadas, los pianos eléctricos, los coros vocales y los sitares
eléctricos. La
mitad del álbum está dedicado a las portadas de pop ("Back Stabbers",
"Me and Mrs. Jones", "Alone Again (Naturally)"), con un par de números
de fusión y originales lanzados en buena medida. Ciertamente,
esta es la materia que enfurece a los jazzbos, y el álbum suena como la
banda sonora de una película de blaxploitation de alta velocidad, pero
eso es parte de su atractivo. A
los fanáticos de ese sonido les parecerá atractivo el álbum, incluso si
las voces pueden sonar extrañas (echa un vistazo a la introducción de
"Where Is the Love?") Y los sitars suenan tontos. Aunque
el álbum suena anticuado, los ritmos son funky, y Sweet Revival sigue
siendo uno de los discos más atractivos de groovy, jazzy funk-soul de su
época.
Tracklist:
1 - Sweet Revival - 3:52
2 - Lisa's Love - 5:20
3 - Back Stabbers - 3:20
4 - Me And Mrs. Jones - 4:23
5 - Alone Again (Naturally) - 4:05
6 - Where Is The Love? - 5:26
7 - Some Neck - 4:43
8 - It's Just Gotta Be That Way - 3:49
9 - Superwoman - 5:00
10 - Inot - 5:03
Credits:
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Electric Bass [Fender] – Wilbur Bascomb Jr.
Electric Guitar – David Spinozza, John Tropea
Electric Piano – Ernest Hayes
Tenor Saxophone – Seldon Powell
Trombone – Garnett Brown
Organ – Ronnie Foster
Recording Date: December 14 & 15, 1972
Recorded at: Generation Sound Studio, New York, New York
Label: Blue Note – 5816762
Released: 2003
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul-Jazz
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