Lyman Woodard (March 3, 1942 – February 25, 2009) was a Detroit-based jazz organist noted for fusing his music with Latin and Afro-Cuban-inspired rhythms. From the late 1960s, Woodard recorded with a number of Motown acts, and served as musical director for Martha and the Vandellas. But releases – such as his 1975 Saturday Night Special – and the legacy of his namesake outfit, the Lyman Woodard Organization, helped define Motor City's lesser-known jazz-funk heritage.
Before establishing the Lyman Woodard Organization, he comprised a jazz trio with drummer Melvin Davis and guitarist Dennis Coffey; the ensemble made its reputation playing numerous shows at a nightclub called Cobb's Corner. In 1968, Woodard and Melvin Davis recorded the album Hair And Thangs with Dennis Coffey. Although the album was released as a solo project by Dennis Coffey in 1969, a single containing "It's Your Thing" ("It's Your Thang" on the LP) and "River Rouge" was released with the artist(s) as "Dennis Coffey and the Lyman Woodard Trio". In 1979, Woodard returned to Cobb's Corner with the Organization to record Don't Stop the Groove, for the Corridor label. The 1987 recording, Dedicacion, featured violinist Regina Carter.
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Lyman
Woodard (3 de marzo de 1942 - 25 de febrero de 2009) fue un organista
de jazz con sede en Detroit, conocido por fusionar su música con ritmos
de inspiración latina y afrocubana. Desde
finales de la década de 1960, Woodard grabó con varios actos de Motown y
fue director musical de Martha and the Vandellas. Pero
los lanzamientos, como su especial Saturday Night Special de 1975, y el
legado de su equipo homónimo, la Organización Lyman Woodard, ayudaron a
definir la menos conocida herencia de jazz-funk de Motor City.Antes
de establecer la Organización Lyman Woodard, formó un trío de jazz con
el baterista Melvin Davis y el guitarrista Dennis Coffey; El conjunto hizo su reputación tocando numerosos espectáculos en un club nocturno llamado Cobb's Corner. En 1968, Woodard y Melvin Davis grabaron el álbum Hair And Thangs con Dennis Coffey. Aunque
el álbum fue lanzado como un proyecto en solitario por Dennis Coffey en
1969, un single que contiene "It's Your Thing" ("It's Your Thang" en el
LP) y "River Rouge" se lanzó con el artista (s) como "Dennis Coffey y el trío de Lyman Woodard ". En 1979, Woodard regresó a Cobb's Corner con la organización para grabar Don't Stop the Groove, para la etiqueta Corridor. La grabación de 1987, Dedicacion, contó con la violinista Regina Carter.
Tracklist:
1 - Saturday Night Special - 7:08
2 - Joy Road - 4:58
3 - Belle Isle Daze - 7:27
4 - Creative Musicians - 2:38
5 - Saturday Night Special (Alternate Take) - 6:55
6 - Cheeba - 9:55
7 - Allen Barnes - 2:44
8 - On Your Mind - 3:53
9 - Help Me Get Away - 3:48
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Norma Bell
Drums, Vocals – Leonard King
Electric Bass, Electric Guitar – Ron English
Electric Piano, Organ, Mellotron – Lyman Woodard
Percussion – Bud Spangler, Lorenzo Brown
Triangle – Charles Moore
Written-By – Leonard King (tracks: B2, C2), Lyman Woodard (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4, C1), Ron English (tracks: D1, D2)
Notes:
Recorded November 26 and 27, 1973 and Sweetened in January 1975 at Strata Sound Studios, Detroit
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