Biography
by Steve Huey
Hailing from Indianapolis, Ceasar Frazier was a funky soul-jazz organist who recorded several albums for the Eastbound/Westbound label family during the '70s. First making his mark in 1972 with one of saxman Lou Donaldson's funkier bands, Frazier cut his first album Hail Ceasar! later that year, which featured musicians commonly associated with the Prestige label's jazz-funk outings -- Melvin Sparks (guitar), Houston Person (tenor), and Idris Muhammad (drums). The follow-up, Ceasar Frazier '75, featured the likes of guitarist Cornell Dupree and drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie; the album's key track, "Funk It Down," was later sampled by jazz-obsessed hip-hoppers Gang Starr for their "Ex-Girl to the Next Girl." In 1978, Frazier resurfaced as a smooth soul/disco vocalist with the LP Another Life, and while he showed some affinity for the idiom, it failed to reinvent him as a commercial force outside the jazz-funk marketplace. In addition to recording on his own, Frazier also played keyboards in Marvin Gaye's backing band. Thanks to the rare-groove revival, his rare original LPs now fetch generous sums on the collectors' market.
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Biografía
por Steve Huey
Procedente de Indianápolis, Ceasar Frazier fue un organista de soul-jazz funky que grabó varios álbumes para la familia de sellos Eastbound/Westbound durante los años 70. Frazier se dio a conocer en 1972 con una de las bandas más funky del saxofonista Lou Donaldson, y grabó su primer álbum Hail Ceasar! a finales de ese año, en el que aparecían músicos habitualmente asociados a las salidas de jazz-funk del sello Prestige: Melvin Sparks (guitarra), Houston Person (tenor) e Idris Muhammad (batería). La continuación, Ceasar Frazier '75, contó con la participación del guitarrista Cornell Dupree y el batería Bernard "Pretty" Purdie; el tema clave del álbum, "Funk It Down", fue posteriormente sampleado por los hip-hopers obsesionados con el jazz Gang Starr para su "Ex-Girl to the Next Girl". En 1978, Frazier resurgió como vocalista de soul/disco suave con el LP Another Life, y aunque mostró cierta afinidad con el lenguaje, no consiguió reinventarse como fuerza comercial fuera del mercado del jazz-funk. Además de grabar por su cuenta, Frazier también tocó los teclados en la banda de acompañamiento de Marvin Gaye. Gracias al revival del rare-groove, sus raros LPs originales alcanzan ahora generosas sumas en el mercado de los coleccionistas.
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1 - Dat Dere
2 - Mergin' Traffic
3 - Festival el Spanol
4 - Just Passin' Thru
5 - Polka Dots & Moonbeans
6 - Dat Dere (Reprise)
7 - A Thought in Minor
8 - Excuse Me
9 - One Easy Morning
10 - Poinciana
2022
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