James Taylor's vintage Hammond-led outfit has consistently delighted lovers of jazz, funk and R&B in equal measure over the last twenty years. The group is most famous for its signature tune, the "Theme From Starsky and Hutch, but this album shows greater variety than the standard jam workout. Don't Mess With Mr. T: James Taylor Quartet Plays Motown is a series of 12 cover tracks from Marvin Gaye to Stevie Wonder.
The quartet itself, which comprises Taylor (Hammond organ), Nigel Price (guitar), Andy McKinney (bass) and Adam Betts (drums), is augmented for this record by four more musicians: a full horn section and an extra percussionist. As well as the expected fiery instrumentals, the band is joined by leading soul vocalists Omar, Hil St Soul and Donna Gardier who each add their own notable contributions to the proceedings.
Barrett Strong's 1959 hit single, "Money (That's What I Want), is given the traditional JTQ treatment: wildly funked up and laced with simmering grooves. Jamie Anderson on alto saxophone catches the ear with a short but very sweet solo which is a great opening statement for the disc. Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up and Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) are a little more chilled out and atmospheric with Taylor's organ taking the leading melody. On the latter song the backing vocal chorus is maintained, a nice touch to counter the instrumental domination.
British soul singer Omar adds his expressive, flexible voice to Gaye's "After The Dance, one of album's vocal highlights. This track is perhaps the defining example of the record's success in presenting modern takes of old school Motown classics. It's undeniably a soul-influenced record but the funk-infused instrumentals and new arrangements give it a distinctive and unmistakable contemporary feel. Don't Mess With Mr. T is another inventive success for the James Taylor Quartet.
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El traje clásico de James Taylor, dirigido por Hammond, ha encantado por igual a los amantes del jazz, el funk y el R&B en los últimos veinte años. El grupo es más famoso por su canción característica, el "Tema de Starsky y Hutch", pero este álbum muestra una mayor variedad que el entrenamiento de jamón estándar. Don't Mess With Mr. T: James Taylor Quartet Plays Motown es una serie de 12 temas de portada desde Marvin Gaye a Stevie Wonder.
El cuarteto en sí, compuesto por Taylor (órgano Hammond), Nigel Price (guitarra), Andy McKinney (bajo) y Adam Betts (batería), se amplía para este disco con cuatro músicos más: una sección de trompa completa y un percusionista extra. Además de los esperados instrumentos de fuego, la banda se une a los principales vocalistas de soul Omar, Hil St Soul y Donna Gardier, cada uno de los cuales añade sus propias contribuciones notables a los procedimientos.
El éxito de Barrett Strong en 1959, "Money (That's What I Want)", recibe el tratamiento tradicional de JTQ: muy divertido y lleno de ritmo. Jamie Anderson en el saxofón alto atrapa el oído con un solo corto pero muy dulce que es una gran apertura para el disco. "Got To Give It Up" de Marvin Gaye y "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" de Stevie Wonder son un poco más relajados y atmosféricos, con el órgano de Taylor tomando la melodía principal. En esta última canción se mantiene el coro de coros, un buen toque para contrarrestar la dominación instrumental.
El cantante británico de soul Omar añade su voz expresiva y flexible a "After The Dance" de Gaye, uno de los puntos culminantes del álbum. Este tema es quizás el ejemplo que define el éxito del disco en la presentación de tomas modernas de clásicos de la vieja escuela de la Motown. Es innegablemente un disco con influencia del alma, pero los instrumentos y los nuevos arreglos le dan una sensación contemporánea distintiva e inconfundible. Don't Mess With Mr. T es otro éxito inventivo del Cuarteto de James Taylor.
01. Money (That's What I Want) (4:09)
02. Got To Give It Up (3:20)
03. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (3:22)
04. Function At The Junction (5:16)
05. After The Dance (4:09)
06. Jimmy Mack (3:22)
07. Machine Gun (3:17)
08. Come See About Me (2:51)
09. Cleo's Mood (3:10)
10. You Beat Me To The Punch (3:14)
11. You're All I Need To Get By (4:16)
12. Don't Mess With Mr. T (4:47)
02. Got To Give It Up (3:20)
03. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (3:22)
04. Function At The Junction (5:16)
05. After The Dance (4:09)
06. Jimmy Mack (3:22)
07. Machine Gun (3:17)
08. Come See About Me (2:51)
09. Cleo's Mood (3:10)
10. You Beat Me To The Punch (3:14)
11. You're All I Need To Get By (4:16)
12. Don't Mess With Mr. T (4:47)
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