Leon Spencer ‎• Legends of Acid Jazz

 

This collection showcases Leon Spencer, a Houston native who recorded four Prestige albums in the early '70s. The first six tracks are from Sneak Preview!, the organist's 1970 label debut, the others from its more commercially oriented follow-up, 1971's Louisiana Slim. State-of-the-art soul-jazz personnel includes tart-toned trumpeter Virgil Jones and up-and-coming tenor sax star Grover Washington, Jr. Born on November 1, 1945, Spencer came up on piano, switching to organ when he heard Jimmy Smith in person. He had a unique style: while flashy on top, he leavened it with an unusually authoritative left hand, creating countermelodies in the bass where most organists could only create counterpoint. The standouts here are Spencer's bluesy "The Slide," a juicy take on the Meters' "Message from the Meters," Spencer's ballad "Our Love Will Never Die" (check out Sparks's delightfully florid solo and Washington's sweet flute), and his richly vernacular "Louisiana Slim."

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Esta colección muestra a Leon Spencer, un nativo de Houston que grabó cuatro álbumes de Prestige a principios de los años 70. Las primeras seis canciones son de Sneak Preview!, El debut en la etiqueta del organista en 1970, las otras de su seguimiento más orientado comercialmente, el de Louisiana Slim de 1971. El personal de vanguardia del soul-jazz incluye al trompetista de tono agridulce Virgil Jones y al prometedor teniente saxofonista Grover Washington, Jr. Nacido el 1 de noviembre de 1945, Spencer subió al piano y cambió al órgano cuando escuchó a Jimmy Smith en persona. Tenía un estilo único: aunque llamativo en la parte superior, lo fermentó con una mano izquierda inusualmente autorizada, creando contra melodías en el bajo donde la mayoría de los organistas solo podían crear contrapunto. Los destacados aquí son el bluesy "The Slide" de Spencer, una jugosa toma del "Message from the Meters" de los Meters, "La balada de Spencer" Nuestro amor nunca morirá "(echa un vistazo al encantador solo florido de Sparks y la dulce flauta de Washington), y su rico vernáculo "Louisiana Slim".

Tracklist:
Sneak Preview (1970):
01. The Slide (Spencer) - 6:05
02. Someday My Prince Will Come (Churchill-Morey) - 6:39
03. Message from the Meters (Nocentelli) - 6:45
04. First Gravy (Spencer) - 4:03
05. 5-10-15-20 (Boyd-Powell) - 4:27
06. Sneak Preview (Spencer) - 8:06
Louisiana Slim (1971):
07. Louisiana Slim (Spencer) - 10:14
08. Mercy Mercy Me (Gaye) - 4:10
09. (They Long to Be) Close to You (Bacharach-David) - 5:31
10. Our Love Will Never Die (Spencer) - 10:20
11. The Trouble with Love (Spencer) - 8:26

Credits:
Leon Spencer - organ
Virgil Jones - trumpet
Grover Washington - tenor saxophone, flute
Melvin Sparks - guitar
Idris Muhammad - drums
Buddy Caldwell - conga

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