Artist: Shuggie Otis
Title Of Album: Here Comes/Freedom Flight
Year Of Release: 1970-71/2003
Label (Catalog#) :Raven Records[ RVCD-141]
Country: USA
Genre: Blues, Rock, Funk, Soul
Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 01:17:50
Full Size: 518mb(+3%)
1971's Here Comes Shuggie Otis was the debut album by the guitarist and songwriter, issued by Columbia, when Shuggie was only 18. Produced and arranged by his father, R&B legend Johnny Otis, the set features nine original cuts co-written by the pair, and in some cases others, and one written by Johnny with Dan Aldrich. The album is evenly divided between vocal tunes and instrumentals. The cast for these sessions included Johnny, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, bassist Al McKibbon, Preston Love, Jackie Kelso, Plas Johnson, and a string section. "Oxford Gray," the album's opener, is an instrumental written by Johnny, Shuggie, Felder, and Hooper. Unlike anything that ever came before it, it's a baroque blues tune that features Shuggie playing both electric and acoustic bottleneck slide, a harpsichord, strings, and a groovy little backbeat that walks the edge of blues and funk. It feels like a suite because of its many composed sections, but Shuggie's guitar is pure improvisational poetry. This is followed by the beautiful, psychedelic pop of "Jennie Lee." Shuggie's vocals weren't quite there, and were still somewhat tentative, but his gorgeous, Albert King-inflected guitar solo is right in the pocket, and stands in wonderful contrast to his acoustic string in the verses. The horns are restrained and regal, and the textural palette of the cut is lush and spacious. There is plenty of rootsy playing here too, such as on "Bootie Cooler," a Stax-styled blues groove, and the name-dropping shimmy and shake of "Shuggie's Boogie," the wig-tightening funk of "Hurricane," and the reverentially gritty "Gospel Groove." It closes with a modern soul rocker called "Baby I Needed You," with a killer hook in the refrain even if Shuggie's vocal doesn't quite pull it all off. Here Comes Shuggie Otis stands the test of time over 30 years later, and stands as a hallmark of songwriting, improvisation, and production acumen..
Tracks:
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Here Comes... 1970:
01. Oxford Gray (Otis, S. Otis, W. Felder, N. Hooper) - 6:53
02. Jennie Lee (Otis, S. Otis, W. Felder) - 2:09
03. Bootie Cooler (J. Otis, S. Otis) - 2:39
04. Knowing (That You Want Him) - (J. Otis, D. Aidrich) - 2:29
05. Funky Thithee (Otis, S. Otis) - 3:11
06. Shuggie's Boogie (J. Otis, S. Otis) - 5:32
07. Hurricane (J. Otis, S. Otis, W. Felder) - 2:16
08. Gospel Groove (J. Otis, S. Otis) - 4:13
09. Baby, I Needed You (J. Otis, S. Otis) - 3:41
10. The Hawks (J. Otis, S. Otis) - 2:26
Freedom Flight 1971:
11. Ice Cold Daydream (Shuggie Otis) - 2:27
12. Strawberry Letter 23 (Shuggie Otis) - 3:55
13. Sweet Thang (S. Otis, J. Otis) - 4:09
14. Me And My Woman (Gene Barge) - 4:14
15. Someone's Always Singing (S. Otis, K. Kahri) - 3:20
16. Purple (Shuggie Otis) - 7:05
17. Freedom Flight (Shuggie Otis) - 12:55
Kooper Introduces Shuggie 1969:
18. One Room Country Shack (M. D Walton) - 3:55
Personnel:
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Here Comes... 1970:
Shuggie Ottis - Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Organ, Celeste, Harpsichord
Johnny Otis - Piano,Celeste, Harpsichord, Tympani, Percussion
Ray Johnson - Piano
Leon Haywood - Organ
Wilton Felder - Celeste, Harpsichord, Elecrric Bass -
Al Mckibbon - String Bass
Stix Hooper, Abe Mills, Paul Lagos - Drums
Preston Love, Plas Johnson, Hank Jernigan, Jim Horn, Jack Kelso -Saxophones
Melvin Moore, Bob Mitchell - Trumpets
Gene 'Mighty Flea' Conners - Trombone
Willie Ruff, Richard Mackey - French Hornss -
Preston Love, Hank Jernigan, Jack Kelso - Flutes
Ginger Smock, Joe Lichter, Isadore Roman, Eunice Wennermark - Violins
Rollice Dale, Marilyn Baker - Violas
Hyman Gold, Irving Lipshultz - Celli.
Freedom Flight 1971:
Shuggie Otis - Guitars, Vocals ,Bass, Organ, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Bottleneck Guitar
Mike Kowalski - Drums
Johnny Otis - Percussion, Backing Vocals
George Duke - Organ, Electric Piano, Celeste
Wilton Felder - Bass
Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
Jim 'Supe' Bradshaw - Backing Vocals, Harmonica
Richard Aplanalp - Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Oboe
Clydie King, Shirley Matthews, Vanetta Fields - Backing Vocals
Kooper Introduces Shuggie 1969:
Shuggie Otis - Guitar
Al Kooper – Organ, Piano
Stu Woods - Bass
Wells Kelly - Drums
The Harris Robinson Singers - Vocals
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