Quality Time
Quality soul picks from the early 1999: Arnold
McCuller, Robbie Danzie, G.Q., Joe Sample & Lalah
Hathaway etc.
The Soul Scale
One-time Revelation member Arnold McCuller's
new CD is our album of the issue. Other new CD's reviewed
in this issue include Peabo Bryson, James Ingram,
Eric Benét, Chanté Moore, Incognito, Holloway, Atlantic
Starr and Robbie Danzie.
Archive Material - Reissues
Westside continues with excellent Philly soul reissues
including The O'Jays, Billy Paul, McFadden &
Whitehead and Lou Rawls.
Norman Connors - Album by Album Norman Connors started his career as a jazz
drummer, but since the mid-70s he started to gain
critical acclaim as a soul producer whose style always
had a "quality stamp" with rich arrengements
played by top session musicians. Furthermore, soul
followers especially respect him as a vocal talent scout,
who has introduced such artists as Phyllis Hyman,
Jean Carn, Glenn Jones and James
Robinson to a wider audience. Read the album by
album story of Norman's magnificent solo career.
Little Milton - 49 Years on the Road
An interview with Little Milton, who
always manages to provide his familiar mixture of blues
and soul ballads, catchy lilters and funk to each of his
albums. He has also spent 49 years on the road performing
his always-reliable blues and soul show. The Soul Express
crew met him during his visit to Finland.
Deep
A special 8-page section of our Deep column has four
"corners" this time. In one of them is the
ever-delightful Gladys Knight with her
new inspirational album, one is stacked up with new
releases and reissues, one is reserved for a cosy chat
with some of our old friends, Messrs. Dennis
Edwards, David Sea, Denise LaSalle and Mighty
Sam McClain. Still, the main course this time is
the story of Malaco Records with their
essential 6-CD Box The Last Soul Company.
Jazz-Funk The Braxton Brothers´ latest release gets the
highest praises in our jazz-funk column this time. A
brief look at the new CD's by Joe Sample f. Lalah
Hathaway, Inner Shade, Lenny White, Gato Barbieri, The
Jazzmasters, Marion Meadows, David Sanborn, Boney James
and Tom Browne, as well.
Upfront Soul
The reviews of US import releases from spring 1999
including Montrel Darrett, The Gap Band,
Cherrelle, Men of Vizion and G.Q.
