Soul Riot

Currently playing this CD which came free with Mojo magazine many years ago - track details here. Eddie Giles - Losin' Boy currently playing - "I'm Like Ray Charles / I Guess I Was Born To Lose / 'Cos I Lost You" - real simple but soulful and one of those mid tempo tracks shufflers I was into many years ago but haven't played for a long time. I think it came out originally on Murco before finding its way onto Stax a few years later.

Not sure if this CD is available elsewhere these days - generally funky and southern in tone, but none the worse for that. Great live version of "Green Onions"and Camille Yarborough's "Take Yo' Praise" which became better known via Fatboy Slim "Praise You", Eddie Floyd's "Big Bird" as covered by The Jam (see "Dig The New Breed" live LP)

Enjoy...

Georgie Fame

A few months back Mr Fame popped up at The Maddermarket in Norwich. Expecting the worst from the make up of the crowd (chicken in a basket supper club "jazz") I was presently surprised. Straight into a cooking version of Green Onions with some blues covers mixed in. A few obvious crowd pleasers (I don't like "Bonnie and Clyde" I can tell you) and don't expect "Thunder", "El Bandido" and other Mod obscurities - but a good night in general. He kept up a steady running commentary on his career and tracks throughout. A tight and young backing band were great as well.

Well, he's back at the same venue on 27th and 28th November priced at 16 quid. Also out this week is retrospective of some classic soul jazz tunes, including "Thunder", "Seventh Son" and appears to be available for under a fiver...

Somebody Stole My Thunder: Jazz-Soul Grooves 1967-1971