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Cat: HIQLP 2034. Rel: 28 Sep 15
Funk/Rare Groove

Side 1 - Track 1. Tell Me What To Do Side 1 - Track 2. Los Conquistadores Chocolates Side 1 - Track 3. Lost On 23rd Street Side 2 - Track 1. Fantasy Side 2 - Track 2. Shifting Gears Side 2 - Track 3. Can't We Smile? Side 3 - Track 1. A Child's Love (fast) Side 3 - Track 2. A Child's Love (slow) Side 3 - Track 3. Song For The Family Side 4 - Track 1. Detroit Rainbow Side 4 - Track 2. Funky Native Side 4 - Track 3. Can't We Smile? (alt)

Classic jazz funk album from the legendary Johnny 'Hammond' Smith with a special version with six previously unissued bonus out-takes. Released in 1975 and his 32nd long player, it heralded a fresh chapter in his career that saw him exploring more electronic instrumentation and deeper shades of funk in a similar way to Roy Ayers or Bob James. The result was a timeless document that carries motifs of many of today's artists; the harmonies of "Can't We Smile?", for instance, smack of Plantlife while the punctuated piano work and mirrored squiggling synths on "Song For The Family" echoes with Flying Lotus-style whim. Also a key source of breaks for many junglists, Gears is a historic document that's not only played a strong role in electronic music but still sounds incredible today.