*Ronnie Foster Two Headed Freap Original Blue Note BST-84382 Funk Breaks Jazz*Vinyl Condition:

VG: Surface still has some gloss but has many light scratches and scuffs throughout the surface. I cannot find any feelable scratches, but the LP plays with some background noise during the quieter parts. Good playable copy, but not for discerning audiophile.

Label Condition:VG: Heavy spindle marksCover Condition:VG+: Clean cover with light ringwear to front and back. Edges are nice and clean with only some very minor wear. Details :

Ronnie Foster's debut album, The Two Headed Freap is a set of contemporary funky soul jazz from the early '70s, which means it sounds closer to the soundtrack of a lost blaxploitation flick than Back at the Chicken Shack, Pt. 2. Foster certainly does display a debt to Jimmy Smith, but his playing is busier than Smith's and a bit wilder. Ironic, then, that his playing is in service to the groove and blends into the mix of wah-wah guitars, funk rhythms, electric bass, harps, and percolating percussion. Everything on The Two Headed Freap is about glitzy groove -- it sounds cinematic, colorful, and funky. It's true that there is little real improvisation here and the songs all have a similar groove, but it's worked well, and the music is ultimately appealing to fans of this genre. Jazz purists -- even soul jazz purists -- will likely find this music a little monotonous and commercial, but fans of early-'70s funk from Sly Stone to Herbie Hancock will find something of interest here.

Tracklist :

A1Chunky4:50
A2Drowning In The Sea Of Love4:00
A3The Two-Headed Freap4:19
A4Summer Song5:20
     
B1Let's Stay Together4:50
B2Don't Knock My Love4:30
B3Mystic Brew4:13
B4Kentucky Fried Chicken     5:00

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