Instrumentalists

Maze

Twilight Twilight is a really great and groovy instrumental by Maze, featuring, Frankie Beverly.

Sonny Stitt

The Double O Soul Of Sonny Stitt The great Jazz artist Sonny Stitt does his version of the Edwin Starr song. With the same orchestration and same backing vocal girls – well it was recorded at ED Wingate’s New World Studios at the same time as Edwin’s. OO Soul and secret agent Soul of the … Read more

Butch Baker

The Fat Man / Batman At The Go-Go Bass sax on this track by Butch Baker is great, then the girls come in – even more great. Whether it’s Batman or the Fatman he’s doin’ the Duke, the Jerk  etc. Driving the Fatmobile. Even Robin gets a go: Robin At The Go-Go but that’s an instrumental. … Read more

Doni Burdick

Bari Track This instrumental is good – brilliant bass sax, but Doni Burdick’s version of Edwin Starr’s I Have Faith In You is awful, bland and unconvincing in comparison to the fantastic vocals and Soulful feelings that Edwin put into that song. Watcha Gonna Do is another but I just don’t like the guy’s voice. … Read more

Eumir Deodato

Double Face Eumir Deodato played with Al Jarreau on this great track. In fact, it is Eumir Deodato’s version of Richard Strauss’s  Thus Sprach Zarathustra. The recording was a big instrumental hit in 1973. Eumir Deodato – Wikipedia

Les McCann

Boo-Go-Loo This track is on the LP/CD BUCKET O’ GREASE This ’45 by Les McCann was played at the Manchester Blue Note club in the sixties. It was one of the club owners Jazz records (LP) that were stored in the DJ cupboard, dug out by Dave Phillips.

Golden World Strings

Supertime This track by Golden World Strings is pretty obscure and with some periodic underlying and distinctive Arabic style sounding themes at the beginning. Then this instrumental heads of beating out its rhythm, with some strange organ sounds, but a good dance tune. Written by Ed Wingate – an early recording pre dating the Golden … Read more

A. C. Reed and His Band

My Baby’s Been Cheating A pumping beat by A. C. Reed and His Band. (Cool Records) Boogaloo TrampA very sixties instrumental with a few words: “B ,b,b,ber boogaloo tramp”.