[2008-07-07] Vince Martin "If The Jasmine Don't Get You, The Bay Breeze Will" UK remaster

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:47 am

Vince Martin first emerged in the late 1950's as a folk-blues singer around Greenwich Village, of the tendency which kind of avoided the academic approach. A friend of commercial Folk-Pop group The Tarriers, he was the lead singer on their ‘Cindy Oh, Cindy’ 45, a monster hit and one of the first real big successes to emerge from the Folk Boom; Vince lending not only a gritty edge of authenticity, but a note of wistful yearning that no amount of study can bring!

In the early 1960's Vince gravitated toward the intense club nights presented by Black activist and Broadside editor Len Chandler. Starting a celebrated partnership with fellow maverick Fred Neil which stretched over live appearances which influenced a generation, David Crosby, Mama Cass, Richie Havens, you name them, and cutting an acclaimed and now-classic album for Elektra in 1969: [title]If the Jasmine Don't Get You… The Bay Breeze Will[/title]. One of the decade's overlooked gems, and a record whose title truly says it all, and whose time has finally come.

From the opening cut, ‘Snow Shadows’, the sound is an airy blend of folk spirit and rock dynamics. Softly brushed drums push forward behind propulsive flat-picked twin acoustic guitars; Martin's high tenor sings of romantic loss, quivering over the lines "Stumbling through the snow....Nothing waitin' for me like I'm leaving behind...Cities are meant for leaving before I get too black and blue..." As the song builds, the drummer dramatically downshifts, cracking his snare with a full stick. Martin's voice in turns seems to lift off with a thrilling effect, soaring, as he croons, "Heading south without you like a wild bird flying blind -Someone should have told me I'd never go home…"

Produced by infamous A&R man/producer Nick Venet at Capitol's studio in Nashville, Tennessee, this record came in the midst of the run of Capitol releases which included Euphoria, Gandalf, and Karen Dalton's self titled album...strange company indeed! This amazing album has been beautifully remastered in classic Rev-Ola style and is a must for all fans of our Fred Neil releases, all enthusiasts of Wyrd Folk, Jazz Folk, Folk Rock...and…er...Folk ...of all types!!

1. Snow Shadows
2. I Can't Escape From You
3. Summerwind
4. Danville Girl
5. Yonder Comes The Sun
6. Jasmine

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CSTJZW/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000CSTJZW/?tag=imwan-21

[2008-07-07] Vince Martin "If The Jasmine Don't Get You, The Bay Breeze Will" UK remaster

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