[2018-09-28] Various Artists "Mod Jazz Rides Again" (Kent UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:14 am

Description
The Mod Jazz series has inspired imitators and copycats, but the original is still the best, as this latest volumes proves. Expertly compiled, it captures the top crossover points between jazz, latin & R&B. If we do say so ourselves this may be the best one yet.

As ever we have mixed the better known, the classic and the obscure. We have international superstars such as Sammy Davis Jr, with his take on ‘I Know A Place’, a club smash if we’ve ever heard one, and the height of mohair-suited Rat Pack cool. Jimmy Witherspoon offers up something similar with ‘Hey Mrs Jones’. Nina Simone rounds up our star quotient with her answer to Ray Charles, ‘Come On Back, Jack’.

As ever we have plenty of organ grooves, be it of the more jazzy variety by the likes of Shirley Scott, the Jimmy Smith-sounding Ray Franklin or more R&Bish Booker T-alikes such as the Playboy Five or the Tempo Rhythms. Plus latin from Montego Joe and Harold Betters. In fact, so good is the line-up that we could name every track as a highlight.

What we do know is that we finish up with an absolutely killer closer in Bobby Jenkins’ ‘What Is Love’. ‘Fever’ for the hippest crowd!

The Mod Jazz series started in 1996 and this is the ninth volume. As ever, compiled and annotated by Dean Rudland and Ady Croasdell.

Tracklist
1. Poppa Nickel - The Tempo Rhythms
2. Hey Mrs Jones - Jimmy Witherspoon
3. The Bold - Russell Evans & The Nite Hawks
4. Shanks & Grits - Ray Shanklin
5. Hot Tamale Man - Harold Betters
6. Sherry's Party - Ray Johnson
7. I Know A Place - Sammy Davis Jr & Buddy Rich
8. Sha-Bazz Pts I & II; Edit - The Rhoda Scott Trio
9. Fat Man - Montego Joe
10. Pluckin' - Jimmy Mayes & The Soul Breed
11. I'm A Dues Payin' Man - Otis Spann
12. Do The Thing - Gate Wesley
13. East 24th Avenue - Billy Graham & the Escalators
14. Come On Back Jack - Nina Simone
15. Sticks And Stones - Johnny "Hammond" Smith
16. Hi Heel Sneakers - Jackie Ivory Trio
17. Shake It Baby - T-Bone Walker
18. Spoonful - Playboy Five
19. Empire City - Gene Walker
20. I've Got My Walkin' Papers - The Clarence Daniels Orchestra, vocal: Obie Jessie
21. Pushin' The Button Of Soul - Hank Jacobs
22. Timber Pt II - Candy Phillips
23. Out House - Eddie Bridges & His Lowriders
24. What Is Love - Bobby Jenkins Quartet

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Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Ahhh, Sammy. One of the greatest show-biz artists of all-time.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:29 am

Both of the pre-order links are now active:

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003NQEQJ4/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003NQEQJ4/?tag=imwan-21

[2018-09-28] Various Artists "Mod Jazz Rides Again" (Kent UK)

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