Time: 44:52
Size: 102.7 MB
Styles: R&B, Funk
Year: 2009
Art: Front
[4:06] 1. Money That's What I Want
[3:18] 2. Got To Give It Up
[3:19] 3. Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)
[5:12] 4. Function At The Junction
[4:07] 5. After The Dance
[3:20] 6. Jimmy Mack
[3:15] 7. Machine Gun
[2:49] 8. Come See About Me
[3:08] 9. Cleo's Mood
[3:12] 10. You Beat Me To The Punch
[4:14] 11. You're All I Need To Get By
[4:47] 12. Don't Mess With Mr T
James Taylor's vintage Hammond-led outfit has consistently delighted lovers of jazz, funk and R&B in equal measure over the last twenty years. The group is most famous for its signature tune, the "Theme From Starsky and Hutch, but this album shows greater variety than the standard jam workout. Don't Mess With Mr. T: James Taylor Quartet Plays Motown is a series of 12 cover tracks from Marvin Gaye to Stevie Wonder.
The quartet itself, which comprises Taylor (Hammond organ), Nigel Price (guitar), Andy McKinney (bass) and Adam Betts (drums), is augmented for this record by four more musicians: a full horn section and an extra percussionist. As well as the expected fiery instrumentals, the band is joined by leading soul vocalists Omar, Hil St Soul and Donna Gardier who each add their own notable contributions to the proceedings. ~Frederick Bernas
Bass – Andrew McKinney; Drums – Adam Betts; Guitar – Nigel Price; Organ [Hammond] – James Taylor; Percussion – Oreste-Noda Fernandez; Saxophone – Jamie Anderson; Trombone – Dave Williamson;Trumpet – Nick Smart; Vocals – Donna Gardier (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 10), Joy Rose (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 10), Tyrone Henry (tracks: 3, 5, 12)
The quartet itself, which comprises Taylor (Hammond organ), Nigel Price (guitar), Andy McKinney (bass) and Adam Betts (drums), is augmented for this record by four more musicians: a full horn section and an extra percussionist. As well as the expected fiery instrumentals, the band is joined by leading soul vocalists Omar, Hil St Soul and Donna Gardier who each add their own notable contributions to the proceedings. ~Frederick Bernas
Bass – Andrew McKinney; Drums – Adam Betts; Guitar – Nigel Price; Organ [Hammond] – James Taylor; Percussion – Oreste-Noda Fernandez; Saxophone – Jamie Anderson; Trombone – Dave Williamson;Trumpet – Nick Smart; Vocals – Donna Gardier (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 10), Joy Rose (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 10), Tyrone Henry (tracks: 3, 5, 12)
James Taylor Quartet Plays Motown: Don't Mess With Mr. T
As usual, he's overdoing the music. Some tracks are simply noisy. The best one are with vocals. The title track is pretty good. So and so, but OK. Merci
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