Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Blue Lights

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:00
Size: 92,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:39)  1. Little Jr. Detroit
(5:06)  2. Charade
(3:11)  3. Quintessence
(4:18)  4. Sticky Wicket
(3:47)  5. Transfusion
(2:41)  6. The Cooker
(2:50)  7. Dallas Blues
(5:50)  8. Blues For Dinner
(3:37)  9. Killer Joe
(5:57) 10. Blue Lights

An excellent early album by organ player Billy Larkin, and his first version of the Delegates, which included drummer Mel Brown. As an added bonus, the great tenor player Clifford Scott joins them on most of the tracks here, and the recording is one of his best sessions away from Bill Dogget. 

The tracks are short, hard, and very in-the-pocket – like the tracks on the group's Pigmy album, which is also from the same time. This is the kind of stuff that was played to death over and over on south side jukeboxes in the 60's. Check out cuts like "Sticky Wicket", "Transfusion", and "The Cooker", and it's easy to see why! (Black label pressing. Cover has a split top seam.)  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/8872/Billy-Larkin-The-Delegates:Blue-Lights

Personnel:   Billy Larkin - organ;   Clifford Scott - saxophone, flute;  Hank Swarn - guitar;  Mel Brown - drums.

Blue Lights

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Pigmy

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:41
Size: 88,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:43)  1. The Peeper
(3:01)  2. Foxy Little Ghoul
(4:38)  3. There Is No Greater Love
(4:32)  4. Cristo Redentor
(3:15)  5. Hainty
(2:23)  6. Pigmy
(3:43)  7. Ice Water
(5:18)  8. Grooveyard
(3:12)  9. Old Country
(4:51) 10. Watch Your Motives

Organist Billy Larkin and The Delegates immediately came to the attention of the Los Angeles jazz audience when their first record was released, but they also picked up a larger audience when the teenagers discovered they could dance to it. Just as Ramsey Lewis, they had an appeal that far exceeded just the jazz listener. Basically a jazz trio with heavy emphasis on the blues, Billy Larkin and The Delegates was a versatile and dynamic group that reached into all corners of music to come up with a style and an approach that is both fresh and distinctive.

Personnel:  Billy Larkin (org), Hank Swarn (g), Mel Brown (d), Clifford Scott (sax, fl)

Pigmy

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Hole In The Wall

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:45
Size: 73,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:39)  1. Hole In The Wall
(2:32)  2. Little Mama
(2:09)  3. Soul Beat
(2:07)  4. And I Love Her
(2:32)  5. A Taste Of Honey
(2:45)  6. The "In" Crowd
(2:25)  7. Hot Sauce
(2:19)  8. In The Midnight Hour
(3:39)  9. Blue Satin
(2:45) 10. Close Your Eyes
(2:26) 11. Hot Toddy
(2:20) 12. Agent Double-O-Soul

One of Billy Larkin's early tight little records, with his excellent organ combo The Delegates, and their trademark hard guitar and keyboard sound. Lots of nice groovers, including "Hot Sauce", "Hot Toddy", "Soul Beat", "Little Mama", and their version of the title cut, which was one of those minor 60s hits which were hotly disputed as to who had the original recording! (White label stereo pressing. 

Cover has some wear with moisture stains & a split top seam.)  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/8971/Billy-Larkin-The-Delegates:Hole-In-The-Wall

Personnel:  Billy Larkin, organ;  James Daniels or Hank Swarn, guitar;  Jessie Kilpatrick or Mel Brown, drums;  Ernest Nabetoo, conga

Hole In The Wall

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Hold On!

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:03
Size: 78,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:10)  1. Hold On! I'm A Comin'
(2:50)  2. Cuchy Frito Man
(3:02)  3. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
(2:33)  4. Barefootin'
(4:11)  5. Jenne
(2:38)  6. Dirty Water
(2:12)  7. Blowin' In The Wind
(6:40)  8. It Ain't Necessarily So
(3:11)  9. When A Man Loves A Woman
(3:31) 10. It's Alright With Me

No, we’re not talking about a sensational album here. Not even a great album. Nor should we expect the mellifluous groove that is part of Richard Holmes’ inventory or the solid bebop statements of Jimmy Smith. Or, for that matter, a telling solo that extends the two minute time frame. Billy Larkin & The Delegates play a rather lame version of It’s A Man’s World. Jenne is synonymous for Duke Pearson’s Jeannine, but lacks verve and immediacy. ut that’s one helluva take on Hayes and Porter’s classic soul cut Hold On, I’m Comin’. It has relentless drive, a big sound and a drum performance that should’ve made it hard for Sam & Dave to resist including Kilpatrick on their tour band payroll. R&B tracks such as Dirty Water and Barefootin’ (part of its theme is a verbatim quote of Nat Adderley’s Work Song) are in Pigmy-vein, Pigmy Pt 1 being a pretty raucous, Jimmy McGriff-type 45rpm by Billy Larkin that is a favorite on many a retro DJ’s turntable. The popularity of Larkin’s Portland,Oregon outfit didn’t really extend beyond the borders of the West Coast region. They made seven albums for Aura and World Pacific. The question is not if you find a couple of tunes on each of those albums that’ll kickstart the hips of any lover of happy-go-lucky soul jazz into furtive action. The question is when the motor starts-a-hummin’. http://flophousemagazine.com/2013/11/21/billy-larkin-and-the-delegates-hold-on-world-pacific-1966/

Personnel:  Billy Larkin (organ), Fats Theus (tenor sax), Jimmy Daniels (guitar), Jessie Kilpatrick (drums)

Hold On!

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Ain't That A Groove!

Styles: Jazz, Pòst Bop
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:06
Size: 84,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:30)  1. Don't Mess With Bill
(2:24)  2. Playboy Theme
(2:21)  3. Tarantula
(3:56)  4. Soul Sister
(2:49)  5. Goin' Out Of My Head
(3:27)  6. Willow Weep For Me
(2:43)  7. Ain't That A Groove
(3:33)  8. G'won Train
(5:41)  9. Where Did The Blues Go
(4:29) 10. Puget Sound
(2:07) 11. Ain't Gonna Move

One of the greatest records ever cut by organist Billy Larkin  lean, mean batch of soul jazz instrumentals, recorded with the Delegates combo, featuring tenor work by a young Fats Theus! The tracks are short tight jazz dancers with a mixture of stepping grooves and some more full on rhythmic modes  and titles include "Tarantula", "Soul Sister", "Playboy Theme", "Puget Sound", "Gwon Train", "Ain't That A Groove", "Ain't Gonna Move", and "Goin Out Of My Head"! One of his great ones and darn hard to find! (Black label World Pacific pressing with deep groove. Cover has some marker & minor seam splitting.)  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/8772/Billy-Larkin-The-Delegates:Ain%27t-That-A-Groove

Personnel:  Billy Larkin - organ;  James “Fats” Theus - tenor sax;  Jimmy Daniels - guitar;  Jessie Kilpatrick - drums

Ain't That A Groove!

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Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Dr. Feelgood

Styles: Jazz, Swing 
Year: 1968
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:05
Size: 88,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:17)  1. On Broadway
(2:53)  2. (Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay
(2:22)  3. Baby I Love You
(4:16)  4. Way Cross Town
(2:37)  5. Chain Of Fools
(3:03)  6. This Is Worth Fighting For
(3:16)  7. Spooky
(3:03)  8. Gone Over You
(2:51)  9. Hear & Now
(3:40) 10. Ode To Billy Joe
(3:30) 11. Dr. Feelgood
(3:12) 12. I Got A Woman

Billy Larkin plays soul jazz instrumentals with The Delgates, and the group's joined by singer Ralph Black on a number of cuts. Black's style is ok, but the group's strong point is still their funky jazzy material. This LP sports a few originals – like "Way Cross Town" and "Hear & Now" – plus covers like "Ode To Billy Joe", "Spooky", and "This Is Worth Fighting For".  © 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/16319/Billy-Larkin-The-Delegates:Dr-Feelgood

Personnel:  Billy Larkin, organ;  Ralph Black, vocal;  Wilton Felder, bass;  Dan Mason, tenor sax, baritone sax;  Delmus Larkin, piano;  Willie Torrance, guitar;  James Daniels, guitar;  Donald Weaver, drums;  Kenneth Johnson, drums

Dr. Feelgood

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