Booker T. & the M.G.'s - The Booker T. Set

Styles: R&B, Soul
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:35
Size: 85,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:45) 1. The Horse
(3:02) 2. Love Child
(3:33) 3. Sing A Simple Song
(3:30) 4. Lady Madonna
(3:41) 5. Mrs. Robinson
(3:07) 6. This Guy's In Love With You
(4:18) 7. Light My Fire
(2:49) 8. Michelle
(3:54) 9. You're All I Need To Get By
(2:49) 10. I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
(3:02) 11. It's Your Thing

A fine collection featuring the great soul quartet putting their spin on classic numbers, ranging from Cliff Nobles' "The Horse" to Motown, Beatles, Isley Brothers, and even some in-house songs like Eddie Floyd's "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)." The original lineup is in fine form, particularly drummer Al Jackson, Jr. ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-booker-t-set-mw0000193708

Personnel: Booker T.Jones - Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet, piano, vibraphone; Steve Cropper - electric guitar, sitar; Donald Dunn - bass guitar; Al Jackson Jr. - drums, tambourine

The Booker T. Set

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Booker T. & The M.G.s - Green Onions (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 42:58

Size: 98.4 MB

Styles: R&B, Soul

Year: 1962/2012

Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Green Onions

[2:38] 2. Rinky-Dink

[3:30] 3. I Got A Woman

[2:51] 4. Mo' Onions

[2:08] 5. Twist And Shout

[3:53] 6. Behave Yourself

[2:18] 7. Stranger On The Shore

[3:23] 8. Lonely Avenue

[2:20] 9. The One Who Really Loves You

[2:45] 10. You Can't Sit Down

[2:28] 11. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend

[3:09] 12. Comin' Home Baby

[3:41] 13. Green Onions

[4:57] 14. Can't Sit Down

It’d be difficult to chose just one Booker T. album to own, given the absurd splendor of the band’s output (even excluding their work as Stax Records' house band). But this boisterous instrumental gesture to early-’60s R&B, funk, blues, jazz, soul, surf, and gospel might be the one. The now-traditional title tune, led by Booker T.’s unmistakable organ runs, has seeped into public consciousness in myriad ways since its 1962 release. And the quartet’s freakishly skilled playing simply pops—witness the smoky groove on “Lonely Avenue,” the knee-knocking bounce behind “Twist and Shout,” and Steve Cropper’s guitar stingers in “Mo Onions.”

Green Onions

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Booker T. & The Mg's - That's The Way It Should Be

Styles: R&B
Year: 1994
File: MP3@192K/s
Time: 54:00
Size: 74,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:58)  1. Slip Slidin'
(5:38)  2. Mo' Greens
(4:24)  3. Gotta Serve Somebody
(3:43)  4. Let's Wait Awhile
(3:22)  5. That's The Way It Should Be
(4:39)  6. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
(6:15)  7. Camel Ride
(4:31)  8. Have A Heart
(3:45)  9. Cruisin'
(5:07) 10. I Can't Stand The Rain
(4:00) 11. Sarasota Sunset
(4:32) 12. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Booker T. & the MG's do what they do very well. What they do is present a spare, funky sound in which each instrument, drums (here played by Steve Jordan or James Gadson), bass, guitar, and organ, is heard distinctly, playing medium tempo melodies with slight variations. Precision is a key, and the result, while impressive, is anything but showy. Seventeen years since their last outing, the group exhibits the same qualities and the same limitations it did in its heyday. ~ William Ruhlmann  http://www.allmusic.com/album/thats-the-way-it-should-be-mw0000111745

Booker T. & The MG's: Booker T. Jones (vocals, guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 & M-3 organs, MiniMoog, synthesizer); Steve Cropper (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar); Donald "Duck" Dunn (vocals, baritone guitar, bass); Steve Jordan (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, congas, bongos); James Gadson (drums).

That's The Way It Should Be

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