Time: 33:16
Size: 76.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul-jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[5:32] 1. Where I'm Coming From
[6:43] 2. Superstition
[5:11] 3. Give Me Your Love
[6:16] 4. Trouble Man
[5:18] 5. Keeper Of The Castle
[4:13] 6. The Price A Po' Man's Got To Pay
Leon Spencer's final recording is an understated but very groovy document that features keyboard solos with a restrained horn section and funky rhythm guitar providing tight and tasty support. Covers of contemporary tunes by Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Steve Wonder and The Four Tops simmer without ever coming to the boil, but it is the Spencer originals that come alive, particularly the title track that closes the album (recorded during sessions for his previous LP "Bad Woman Walking") which is the highlight. Strangely for a Rudy Van Gelder engineered recording the overall sound is a little flat with very little bottom end which actually gives it a refreshingly under-produced feel. This is a near peak for rare-groove releases and is certainly worth checking out. ~Adam Maiorano
Where I'm Coming From