by Steve Huey Bobbi Humphrey scored her biggest hit with her third album Blacks and Blues, an utterly delightful jazz-funk classic that helped make her a sensation at Montreux. If it sounds a lot like Donald Byrd 's post- Black Byrd output, it's no accident; brothers Larry and Fonce Mizell have their fingerprints all over ...(展开全部) by Steve Huey Bobbi Humphrey scored her biggest hit with her third album Blacks and Blues, an utterly delightful jazz-funk classic that helped make her a sensation at Montreux. If it sounds a lot like Donald Byrd 's post- Black Byrd output, it's no accident; brothers Larry and Fonce Mizell have their fingerprints all over the album, and as on their work with Byrd , Larry handles all the composing and most of the arranging and production duties. It certainly helps that the Mizells were hitting on all cylinders at this point in their careers, but Humphrey is the true star of the show; she actually grabs a good deal more solo space than Byrd did on his Mizell collaborations, and she claims a good deal of responsibility for the album's light, airy charm. Her playing is indebted to Herbie Mann and, especially, Hubert Laws , but she has a more exclusive affinity for R&B and pop than even those two fusion-minded players, which is why she excels in this setting. Mizell is at the peak of his arranging powers, constructing dense grooves with lots of vintage synths, wah-wah guitars, and rhythmic interplay. Whether the funk runs hot or cool, Humphrey floats over the top with a near-inexhaustible supply of melodic ideas. She also makes her vocal debut on the album's two ballads, &Just a Love Child& and &Baby's Gone&; her voice is girlish but stronger than the genre standard, even the backing vocals by the Mizells and keyboardist Fred Perren . Overall, the album's cumulative effect is like a soft summer breeze, perfect for beaches, barbecues, and cruising with the top down. As usual, the purists are missing out.
0 有用 Jenova 2022-07-07 22:52:43
人类之光
0 有用 卡尔巴阡🐛 2023-07-13 20:31:31 上海
love child!
0 有用 瀚海绫波洗浊浪 2023-05-25 20:45:09 辽宁
笛子的部分被其他的地方盖住了不少,喧宾夺主了
0 有用 未来派野郎 2024-09-06 02:44:57 上海
巧妙。像秋天的薄被。
0 有用 节奏布鲁斯之王 2024-03-27 21:11:28 安徽
享受
0 有用 弗莱蒂诺 2020-10-07 14:14:42
1974/Harlem River Drive/Blacks and Blues
0 有用 苏珍鱼 2025-03-26 19:25:17 湖北
爵士放克/灵魂爵士/迷幻灵魂/前卫灵魂;演奏很风骚的一张,怪悦耳的(中度),第三首长笛配灵魂乐人声不要太性感
0 有用 未来派野郎 2024-09-06 02:44:57 上海
巧妙。像秋天的薄被。
0 有用 pauldra 2023-12-31 16:50:30 湖北
老爵人的rnb pop
0 有用 视觉系怪哥 2025-01-05 22:17:14 浙江
每次到警笛那儿心里都一惊