Jimmy Edward (Santiago Eduardo Trevino) was the lead singer of Latin Breed, having previously been with The Lovells, and Danny & The Dreamers. He deputised for Sunny Ozumo for Sunny & The Sunliners for a while when Sunny was ill and was known as 'Little Jimmy'.
There are several postings of this track on YouTube (some titled as 'She's Gone' and others as 'She's Gone Away') but not one of them specifies it's origin i.e. when was it released, what label, 45 or LP. I don't even know if it's a Jimmy Edward solo or Jimmy Edward & The Latin Breed, or simply The Latin Breed. If anyone has any info please leave a comment.
I have not been able to find it listed anywhere, however, after a lot of digging, I've managed to find it on a 2017 compilation CD 'Tejano Super Hits Vol. 3' on Apple Music, but I'm pretty sure that the tracks must be mixed up as it is track 06 titled 'Sueno y Quiereme' (which loosely translates to 'Dream And Love Me') but the sample plays 'She's Gone'... and 'Sueno y Quiereme' is a completely different track. So the question is ... have the sound files on Apple Music got mixed up or is the track listing wrong?
It is also on Amazon but no sound samples available.
Whilst digging around trying to find out some info about this song I discovered that Jimmy Edward has only just recently (16th Feb 2020) died at the age of 68.
Anyway, back to the music, this is a killer deep soul harmony track ... probably late 60s / early 70s, and probably rare as rocking horse droppings?
Originally written and recorded by Benard Ighner on Quincy Jones 1974 album Body Heat. This song has been covered by many artists but this is an astonishing live performance by Phil Perry at TBAAL's Black Music & The Civil Rights Movement conference in Dallas 2015.
2000 - Soulsinger [Le Sun LS 9901]
2001 - Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue [Le Sun LS0101]
2003 - Soulsinger - The Revival [Le Sun LS3140-2]
2007 - Lost & Found [Verve Forecast B0008909-2]
2009 - Turn Me Loose [Verve Forecast B0012677-2]
2011 - Pieces Of Me [Verve Forecast B0015557-2]
2014 - The Truth [Verve [B0019827-2]
2015 - The Intimate Truth [Verve B0022537-2]
2017 - Let Love Rule [Verve B0027298-02]
2008 - It's Christmas [Verve Forecast B0011796-2]
Ledisi [2000] Soulsinger [Le Sun LS 9901]
Her debut album released in US on CD only. It was reissued in 2003 as Soulsinger - The Revival with 2 extra tracks: a live version of Soulsinger and Hold On To Love featuring Me'shell Ndegeocello.
Take Time
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.2
Mellow and soulful groover.
Stop Livin' In Ya Head
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.85
A great two-stepper.
You Are My Friend
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.8
Neo jazz/soul two-stepper.
I Want'cha Baby
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.8
Jazzy flava two-stepper with a haunting mute horn and scatting.
Good Lovin'
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.85
This one got heavy plays off the import CD in modern soul rooms in 2000.
Free Again
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.3
Modern jazzy stepper.
Ledisi [2007] - Lost & Found [Verve Forecast B0008909-2]
In The Morning
SoulStrutter's Rating: 9.2
Very soulful mellow groover which sounds like it is sampling Kool & The Gang's Summer Madness in the background.
Alright
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.8
Soulful stepper.
You & Me
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.3
Soulful, mellow slightly funky neo soul stepper.
Best Friend
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Soulful stepper with a bit of a swing beat.
Get To Know You
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.5
Another soulful stepper.
Ledisi [2009] - Turn Me Loose [Verve Forecast B0012677-2]
Goin' Through Changes
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.75
Deep neo soul ballad, which unfortunately is the only track on the album I felt worthy of posting. The rest of the album is disappointing RnB style, perhaps an attempt to crossover?
Ledisi [2011] - Pieces Of Me [Verve Forecast B0015557-2]
with Jaheim - Stay Together
SoulStrutter's Rating: 9.0
Superb soulful duet with Jaheim and best track on the album. Jaheim is the grandson of Hoagy Lands best known on Northern Soul scene for The Next In Line, but he did release some other quality material - specifically Reminisce on Spectrum ... watch out for that one on here.
I Gotta Get To You
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.4
Another soulful ballad/stepper.
I Blame You
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.85
Neo modern soul more uptempo stepper.
Ledisi [2014] - The Truth[Verve [B0019827-2]
I Swear (The Truth LP bonus track)
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.2
One of 3 bonus tracks on The Truth album. Soulful mid-tempo stepper.
Like This
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Soulful neo soul groover.
Ledisi [2017] - Let Love Rule [Verve B0027298-02]
Let Love Rule
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.65
Title track from her latest album. Breathy, sultry soulful groover. Shades of Sade.
After falling for a few days Italy's new cases have risen again by around 500 but is still much lower than the peak of 6,557 on 21st March. Spain's and UK are up by around the same margin, Germany's have fallen by 250 and France has see a significant drop by almost 1,400.
The UK has seen it's highest number of new cases to date by a significant margin i.e. 1,035 v 1,427.
Spain has also seen its highest number of new cases jumping from 3,925 on 21st to 6,368 23rd Mar and 6,992 24th Mar and they appear to still be on an upward trend.
France's new cases have up to now been under 2,000 and had a spike on 23rd Mar just under 4,000 but are now just under 2,500.
I have been mapping UK numbers with Italy to monitor if UK is following the same trend.
If you compare UK figures with Italy's 15 days ago i.e. UK 24th Mar v IT 9th Mar then UK is actually behind Italy's curve by approx 1000 cases, however if you offset by one day i.e. UK 24th Mar v Italy 8th Mar the UK is actually ahead of Italy's curve by 700 and has been for each preceding day. Although UK has now locked down (although not fully), it will be at least 2 to 3 weeks before we see a reduction in cases as those already infected may take time to manifest.
UK 24th Mar 8,077
IT 8th Mar 7,375
IT 9th Mar 9,172
If, as I predicted last week, we see cases in UK at 15,000 in 4 days then we can almost guarantee that we are following the same trajectory as Italy. Did UK government or medical experts learn nothing from Italy? They have had 2 to 3 weeks foresight to prepare and have delayed and now I fear it is too late to avoid the dreadful consequences.
India with a population of 1.3bn and only 500 cases locked down yesterday - how many tens of thousands of lives will their prompt and decisive action save?
Larry Saunders was mentioned briefly in an earlier post as the writer of Debbie Taylor's - All That I Have and I suggested that I'd put up some of his better tracks. Well here they are.
Larry Saunders was known as The Prophet Of Soul and also recorded as Larry Sanders, Frankie Saunders, Frankie L. Saunders.
Larry Willard Saunders (7th Mar 1950 - 6th Feb 2012) from Mobile, Alabama, was the son of blues man Johnny Ace, brother to southern soul singer Lynn White and the biological father of neo soul singer Ledisi, whose mother Nyra Dynese was with a Louisiana R&B group called Coranova. Sanders left the family when Ledisi was a baby.
There is surprisingly very little info about him on the internet.
Singles 1965 Ken Morris & Larry Sanders / Larry Sanders - Jewel On The Hill / Fork In The Road [Celestial CR-331] (NB Not sure if this is the same Larry Sanders?)
1967 Larry Sanders - I'm In Love / You're My Girl [Hot Cakes HC 201] 1968 Larry Sanders - I'm In Love / You're My Girl [Modern M 1053] 1971 Larry Sanders - Free Angela Pt.1 / Free Angela Pt. 2 [Golden Triangle GT 100/101] 1970 Larry Sanders - Where Did Peace Go / Story Of My Love [Sound Of Soul 200/201] 1971 Larry Sanders - This World / This I My Prayer [Sound Of Soul 207/208] 1971 Larry Saunders - Love I Haven't Found You Yet / This World [Sound Of Soul 301] 1974 Larry Saunders - On The Real Side / Let Me Be The Special One [Turbo TU-038] 1976 Larry Saunders - Stranger / Fly Away Love Bird Soul International S.1. 100] 1981 Frankie Sanders - Blues Time In Birmingham / Take Another Look [Juana JU-1953] 1982 Frankie L. Saunders - Blues Time In Birmingham / Take Another Look [Sho-Me 517] 1985 Larry Sanders - More Than Just A Woman / What A Felling [Ro-La NR-16311] 1985 Ladee Luv / Lade Luv & Larry Sanders - Real Man / Closer In Love [Ro-La NR 16388] 1986 Larry Sanders - In My House / Lila [Ro-La NR-16483]
NB It is believed that Ro-La was owned by Larry Sanders all sides written, arranged and produced by him - I have only found 4 releases, the 3 above Mobile Alabama and one other by Wanda Foster - Away/Chocolate Bar NR-17223 from 1987 Jackson Mississippi (label location changed?).
Albums 1976 Larry Sanders (The Prophet Of Soul) - Stranger [Sounds Of Soul [SLP-100] 1985 Larry Sanders - In My House [Ro-La Unreleased]
Larry Saunders [1968] - I'm In Love [Modern M 1053]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.8
Deep and sweet soul harmony.
Larry Saunders [1968] - You're My Girl [Modern M 1053]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 7.7
Northern Soul with a funky edge.
Larry Saunders [1971] - Free Angela [Golden Triangle GT-100]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.1
Deep soul political statement regarding civil rights activist Angela Davis.
Larry Saunders [197] - Where Did Peace Go [Sound Of Soul 200]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 9.2
Superb deep soul with a message.
Larry Sanders [1970] - Darling I Love You [Sound Of Soul SLP 100]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 9.2
From 'Stranger' album and has the same backing as 'Where Did Peace Go'.
Larry Saunders [1971] - Story Of My Love [Sound Of Soul 200]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 7.2
Funky Northern Soul that's currently in vogue.
Larry Saunders [1971] - This World [Sound Of Soul 207]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.8
Deep and sweet soul harmony in the Curtis Mayfield mould. This was also issued as the flip to 'Love I Haven't Found You Yet' Sound Of Soul 300 (posted below). Very similar in style and feel to Where Did Love Go ... it could be Part 2!
Larry Saunders [1971] - This Is My Prayer [Sound Of Soul 208]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.85
Cool crossover from 1973.
Larry Saunders [1971] - Love I Haven't Found You Yet [Sound Of Soul 301]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 7.4
The flip side of this was a re-release of This World Sound Of Soul 207 (posted above).
Larry Saunders [1974] - On The Real Side [Turbo TU-038]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
70s modern Northern Soul big Blackpool Mecca sound.
Larry Saunders [1976] - Stranger [Soul International SI 100]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.4
Deep soul.
Larry Saunders [1976] - Fly Away Love Bird [Soul International SI 100]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Modern soul dancer from 1976. Also recorded by Tyrone Thomas & The Whole Darn Family on Soul International 110 in 1976.
A few tracks from the Stranger album which didn't come out on 45.
Larry Saunders [1976] - Three Strikes On Me [Soul International SLP-100]
SoulStrutter Rating: 9.5
From the album Stranger, sublime deep soul.
Larry Saunders [1976] - All My Friends Call Me A Fool [Soul International SLP-100]
SoulStrutter Rating: 9.2
Larry Saunders [1976] - You Beat Me Baby [Soul International SLP-100]
SoulStrutter Rating: 7.2
Frankie L. Saunders [1982] - Take Another Look [Sho-Me 517]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Modern soul from 1982 also released on Juana JU-1953 a slightly different and shorter version 4:12
Frankie L. Saunders [1982] - Take Another Look [Sho-Me 517]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Modern Soul from 1982, also released on Juana JU-1953 which is a longer and slightly different version.
Frankie L. Saunders [1982] - Blues Time In Birmingham [Sho-Me 517]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Deep soul - longer version than the Juana issue.
Frankie L. Saunders [1982] - Blues Time In Birmingham [Juana JU 1953]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.6
Deep soul - shorter version than the Sho-Me issue.
Larry Saunders [1982] - More Than Just A Woman [Ro-La NR-16311]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 7.8
80s Modern Soul due to be released on album 'In My House' but album never materialised.
Larry Saunders [1982] - More Than Just A Woman [Ro-La NR-16311]
SoulStrutter's Rating: 7.4
80s Modern deep soul due to be released on album 'In My House' but album never materialised.
He released a further 45 in 1985 on R0-La - In My House / Lila but I can't find any sound clips for these tracks.
