I came across this artist via DJ Melismo's (aka Mats Olofsson) latest podcast in which he played "Someday We'll All Be Free" (and what a version!), so decided to check out the rest of the album
Kenny Kirby's name may not be well known but he has been performing for over forty
years with top acts such as Van Morrison, Charlie Grace, Sly &
The Family Stone, Delfonics, Three Degrees,
Major Harris, Billy Paul, Intruders, Blue Notes, Soul Survivors and was
conductor for The Tymes.
He is a piano player from Birmingham, AL, and released, what looks like,
his debut album "Playin' The Cracks" in April. It is mainly covers, smooth jazz, some instrumentals
and some quite MOR tunes, but three tracks did get my attention. I'm fairly sure it's not Kenny singing as some of the vocals are female. No one else
is credited on the album, so I'm guessing they are unnamed guest
vocalists on the vocal tracks.
The three tracks are a cover of Donny Hathaway's "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Some Things Never Change" and "Ultimate Lover" a song written by Linda Creed and Dennis Matkosky.
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artist.
| Rating: | 7.8 |
| Genre/Style: | Classic Soul |
| Format: | Album Tracks |
| Media: | Digital/CD |
| Label: | Philly Fillet Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Year: | 14/04/2021 |
| Value: | £7.99 |
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