Expansion Records is to reissue two 70s two-step tracks from
Bill Summers. The A side "Come Into My Life" is from his "Feel The Heat" album and also released as a single on Prestige in 1977. The song was
written and recorded as an instrumental first (but not released until
later) by Alphonse Mouzon. The female vocalist is Deborah Thomas who's
featured on recordings by George Duke, Ronnie Laws, Teddy Pendergrass,
George Benson, Leon Ware, Diana Ross, Rick James, Jermaine Jackson,
Lionel Ritchie and may others.
The flip side "Don't Fade Away" is from "Cayenne" and also released as a single on Prestige as Bill Summers & Summer
Heat (which included Rodney Franklin) in 1977.
Summers is an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist from Detroit who now
lives in New Orleans who is possibly best known in the UK for his 1979
club hit "Straight To The Bank".
Available to pre-order from
Simply Soul
for release around 24 Jun 2022.
UPDATE a comment from bluesky stating that the vocalist on "Don't Fade
Away" is Leo Miller (Chocolate Jam Co). Mark Coddington's (Simply Soul) put out a compilation CD ("Simply Soul Flavas Part II") in 1999 on FER (First Experience Records) which included a track by him
called "Pretty Lies".
"Don't Fade Away" was produced by Ndugu (Leon Chancler) (Chocolate Jam Co).
He played drums on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and received a Grammy
nomination for writing Dazz Band "Let It Whip" in 1983. He died in 2018
having worked with some jazz heavyweights such as Miles Davis, Thelonious
Monk, The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, George Duke and many
more.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Jazz Funk / Rare Groove / Two-Step |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" |
| Label: | Expansion |
| Cat No: | EXS033 |
| Date: | 24/06/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £12 |
