Soul Strutter

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Jon Batiste [2021] - Freedom [Verve]

Jon Batiste has just released a video of "Freedom" taken from his latest album "We Are" which would suggest that it's lined up to be the next single. It has a feel of Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" to my ears.

The video has a retro 70s look and is set in New Orleans where he is from. He debuted in 2005 aged 18 and has released seven albums to date. He won Academy Award for Best Original Score for Pixar's animated comedy "Soul".

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Details

Rating:	7.3
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Verve
Cat No:	None
Year:	08/06/2021
Key/BPM:	3B/115
Value:	£1

Friday, 19 February 2021

Jon Batiste [2021] - Cry [Verve]

First single taken from a forthcoming album due 19 Mar 2021 by Jon Batiste. A blend of neo soul, blues, southern soul and even a rock(ish) guitar in there.

Details

Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Verve
Cat No:	None
Year:	2021
Key:	8A
BPM:	80
Value:	£1

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Chance Hayden [2018] - Someday We'll All Be Free (feat. Jarrod Lawson) [Atlanta]

In these times of coronavirus lockdown here's a song of hope. A superb cover of the Donny Hathaway's 1973 classic performed by Chance Hayden (guitar) and the class act Jarrod Lawson. It is taken from Chance Hayden's 2018 album Get Somethin' available on BandCamp. Chance Hayden played guitar of Lawson's 'Live At The BBC' EP on Dome in 2014.

I've taken the opportunity of posting several other versions including Hathaway's original and a live version by Stevie Wonder, along with 'the governor' Bobby Womack, American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, Harvey Mason, Park Place Feat. Donnie Williams, a live version by Jennifer Hudson @ The Whitehouse, a short clip of Teena Marie live in San Diego, Corrine Bailey Rae & Jon Batiste and Alicia Keys.

Donny Hathaway [1973] - Someday We'll All Be Free [Atco 45-6928]

... and the original.

Park Place Feat. Donnie Williams [2011] - Someday We'll All Be Free [Chump Change CCR 1127-7]

A Paul Tillman Smith project who has already been featured on this blog.

Stevie Wonder [2016] - Someday We'll All Be Free

Live St Paul, MN 13 Oct 2016

Harvey Mason [1982] - Someday We'll All Be Free [Alfa ALR-28039]

From 1982 album Stone Mason which appears to have been only released in Japan. This track features vocals of Stephanie Spruill who released 2 good 45s with Roger Sainte as Suff 'n' Ramjett in 1975 (which I'll feature in another post) and then went on to form Saint & Stephanie releasing an album and 4 45s in 1979 on Arista which were sadly very disco oriented.