Funky Chillout Sunshine Session

Ron Lach

We all need some sun in these dark days of December, enjoy! 😊 

The song by Patti Labelle is from the outstanding compilation album Yacht Soul 2. The other two best compilation albums of 2023 are, to my humble opinion, Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night (Brooklyn Disco 1974-5), which contains the Al Foster Band track, and Disco Giants 18, which I played tracks from earlier.

American Gypsy are best known for their song Inside Out, which has been sampled by DJ Shadow, Jazzanova, Groove Armada and others. The band began club performances in Los Angeles in 1971, followed by a two-year tour of Spain. Because of the language advantage the group settled eventually in The Netherlands in the mid-1970s. The line-up then was: Joe Skeete (bass guitar), Michael Hamane (lead guitar), Lorenzo Mills (vocals), Richard James aka Ricardo James (drums), David Harrell (vocals, guitar, sax, flute) and Steve Clisby (vocals, keyboards). During their American period, individual members recorded sessions with many popular artists, like Barry White, The Byrds, Young Rascals, Frank Zappa, Jefferson Airplane, Dr. John and Santana.

Tracklist:

American Gypsy – Inside Out (1974)
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Love Beams (1975)
Weldon Irvine – Morning Sunrise (1979)
Patti Labelle – Monkey See Monkey Do (1978)
Emm Gryner – What You Won’t Do For Love (2023)
Terry Williams – Blame It On The Night (1980)
George Benson ‎– Breezin' (1976)
Bobby Caldwell – Can’t Say Goodbye (1979)
Azymuth – Fly Over The Horizon (1979)
Pleasure – Thoughts Of Old Flames (1979)
The Blackbyrds – Wilford's Gone (1975)
The Fatback Band – Gotta Learn How To Dance (1975)
Patrice Rushen – Hang It Up (1978)
Reel People – I Need Your Lovin’ (2018)
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia – Skinny Dipping (2023)
Los Charly’s Orchestra – Sunshine (2016)
The Colleagues – Papas Groove (2023)
Johnny Hammond – Can’t We Smile (1975)
Soul Liberation – Touch Me Again (1982)
Al Foster Band – The Night Of The Wolf (1975)

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