David Matthews - Matthews Market (1980) 2 x LP - CTI Records - Rare Jazz/Funk/Soul

Here,s a Dynamite Rare Vinyl 2 x LP Only release from 1980 On The Long gone legendary CTI Label.While Don Sebesky often receives the credit for "the CTI sound," he was not the only arranger who shaped that sound which has come to dominate not only 1970s jazz fusion, but that noise that is now highly revered among crate diggers, samplers, DJs and fans of the last great wave jazz has experienced. Bob James and Joe Beck, too, have arranged their share of Creed Taylor Inc classics. But it is David Matthews who came to define the last half of CTI's glory years, 1970-1978. Beginning in 1975, after a stint behind James Brown, Matthews was brought to CTI and almost immediately began to make a noticeable impact. David Matthews was born on March 4, 1942, in Sonora, Kentucky, but grew up in several different places in Kentucky, mostly in and around Louisville, also home to the young Cassius Clay. As a child he started playing trumpet and developed an interest in jazz during his teens. He attended The College Conservatory of Music, which is now part of the University of Cincinnati, and received a Bachelor's degree in composition. After a stint playing military bases in Europe, Matthews established himself in Cincinnati, where he eventually met James Brown, who offered Matthews his first recording gig, something "underground" (or "psychedelic"), which became known as The Grodeck Whipperjenny the title was supposed to sound meaningfully meaningless. Matthews went on to replace Pee Wee Ellis (who also went onto to work at CTI) as Brown's arranger and musical director until 1975. During this time, Matthews also arranged albums for Buddy Rich, Mark Murphy, O'Donell Levy, Blue Mitchell and David Sanborn. Creed Taylor brought David Matthews, who is now often confused with another popular musician of the same name, to CTI in 1975. There, he crafted a notable body of work that probably reflects the era's musical flavors (disco, etc.) more than the work his predecessors provided for the label. That factor probably dates more of Matthews' work for CTI than the other arrangers' who crafted charts for CTI. But there's no doubt that this is exactly what Creed Taylor wanted,the musical and saleable funk Matthews brought to the James Brown band. Indeed, much of Matthews' best work successfully combines a love of jazz with an ability to craft a good groove...Jazz/Funk!  After leaving CTI in 1978, when the label was undergoing burdensome financial troubles that would more or less finish it, Matthews went onto record a slew of records for mostly Japanese labels under a variety of guises including Japan's number one selling jazz group, the Manhattan Jazz Quintet, the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra, Electric Birds, The First Calls, David Matthews Orchestra, N.Y. Friends and, of course, those under his own name. All the tracks featured here are tied in with David,s work one way or another. Its a showcase Sampler to highlight the featured Artists Work/Albums....Timeless  & Brilliant!

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