As i try to continue posting all the kent releases in chronological order, with the exception of the later one,s that have been posted due to shares etc...we plod on with this excellent album that has been long deleted by Kent/Ace.....This, the second vol i,m posting of 3 volumes(vol 1 has been posted), features the story of Joe Evans, who started out playing jazz saxophone (he played first alto to Charlie Parker's third alto in the legendary Jay MeShann band of 1942!) and wound up with his own 60s and 70s soul label Carnival. Always at the cutting edge of Black music, Joe filled the years in between working as a support musician with Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton and Sil Austin,a regular in the house bands of the Apollo and Savoy. He toured with the first ever Motown Revues and recorded The Manhattans, Lovettes, Lee Williams and the Cymbals, Pretenders, Norma Jenkins and many others. Acting as National Promotions Director for Ray Charles' outfit Tangerine Records and becoming a record producer for the tiny Cee Jay label. Seeing the future in soul music (long before many of his contemporaries), he set up Carnival in 1962. The label attracted a red-hot 'house' band of young talent, guitarists Eric Gale and 'Snaggs' Allen, drummer Bernard Purdie and bassist Jimmy Tyrell (later a vice president of Columbia Records), among them, and together they forged a distinct new sound. One of the singers Joe recorded was Barbara Brown and she was instrumental in bringing The Manhattans to Carnival. Joe shaped the group's raw talent and by their third single "I Wanna Be", they had charted high (the song leached No 12 R&B, No 68 Pop, and was to be the label's biggest hit). They would chart another 8 times for the label and this CD (and Volumes 1 & 3 ) tell their story, as well as that of Joe Evans and all the other fine soul talent he recorded. More info in the booklet.A great all round Soul album!
AMM
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18 comments:
There goes a fool who say he doesn't want this! Thanks, AMM!
Another great Kent disc, thank you amm for the upgrade
Thanks AMM - don't want to be that fool.
Kent comps rule . .
Very nice indeed... many thanks for this review AMM
BigD
these Carnival Kent CD's are just brilliant, a fine selection of sixties Soul at its best and as usual an excellent review
No link required thank you
Great Tracklist,Thank You AMM
thank you for another Kent with booklet much appereciated
Looking forward for this review thanks
I know this one, and I like it! Thanks for review, P.
Many thanks for another great kent comp
Reb
I enjoy reading your reviews. I remembering enjoying reading the ones on albums. This is better than that. Thanks AMM.
Thanks for this kent album AMM
Yes, Kent Comps definitely rule. I join you guys, Thanks a lot again AMM :) ☮️🌞✌🏻
Another great set from Kent can't go wrong with these guys great review AMM
Cheers Pedro
Hi
I missed number 1 can you please send it to me and this one. Happy Easter
bo
Thanks for the review,AMM I am particularly looking forward to The Pretenders tracks
Many thanks for the Booklet
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