Eddie Russ - See The Light (1976) Monument - Rare Jazz/Funk (FLAC)

Pittsburgh born keyboardist Eddie Russ played with many jazz greats such alike Benny Golson, Sarah Vaughn, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie in the 60's and early 70's.  With his group The Mixed Bag he recorded the album Fresh Out. In 1976 Eddie joined the Monument label, a subdivision of CBS Records. On this label he recorded in 1976 See The Light and 1978 Take A Look At Yourself. Tracks like See The Light and Zaius produced a great hype in London's Underground and were frequently played by DJ's all over UK especially in the '80s. In his later years he had the opportunity to tour in Europe where his music has been well received. Unfortunately Eddie died in 1996.He recorded ‘See The Light’ in Detroit in 1976 with producer Bob Crawford at the helm. It’s truly one of the great forgotten Jazz/Funk albums of the ’70s and the fact that it never really generated a great deal of interest outside of the jazz-funk scene is mystifying. The opening cut is a great remake of Earth Wind & Fire’s Latin-tinged ‘See The Light’ but it’s the following track, ‘Zaius,’ which is the set’s standout, a fluid, breezy, Latin-infused tune with a great dance floor beat and plenty of funky Fender Rhodes playing from Russ (who also supplies a snaking Moog solo above the song’s addictive groove). The remaining four tunes on the set are winners too.

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