Lee Fields - Sentimental Fool (2022) DAPTONE - Soul (FLAC)

Sadly for me this is the first review of anything on here by the legend Lee Fields so thats been rectifyed now! This is his latest album and as usual he delivers the goods in his own unique style. Hailed by Rolling Stone for “his classic American soul sound,” Lee is arguably the greatest pure soul singer alive today. In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely depends on posturing and trends, he has proven to  be an unassailable force of nature. His prolific five decades + career spans more than twenty odd albums and over 70 + singles, a supreme, still-evolving body of work which continues to garner attention via samples by such heavyweight artists as J. Cole, Travis Scott, Rick Ross, and A$AP Rocky as well as outside-the-box collaborations like the worldwide dance club hit, “Jealousy,” with French DJ/ producer Martin Solveig. The North Carolina born (1950) Fields arrived in New York City in 1967, inspired by James Brown’s legendary performance on The T.A.M.I. Show to make himself a soul star. The decades that followed saw Fields grow a hard earned reputation as a true king of funk with a steady stream of albums and singles, including 1973 ’s stone classic, “Let's Talk It Over.” Though missed opportunities and changing musical tastes over the years might have kept him from reaching the pinnacle of mainstream stardom, Fields never let up, keeping the soul flame alive with independent releases and non-stop touring on the southern blues circuit. In 1996, Fields recorded “Let a Man Do What He Wana Do” for Desco Records, a New York-based independent label co-run by producer/musician Gabriel Roth. The full-length "Let’s Get a Groove" On followed in 1998, cementing Fields as a torchbearer of the new funk revival, a Golden Age icon for a whole new generation of soul fans around the world. Fields continues to reign supreme on the modern funk and soul scene via a long series of new LPs and singles – including seven LPs joined by his explosive backing band, The Expressions, as well as countless live visits to every relevant venue and major festival on the planet, from Carnegie Hall, and L’Olympia to Coachella, Bonnaroo, Newport Folk, Roskilde, and many more, earning applause from such outlets as NPR for his “groove-filled performances with fiery energy and toe-tapping swagger.” In 2001, Roth opened the doors on Daptone Records, with Fields releasing a handful of singles in the early days. Now, more than two decades later, Fields has officially joined the Daptone roster, reuniting him with Roth on the 25th anniversary of their first meeting to record "Sentimental Fool", a deep, blues-tinged collection expertly showcasing the beauty, power, and raw humanity of Fields’ voice. The album  which features backing from an all-star lineup of Daptone family members including guitarist Thomas Brenneck, bassist Benny Trokan, drummer Brian Wolfe, keyboardists Victor Axelrod and Jimmy Hill, saxophonists Neal Sugarman and Ian Hendrickson-Smith, trumpeter Dave Guy, along with an array of additional guest musicians & backing vocalists stands tall as a stunning return to Fields’ R&B roots, with songs like “Forever” and “What Did I Do” marking the culmination of an astounding career that has seemed to defy gravity, rising to only greater and greater heights. Still real old school soul!...love It!...real soul is still alive and kicking, listed to these great tasters!

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