Calvin Arnold Presents - Stevo - Musica Negra (Orignal LP 1978 Oliva Cantu Records - LP Reissue 2016 PMG) - Rare Soul/Funk (FLAC 216MB)

After yesterdays Kent offering on Calvin Arnold comes this long forgotten missing link Funk gem of the Atlanta Funk Music scene. The album is written and produced by Calvin Arnold with Tommy Stewart. The original LP was pressed as a sampler with only 50 copies meant to be a show case for the Atlanta Studios presenting new artists. The names of some young startups were placed on the original cover and they were said to be the musicians, in fact those youngsters had nothing to do with the origin of this amazing album. On this PMG reissue the real artists are named, these are basically Stevo Milner, Curt Mitchell, Tommy Stewart, J.D. Morris and Harry Case, plus a few guest musicians. The original copy sells now for over 1000 USD today and very rarely appears on the market. To the inner circle of the Atlanta Sound music factory, Calvin Arnold is a musical legend, a pivotal mastermind and musical wizard whose contributions helped make some of Atlanta Sound's most memorable and infectious grooves. His cunning sense of rhythm, extensive knowledge and experience in music production, arrangement and publishing make Him a household musical force to be reckoned with. Preferring the background grind to the limelight, Calvin delighted in nurturing aspiring new artists/musicians, honing the new talents, smoothing off their rough edges. His generosity and genius catapulted those who worked with him into inspirational new levels, pushing musical boundaries, daring to experiment and create refreshingly new, yet familiar sounds....Now regarded as a Soul/Funk masterpiece!

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Line Up

Drums, Lead Vocals – Stevo Milner
Backing Vocals – Creme De Coco
Baritone Saxophone – Glen Barbour
Bass – Curt Mitchell
Guitar – Harry Case, J.D. Morris
Piano, Trumpet – Tommy Stewart
Tenor Saxophone – Charles Edwards
Written-By – Calvin Arnold, Tommy Stewart
Producers – Barney Conway, Calvin Arnold