Gene Russell
New Direction (848064012238)
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1971
New Direction
Gene Russell
Black Jazz
848064012238
GEN 163671
848064012238
JAZZ
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The seminal ‘New Direction’ was the first album that pianist Gene Russell released on the legendary Black Jazz label that he established in 1971. Backed by a band that included double bassist Henry Franklin and drummer Steve Clover, Russell nestles into slow blues, rattles through forceful Latin grooves and even puts a new slant on Stevie Wonder’s ‘My Cherie Amour’. With this album and the rest of Black Jazz’s small output, Russell helped redefine ‘soul jazz’.
PERSONNEL:
- Gene Russell - piano
- Henry Franklin - bass
- Steve Clover - drums
- Tony William - congas
TRACKS:
- 01. Black Orchid
- 02. Hitting The Jug
- 03. Willow Weep For Me
- 04. Listen Here
- 05. On Green Dolphin Street
- 06. Silver's Serenade
- 07. My Cherie Amour
- 08. Making Bread
