Lyman Woodard Organization

• 180 GRAM VINYL

• ANALOGUE LIMITED EDITION

• AUDIOPHILE RE-MASTERING

When Cobb's Corner nightclub owner Henry Normile was murdered, followed by the in-street shooting and death of Eddie Jefferson, the heart of the Detroit jazz scene was ripped apart. Through the advent of the Labor Day Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festivals starting in 1980, things picked back up measurably, but the club scene has never been the same. This live recording of the Lyman Woodard Organization, which was taped the day before Normile was killed in his next door apartment, more than any other album or event exemplified the never say die spirit of Motor City jazz. It also was a hallmark for a unique style of the music, an urban rhythm & blues infused contemporary jazz that stood tall for both listeners and dancers during the tail-end of the disco movement.

PERSONNEL:

• Lyman Woodard - organ
• Leonard King - drums
• Lorenzo Brown - percussion
• Robert Lowe - guitar, vocals
• Allan Barnes - tenor sax
• Kerry Campbell - soprano sax
• Ron Jackson - trumpet
• Leroy Emmanuel - vocals

Detroit, January 26, 1979

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• 01 Don't Stop The Groove
• 02. Disco Tease

• SIDE B
• 01. Theme In Search Of A Sportspectacular
• 02. Down Lowe
• 03. Djarum