Webster Lewis: Live At Club 7

Webster Lewis: Do You Believe
From: Live At Club 7, Oslo [Counterpoint, 1971]

Being at work with a hangover is one of those things that always seem like less of a chore the night before when you're in the pub soaked in alcohol and telling all your workmates how much fun the next day will be.

Currently experiencing the cold sweat/dry mouthed reality of the situation I was zoning out to my headphones when this beauty came on and I thought I'd use my time wisely by sharing the genius with you.

Another highly influential and greatly underappreciated artist, Webster Lewis cut many a fine track in his long and distinguished career but that aren't many finer than this live version of Do You Believe.

Starting with the kind of percussion arrangement that had heads swooning over Kruder & Dorfmeister's output in the mid to late nineties Webster takes the listener on a twenty minute journey through soul, jazz and funk as the track slows, stalls, and ups its tempo while maintaining it's relentless rhythm. Featuring organs, horns and a beautiful, beautiful, lead vocal this is the tonic a tired body and mind needs to get through the day.