Friday Fuzz 45s Posted by Junior

The Mighty Dogcatchers: It's Gonna Be A Mess Pt 1 From: Florida Funk [Now Again, 2007] The Shades Of Black: Mystery Of Black Pt 1 From: Quantic Presents: The World's Rarest Funk 45s [Jazzman, 2006] Carlos Garnett: Mystery Of Ages From: Cosmos Nucleus [Muse, 1976] Eddie Henderson: The Kumquat Kids From: Sunburst [Blue Note, 1975] Jerome Prister: Say You'll Be From: Say You'll Be 12" [Tuff City,1989] Back again today with a selection of music that's perfect for taking you into the weekend. There is no grand overarching theme to the music that I give you today beyond a) They're all tracks I find put me in a Friday mood b) They're songs that I've been meaning to post up for an age and a half but have always fallen through the cracks. So, enough of the blah blah blah - on to the music. I first heard The Mighty Dogcatchers' It's Gonna Be A Mess Pt 1 on the excellent Florida Funk collection that came out early this year - my joy was increased when I discovered it had been reissued on 45 and I've been playing it out ever since. Starting with a break the track introduces a truly evil bassline, horns and organ to create a rolling groove that just won't stop. Mystery Of Black Part 1 by The Shades Of Black is another awesome funk 45 now reissued. Starting with a catchy percussion line what really catches the ear is the instrumental break in place of a chorus - an unexpectedly lush breakdown which works brilliantly. I've been meaning to write up something about Carlos Garnett for quite some time now and sadly still haven't got round to it. So while I pull my finger out here is his absolutely sublime Mystery Of The Ages from his 1976 LP Cosmos Nucleus. A masterful combination of fearsome vocals and soaring horns make this a standout track for the Soul Jazz genre in my ears. Eddie Henderson's The Kumquat Kids off his Sunburst album has a bassline that will make all headhunter fans eagerly clicking repeat as he offers up an electronic groove complete with futuristic swooshes which blends with a jazz funk percussion and horn section to great effect. I first got introduced to Jerome Prister's Say You'll Be by Fuzz contributor Mawhie and was sold as soon as the main beat kicked in and I furiously hunted down the album that Jerome belatedly released a while after this song's success. In true digging fashion the album turned out to be shit but it still doesn't detract from Jerome's achievements on this single -absolutely awesome - why can't more late eighties soul be like this?