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180g BLACK Vinyl Limited To 500 Copies (W/Obi Strip) .
The Real ShooBeeDoo (AKA Reggie Fields) Has Always Been A ConsistentName On The Detroit Jazz Scene Fields Who Played With Pharoah SandersWhile He Was Living In Motor City, Worked With Sun Ra In The Late 1970s AndEarly 80s And Who Was Also A Close Associate Of The Afro-Centric TRIBE LabelAnd Artist Collective, Leaving His Marks On A Few Essential TRIBE SessionsSuch As Phil Ranelins The Time Is Now! As Well As Ranelin & WendellHarrisons Masterpiece A Message From The Tribe. It Was Wendell HarrisonWho Gave Fields The Chance To Record His Landmark Solo Album (ReminiscingFrom 1981) To Be Released On His Wenha Imprint. Reggie Chose To RecordUnder His Moniker The Real ShooBeeDoo Because He Built A Rock-Solid Reputation As An Internationally Acclaimed Performer Under That Name. In 1982 He Embarked On A European Tour And Performed At Various Clubs InCountries Such As Germany, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Luxemburg,France And Norway. This Ecstatic Touring Vibe Can Later Be Heard On HisFantastic Live At Montreux Jazz Festival, 1982 Album (Simply Called GoodTo Go).
Good To Go Which We Are Proudly Presenting You Today Features 10 TracksConsisting Of Smooth Jazz-Rumbas, French Avant-Garde Jazz Vocalizations,Bass Lines That Can Blow Through Walls As If They Were Made From Paper, FootStomping Rhythmic Beats, Lyrics That Are Pure Poetry And Ecstatic Beats That Took The Crowd On A Musical Trip That Ended In Them Raving For More. PlayingBefore A Large And Enthusiastic Crowd, Reggies Spiritual Cosmic Free-FlowingRhythms Took The Audience By StormAnd The Stakes Were High Because TheBill Was Pretty Impressive, He Shared The Stage With Some Of The BiggestNames In The Genre (The Festival Bill Also Included Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie And Sonny Rollins).
AlsoA Quick Closer Look At The Cast Of All-Star Players Featured On The AlbumIs Most Likely To Be Enough To Get An Impression That This Is A Very SpecialRecord. Detroit Preferred Pianist Earl Van Riper Brings His Rich MusicalExperience To The Table That He Perfected During His Collaborations With MarcusBelgrave, Eddy Cleanhead Vinson, Dinah Washington, Wes Montgomery And Countless Others. On The Tenor Saxophone We Have Robert Barnes KnownFor His Work With Donald BirdAnd Last But Not Least We Have Tani Tabbal OnDrums Who Is Famous For His Performances And Recordings With RoscoeMitchell And Sun Ra!
All Of The Above Makes This Rare Album A Total Must-Have That Just Begs For AProminent Place In Your Record Collection.
Tracklist:
Jumping With The Bellboy , Dark Eyes , Qu’est Ceque Cest , Do You Call ThatFriendship , Oo Shoobee Doo , Crazy She Calls Me , Have You Met MissJones , Ye Brac Hareesee , Hit That Jive Jack , Too Late Now
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