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I'm finally finding my way here on this Music Blog...not merely featuring random posts in order to generate page hits (think Twitter), but documenting significant events in my Listening Experience (though not in chronological order). Collectively, they have shaped my Ear to accommodate a ridiculously wide range of Music. There is not one genre in which I have not found Music that I was fascinated by. Also, I cross-referenced the new Music I discovered by "re-searching" recordings of the Musicians surrounding (or referenced by) the Album Artist.

Sometimes I even bought Music "in the blind" so to speak, based upon my record store salesman's recommendation or after browsing really thorough liner notes (ex., any classic Blue Note LP)...or even a brilliant Title (ex., Wendall Harrison - "An Evening With The Devil", or Pink Floyd - "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict") or unique Album Art (ex., Aquanote - "The Pearl", Minnie Riperton - "Come To My Garden", Doug Carn - "Spirit Of The New Land, Spooky Tooth - "Ceremony", or any P-Funk or Hed Kandi, and certain Zappa and "electric" Miles covers). I realized from experience that few will invest the Time/Money/Resources to generate boutique artwork for inferior Music (ex., some so-called rap "mixtapes" [sic]). The more often I took chances, the more often I'd discover a Prize.

And few laypersons will invest the Time I spent standing for HOURS inside record&department stores flipping through EACH&EVERY lp, 45, 8-track, cassette, and/or cd just to make sure that I did not overlook an "Easter Egg". Add to that the HOURS spent actually LISTENING to all that Music! I wasn't a "frustrated" Musician as much as a "vicarious" one. Every payday in the early 70's, I would buy about seven LP's...mostly items that I had never heard before. And my record salesman always gave me a money-back guarantee, but I never needed to use it.

So for example I had heard George Duke, and Jean-Luc Ponty well before many because I listened to Zappa. In fact, it was Zappa's "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" track - 'Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue' that caused me to wonder just WHO Eric Dolphy was. When I finally found out, that took me on ANOTHER Musical quest. And by exploring all of electronic Miles' sidemen, I was introduced to another whole universe of creativity...Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mwandishi, Headhunters, NTU Troop, Return To Forever, and the numerous individual artist-led collaborations by Musicians that had passed through Miles.

So my purpose here is to share not just Music, but an entire Musical Perspective. Just as Experience shapes Behavoir, "listening Experience" shapes "listening Behavior".

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Valerie Simpson - Exposed (1971)




TRACKLIST:
01.I Don't Need No Help
02.Love Woke Me Up This Morning
03. Now That There's You
04.Sinner Man
05.Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow
06.I Just Wanna Be There
07.Back To Nowhere
08.There Is A God
09.World Without Sunlight
10.We Can Work It Out

 Valerie Simpson's first album was overlooked by quite a few people, although it was well received by those who heard it. But in 1971, there was a lot of new Music on the horizon and even superior items were often lost in the shuffle. I recall purchasing this album after hearing the Tour-de-Force track "I Don't Need No Help" on a college radio station. I was flabbergasted!!

 Miss Simpson (at the time) injected a Vibe into that song that made you want to jump for sheer joy! Beginning with an assured and vibrant a-cappella, Valerie inserts a gospel-like piano accompaniment that - together with her amazing voice - is guaranteed to work you up into a sanctified frenzy as she testifies about her inner feelings for her man. And just in case you think that she is crossing the line, Valerie includes some tracks that serve to Praise God, so that there's NO question about how her man fits into the Scheme Of Things...

 Also included is the wistfully refreshing Vibe - "Love Woke Me Up This Morning". It will hit you like a soft summer morning with birds chirping and butterflies waving at you outside of an open window...much like Minnie Riperton's "Loving You" - but it's more of a gentle roller-coaster ride, and with no sound effects. I am aware that both (Sir) Walter Jackson and the Temptations have covered this song, however I believe that Valerie Simpson's version is the original Gem.

*(notes by DJ Baltimore Boogie Man)

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