THE GENTLE GENIUS; IN TRIBUTE
At last! The team at Ace/Kent have finally gotten round to adding CURTIS MAYFIELD to their roster of “Songwriter tribute” albums. The compilation series began some years ago, spotlighting garlanded writers by anthologising some...
KEEP MOVIN’ ON UP!
CURTIS MAYFIELD stunned the music world with his mighty 1970 debut solo album. I can’t think of s soul household that doesn’t have a copy! However, if you fancy replacing yours with a new...
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions: ‘Movin’ On Up: The Music And Message Of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions’ (Label: Reelin’ In The Years,Universal )
With their gospel-soaked, sweet soul harmonies Chicago’s The Impressions proved to be one of the most influential African-American vocal groups of the 1960s. Led by Curtis Mayfield’s seraphic tenor voice and featuring the plaintive...
