Frank D’Rone – Think I Will
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Frank D’Rone
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Greetings all.
I was wandering around in my to-be-blogged folder, and was shocked that I had never written up today’s selection.
I forget exactly where I first happened upon Frank D’Rone’s 1968 ‘Brand New Morning’, but all bets are on Soulstrut as the source.
D’Rone was a Chicago-area jazz singer, who had recorded a number of albums for Mercury in the 60s, before hooking up with Cadet Records and the mighty Richard Evans.
The album is a pretty straight ahead, swinging jazz affair, but the track I bring you today, ‘Think I Will’ not only skirts the edges of funk, but is as fine an arrangement as Richard Evans ever did.
I forget where I saw the session information, but it was very likely that this tune was recorded at the same session as Clea Bradford’s ‘My Love’s a Monster’, to which it has many stylistic similarities.
A Pretty Solid Week For Cadet (from Billboard Magazine 1968)
D’Rone is a solid, energetic singer, and the arrangement is pure Evans, with big booming brass, powerful drums and, bright, almost explosive production.
The really groovy thing is, while Evans produced the sessions and arranged about half the tracks, the other half was arranged by Johnny Pate, making this something of a Chicago super-session.
‘Think I Will’ is not well known here in the States, but was a fixture on the UK jazz dance scene for years. As a result the 45 can be kind of pricey, but the LP can be had for much less.
I hope you dig it, and I’ll see you all next week.
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Keep the faith
Larry
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