{"id":1622,"date":"2011-06-14T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2013-05-14T18:28:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T23:28:06","slug":"odell-brown-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1622","title":{"rendered":"Odell Brown RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Odell Brown and the Organizers (above)
\nA recent shot of Odell Brown (below)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Sounds of Odell Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Odell Brown and the Organizers – No More Water In the Well (Cadet) from Ducky<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 Baby You Just Don\u2019t Know (Cadet) from Mellow Yellow<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 Think About It (Cadet) Cadet 45 5624B<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 Mas Que Nada (Cadet)<\/strong> from Mellow Yellow<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 Ducky (Cadet)<\/strong> from Ducky<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 Raising the Roof (Cadet) from Raising the Roof<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 Day Tripper (Cadet)<\/strong> from Raising the Roof<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 The Thing (Cadet)<\/strong> from Raising the Roof<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown and the Organizers \u2013 The Weight (Cadet) Cadet 45 5624A<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown \u2013 Hard To Handle (Cadet) from Odell Brown Plays Otis Redding<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown \u2013 Respect (Cadet)<\/strong> from Odell Brown Plays Otis Redding<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown \u2013 Nitty Gritty (Cadet) from Free Delivery<\/em><\/strong>
\n Odell Brown \u2013 Free Delivery (Cadet) <\/strong>from Free Delivery<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download – Odell Brown Tribute Mix 97MB\/256K Mixed MP3 <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Greetings all.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

As I mentioned on Monday, this week will be devoted entirely to obits\/remembrances of musicians who either passed on during the pledge drive, or who\u2019s passing I became aware of during that time.<\/p>\n

Monday saw a tribute (starting with an incorrect picture) to the mighty Benny Spellman<\/strong>, and today I bring you something a little bit special to give you an idea of how much I dig the music of the great Odell Brown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I first became aware of Odell Brown and the Organizers back in the day when my man Haim<\/strong> hepped me to their single \u2018No More Water In the Well\u2019. I grabbed a copy and promptly fell in love with the group\u2019s sound.<\/p>\n

You all know I\u2019m an incurable Hammond nut, but I\u2019m also a huge jazz fan, and the music of Odell Brown (with and without his band) satisfied both needs quite nicely.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve gone on in this space many times about soul jazz, and how rare it is to find an artist who really brought that particular fusion to purity. Odell Brown was one of those cats.<\/p>\n

Born in Louisville, KY, Brown went to Tennessee State A&M before being drafted in 1960. Following his stint in the Army, he moved to Chicago and formed Odell Brown and the Organizers<\/strong> with musicians he\u2019d first connected with in college, Artee ‘Duke’ Payne <\/strong>and Tommy Purvis<\/strong> (tenor sax), Curtis Prince<\/strong> (drums) and Master Henry Gibson<\/strong> (congas).<\/p>\n

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Indeed he was…
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Between 1966 and 1970 Brown recorded three albums with the Organizers (Raising the Roof, Mellow Yellow and Ducky), as well as two solo albums (Odell Brown Plays Otis Redding and Free Delivery). He recorded one more solo album for the Paula label in 1971.<\/p>\n

Brown spent the 70s working as a studio musician and musical director for artists like Minnie Riperton, Curtis Mayfield<\/strong> and Marvin Gaye,<\/strong> with whom he eventually co-wrote the mega-hit \u2018Sexual Healing\u2019.<\/p>\n

He spent much of the 80s battling severe depression, but settled in Minnesota and returned to playing and recording in the 90s.<\/p>\n

The albums he recorded with the Organizers, all produced by the legendary Richard Evans <\/strong>are some of the finest material released on the Cadet label in the 60s, and while hard to find (the 45s not so much) are all worth picking up.<\/p>\n

His solo albums, minus the twin sax attack of the Organizers, operate at a slightly more soulful frequency, and while also hard to find, are definitely worth whatever it takes to acquire them.<\/p>\n

The fact that most of the Cadet catalog remains out of print (particularly Richard Evans projects like the Soulful Strings<\/strong>) is nothing less than a crime.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019ve included in this tribute mix (available only as a mixed MP3, no zip file<\/em>) are my favorite tracks from the Organizers albums and both of Brown\u2019s Cadet solo LPs (I have yet to find a copy of the Paula album).<\/p>\n

Hopefully this will serve as an introduction for those unfamiliar with Odell Brown, and maybe pack a few surprises for those in the know.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the sounds, and I\u2019ll be back on Friday.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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