{"id":2120,"date":"2011-12-22T15:25:32","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T20:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=2120"},"modified":"2012-02-21T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T19:46:50","slug":"f16c-christmas-pt5-harvey-averne-band-lets-get-it-together-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=2120","title":{"rendered":"F16C Christmas Pt5 – Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get It Together This Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen \/ Download – Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get It Together This Christmas<\/strong><\/em><\/del><\/p>\n

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

I’ve been dropping Christmas funk and soul all week, and when I got home today from running my various and sundry holiday and hospital-related errands it occurred to me that I had yet to repost this most excellent tune, and since I didn’t have a fifth cut ready to go, why not grab the old HTML, add a little contemporary verbiage and let fly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, here it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I should remind you once again that we have a very special Funky16Corners Radio Show Christmas Special dropping tomorrow (Friday) at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/a>, and popping up in this very space as an MP3 on Christmas Eve, just in time\u00a0 to fire it up while you’re torching the Yule log at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will not be posting again until next week, so if you’re in the midst of Hannukah, or anticipating Christmas, or just chilling awash in the wonder of the season(s), our best to you and yours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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Originally posted 12\/21\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

>>Christmas week has finally arrived, and so, as is the custom, have some funky and soulful holiday 45s.<\/p>\n

I managed to get in a nice dig\/hang this weekend down at the world famous Asbury Lanes <\/strong>where I managed to grab some excellent records (both the 45 and LP varieties) and meet up with some of my old mod scene compadres (Mr Luther <\/strong>and Mick<\/strong>) as well as AP45 Sessions\u2019 very own DJ Prime Mundo<\/strong>. It was a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve made mention of the fact that I have never been a big collector of holiday music, Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2013 I dig the jingle bells and the ho ho ho and what not<\/em> \u2013 but with rare exception (generally the records that I feature here around Christmas time) I don\u2019t go out of my way to add this kind of stuff to my record box.<\/p>\n

Occasionally \u2013 as is the case with the Soulful Strings<\/strong> Christmas LP \u2013 such a record dovetails nicely with an existing obsession. Sometimes, as was the case with Clarence Carter\u2019s \u2018Backdoor Santa\u2019, we might be talking about a record that kicks ass solidly despite the fact that it\u2019s aimed at a Yuletide audience.<\/p>\n

This week I\u2019ll be bringing you two great holiday selections (Monday and Wednesday) and then taking the rest of the week off to enjoy the holiday with the fam.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t leave you hanging though, so make sure you tune into the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> this Friday at 9PM, Christmas Eve for the first annual Funky16Corners Radio Christmas Special<\/strong>, for an hour of the coolest funk and soul sounds for the holiday. You’ll hear the Soulful Strings, Clarence Carter, James Brown and many, many more.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today is nice but of funky Latin soul by the mighty Harvey Averne.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Averne was \u2013 like his bandmate and fellow Latin music legend Larry Harlow<\/strong> \u2013 a non-Hispanic (both men were Jewish) who played a big role in the history of the storied Fania label.<\/p>\n

Averne, a vibraphonist, got his start under the name Arvito and his Latin Orchestra<\/strong>, playing during the 50s mambo craze, eventually taking over a band that included Harlow on piano.<\/p>\n

He had a great deal of success as a musician (and in the construction business) but had probably his most important role as the mad behind the day to day operations of Fania.<\/p>\n

Hired by label owner Jerry Masucci<\/strong>, Averne worked at Fania as musician, producer (of Ray Barretto\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Acid\u2019 LP among many other classics) and A&R man.<\/p>\n

Oddly enough, his first record, among them the boogaloo classics \u2018The Micro Mini\u2019 and \u2018You\u2019re No Good\u2019 were released on the Atlantic label, with Averne eventually having a bunch if stuff released on Fania and its Uptite subsidiary.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today \u2018Let\u2019s Get It Together This Christmas\u2019 is a funky mover, with the punchy bass, the jingling jingle bells, and an upbeat message for the season.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t been able to nail down a release date, but the catalog number would suggest something in the area of 1969 or 1970.<\/p>\n

The flip side is a an otherwise groovy version of \u2018The Christmas Song\u2019, marred by the \u2018contributions\u2019 of a barking dog (who gets credit on the label!).<\/p>\n

‘Let’s Get It Together This Christmas’ was also included on the excellent ‘In The Christmas Groove’ comp.<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope you dig the tune.<<<\/p>\n

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