{"id":3283,"date":"2012-11-15T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T17:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3283"},"modified":"2013-02-14T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T16:39:39","slug":"johnny-hammond-smith-and-reuben-wilson-never-can-say-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3283","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Hammond Smith and Reuben Wilson: Never Can Say Goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Johnny Hammond Smith – NeverCan Say Goodbye <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del>
\n Listen\/Download Reuben Wilson – NeverCan Say Goodbye <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

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

Welcome to the end of another week (or better yet, the beginning of a groovy weekend?).<\/p>\n

The recent web-related crisis seems (keeping the old fingers crossed here) to have been averted for now, so steady on for now. I think I have some studying to do in the meantime.<\/p>\n

Please to remember that the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> comes to you this and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>. If you are unable to join us for the party at airtime, you can always subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes, or fall by the blog on Saturday to pick yourselves up an MP3 download of the show (or any of the 120+ other shows available in the archive).<\/p>\n

The song I bring you today \u2013 in two different versions \u2013 is by any measure of the word, one of my all time favorites.<\/p>\n

Written by Clifton James<\/strong>, made a hit by the Jackson Five<\/strong> and Gloria Gaynor<\/strong>, \u2018Never Can Say Goodbye\u2019 has become one of those songs that I can listen to be performed by just about anyone. I always pick up versions when I\u2019m out digging and always stop and listen when it shoes up on the radio or in the iPod.<\/p>\n

The recordings I offer you this fine day are layed down by two of the masters, Johnny Hammond Smith<\/strong> and Reuben Wilson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s version, from his 1971 \u2018Breakout\u2019 album is largely a showcase for saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.,<\/strong> who did some of the arrangement on the album. The rhythm section generally comps in the background, with some groovy guitar work (George Benson<\/strong>) and some nice, hard \u2013hitting drums from Billy Cobham.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reuben Wilson\u2019s take on the tune is not only taken at a faster tempo, but with a little more Hammond in the mix, though the lead is once again taken by the sax (Ramon Morris<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Wilson is one of the great underrated Hammond cats. Most of his better stuff came fairly late in the game, at least as far as the soul jazz\/funk thing is concerned. Though he was about the same age as many of his better known contemporaries, he started recording later than most.<\/p>\n

His Blue Note sides are excellent, and his stuff on Groove Merchant (as heard here) is worth seeking out as well.<\/p>\n

I hope these sounds help you get your weekend off to a mellow start, and I\u2019ll see you all on Monday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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