{"id":3761,"date":"2013-04-14T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3761"},"modified":"2013-08-03T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T19:12:33","slug":"brian-auger-and-the-trinity-i-wanna-take-you-higher-bw-listen-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3761","title":{"rendered":"Brian Auger and the Trinity – I Wanna Take You Higher b\/w Listen Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brian Auger (Top left) and the Trinity<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download Brian Auger and the Trinity – I Wanna Take You Higher <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download Brian Auger and the Trinity – Listen Here <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

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

Welcome to yet another week in which the digital artifacts of the analog age are unearthed and put on display for the edification (and edumacation<\/em>) of all involved.<\/p>\n

If you were following the coming and going hereabouts you will have noted that the Funky16Corners<\/strong> fam vacated for a short time, in which we went in search of rest, relaxation, and in my case, records.<\/p>\n

I was very lucky indeed, having been tipped off to an excellent digging spot or two by a friend.<\/p>\n

Though I had never visited Pittsburgh before (odd, I know<\/em>) I was aware that the good people of the region had excellent taste in music, especially where R&B and soul were concerned. I figured that it must follow (and it did) that records of that ilk must be available thereabouts.<\/p>\n

The first spot I hit gave up the goods (if only I\u2019d had 10 or 15 more hours, and the cash that would have required), with yours truly exiting the store with a nice fat stack of funk, soul and all kinds of Iron Leg<\/strong> ish (the popsike and what not).<\/p>\n

One of the disks I was most pleased to have encountered is the one you see before you today.<\/p>\n

I have had the \u2018Befour\u2019 LP (1970) by Brian Auger and the Trinity<\/strong> for years, but had no idea that there were any 45s (or the edits there-on) released from the album, which is why finding the 7\u201d with versions of \u2018I Wanna Take You Higher\u2019 and \u2018Listen Here\u2019 was such a groove.<\/p>\n

Auger was in the top rank of UK Hammond wranglers, first in the Steampacket<\/strong>, then alongside the mighty Julie Driscoll <\/strong>, then onward with the Trinity<\/strong> and the Oblivion Express<\/strong>, getting progressively jazz-funkier as he went on.<\/p>\n

I dig both his earlier and later stuff, and \u2018Befour\u2019 is an excellent example of the latter, as well as being fairly easy to find on the cheap.<\/p>\n

The excellent version of Sly and the Family Stone’s<\/strong> \u2018I Wanna Take You Higher\u2019 runs the same 5:00 on the 45 as on the album, with some excellent organ and guitar.<\/p>\n

The version of \u2018Listen Here\u2019 is what makes this 45 worth grabbing.<\/p>\n

\u2018Listen Here\u2019, written and originally recorded by the great Eddie Harris<\/strong> is one of the true \u2018standards\u2019 of the soul jazz genre, recorded in many ways, by many people and having appeared in this space a time or two over the years.<\/p>\n

The LP version of \u2018Listen Here\u2019 runs almost nine and a half minutes, substantial portion of which is devoted to a long (way too long) drum solo by Clive Thacker<\/strong>. It\u2019s not that old Clive wasn\u2019t up to the task, but \u2013 and I say this as a drummer<\/em> – the hippie era drum solo was one of the more unfortunate musical traditions, thankfully gone by the wayside.<\/p>\n

The 45 edit of the song truncates the percussion breakdown to a tasteful 27 seconds, keeping the forward momentum of the musical enterprise intact, while also giving the drummer his oft requested \u201csome\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is a groovy disc indeed, and well worth grabbing should you come across a copy of your own.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it and I\u2019ll see you all on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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

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

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to go to the ordering page.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAlso, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).
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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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