{"id":4390,"date":"2013-11-19T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T17:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2013-11-19T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T17:44:59","slug":"gulf-stream-sophisticated-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4390","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Stream – Sophisticated Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Gulf Stream – Sophisticated Soul<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

The day of the hump is upon us, and I have something groovy lined up for you.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a big fan of the UK library sound, especially where it intersects with the Hammond.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s selection popped into my ears whilst I was casting my net on the interwebs.<\/p>\n

I had never heard of Gulf Stream<\/strong>, nor the tune \u2018Sophisticated Soul\u2019 but I liked what heard, so I pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, Gulf Stream was (as far as I can tell) a one-off project for UK library maestro Alan Moorhouse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moorhouse was a trumpeter, composer and arranger who collaborated with no less a light than the mighty Keith Mansfield<\/strong> and put together his own stuff for the KPM music library.<\/p>\n

The track I bring you today is the very groovy \u2018Gulf Stream\u2019, released on the Paramount label (at least here in the US) in 1969.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sophisticated Soul\u2019 is a reworking\/rebuilding of the track \u2018Boss Man\u2019 <\/a>that Moorhouse composed and arranged for KPM around the same time (you can find it on iTunes on \u2018The Big Beat Volume Two\u2019).<\/p>\n

The track opens with an acoustic guitar riff, before the drums and organ (wish I knew who that was) come in. You get a very groovy organ solo starting around the :52 second mark, with the guitar joining in soon after.<\/p>\n

The tune has the feel of a piece of soundtrack music, reminding me of a slightly more laid back version of the kind of stuff Barry Gray<\/strong> was writing for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson<\/strong> shows like \u2018UFO\u2019.<\/p>\n

Paramount Records had \u2013 at that time \u2013 a strange catalog, packed with middle of the road singers past their sell-by date, easy listening stuff, a grip of pop and rock bands that were never heard from again, and the occasional gem.<\/p>\n

As far as I can tell this is the only release under the Gulf Stream name.<\/p>\n

Moorhouse continued to write and record for KPM, as well as releasing his own albums of mood music in the UK.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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