{"id":5117,"date":"2014-09-14T12:47:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T17:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5117"},"modified":"2014-09-14T13:03:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T18:03:30","slug":"cosimo-matassa-the-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5117","title":{"rendered":"Cosimo Matassa: The Master"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Example\" <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cosimo Matassa 1926-2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Willie Harper \u2013 But I Couldn\u2019t (ALON)<\/strong>
\n Willie West \u2013 Hello Mama (Deesu)<\/strong>
\n Tim Whitsett and the Imperials \u2013 Monkey Man (Ace)<\/strong>
\n The Stokes \u2013 Young Man Old Man (ALON)<\/strong>
\n The Stokes \u2013 Whipped Cream (ALON)<\/strong>
\n Warren Lee \u2013 Star Revue (Deesu)<\/strong>
\n Eddie Lang \u2013 Something Withing Me (Seven B)<\/strong>
\n Oliver Morgan \u2013 Roll Call (Seven B)<\/strong>
\n G. Davis & R. Tyler \u2013 Hold On Help Is On the Way (Par-Lo)<\/strong>
\n Eddie Bo \u2013 Fence of Love (Seven B)<\/strong>
\n Guitar Ray \u2013 Patty Cake Shake (Hot Line)<\/strong>
\n James Rivers \u2013 Tighten Up (Eight Ball)<\/strong>
\n Lee Circle \u2013 Other Delights (ALON)<\/strong>
\n Robert Parker \u2013 In the Midnight Hour (NOLA)<\/strong>
\n Roger and the Gypsies \u2013 Pass the Hatchet Pts1&2 (Seven B)<\/strong>
\n Bobby Powell \u2013 Why Am I Treated So Bad (Whit)<\/strong>
\n Art Neville \u2013 Hook, Line and Sinker (Instant)<\/strong>
\n Chris Kenner \u2013 Fumigate Funky Broadway (Instant)<\/strong>
\n Skip Easterling \u2013 Keep the Fire Burning (ALON)<\/strong>
\n Willie West \u2013 Did You Have Fun (Deesu)<\/strong>
\n Eddie Bo \u2013 Skate It Out (Seven B)<\/strong>
\n Curley Moore \u2013 Soul Train (Hot Line)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download The Master: A Cosimo Matassa Sampler<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

I hope the new week finds you well.<\/p>\n

It was at the end of last week that news came down that the legendary Cosimo Matassa<\/strong> had slipped the surly bonds of earth at the age of 88.<\/p>\n

If you are not familiar with the name, if you are a regular here at the Corners, you are most certainly hip to the sounds that he helped bring into the world.<\/p>\n

Matassa was, from the early 1950s, the recording\/mastering engineer of record for most (not much, MOST) of the music \u2013 rock\u2019n\u2019roll, R&B, soul and funk \u2013 laid down in the Crescent City, as well as \u00a0a label owner and record distributor.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t go into much detail here, because the extremely long and complicated story has already been told (and is still being added to) at the mighty Cosimo Code<\/strong> website<\/a> by cats like Davie Gordon, Red Kelly<\/a>, John Broven<\/strong>,\u00a0John ‘Sir Shambling’ Ridley<\/a> and Peter Gibbon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There, they have endeavored to compile a list of recordings recorded, or mastered by Matassa, using his unique coding system.<\/p>\n

Your next stop should be the Cosimo Code<\/strong> <\/a>site, where anyone with even a passing interest in New Orleans music could get lost for hours.<\/p>\n

When I heard that Cosimo had passed, I went back through the chronological lists at Cosimo Code and started pulling recordings out of my own archive as I saw them on the list, so that I could put together a representative (though hardly comprehensive) sampling of the records he helped birth.<\/p>\n

These are exclusively 1960s recordings (mostly 1965-1967) with a couple of surprises (as in, I was surprised to see them on the list) and a few unusual things you might not normally find here at Funky16Corners.<\/strong> There’s a just a touch over an hour of solid 45s (and one LP track).<\/p>\n

So, click on the link, give the old ones and zeros a spin, and head on over to the Cosimo Code<\/strong><\/a> and try to digest the mind-boggling breadth of Mr Matassa\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

Condolences to those that knew him, and props to the CC crew for their amazing work.<\/p>\n

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

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

\"Example\"<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong> The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong> They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong> Click here to go to the ordering page.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Also, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Example\"<\/strong><\/a> \"Example\"<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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