{"id":6031,"date":"2015-11-08T10:49:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T15:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2015-11-08T10:49:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T15:49:43","slug":"grant-green-sookie-sookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6031","title":{"rendered":"Grant Green – Sookie Sookie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Grant Green – Sookie Sookie (45 Edit) MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

If you haven\u2019t yet ingested your morning coffee, I\u2019d hold off until after you\u2019ve given today\u2019s selection a spin.<\/p>\n

I issue such a warning, because the record you see before you, Grant Green\u2019s<\/strong> version of Don Covay\u2019s<\/strong> soul classic \u2018Sookie Sookie\u2019 is one of the deepest, funkiest, dancingest, soul jazz grooves ever committed to vinyl.<\/p>\n

Grant Green was of course one of the greatest jazz\/soul jazz axemen of the 50s, 60s and 70s. He made a grip of classics for Blue Note as both a leader and as one of the label\u2019s more flexible sidemen, and was hip enough that when jazzers started to whip a little soul and funk into the mix, he did it extraordinarily well. So much so that he has appeared here at Funky16Corners<\/strong> a number of times over the years.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sookie Sookie\u2019 \u2013 a 45 edit of the 11 minute plus track from the \u2018Alive!\u2019 LP, which was recorded in Newark, NJ in 1970 \u2013 is one of those records, like the Village Callers\u2019<\/strong> \u2018Hector\u2019 that is just about impossible to listen to without moving in some way, shape or form.<\/p>\n

Naturally, any sane person would get up and dance, but head-nodding and foot tapping are also acceptable substitutes.<\/p>\n

Featuring Ronnie Foster<\/strong> on organ (just listen to him pumping out the bass on his pedals) , Joseph Armstrong<\/strong> on congas and the mighty Idris Muhammad<\/strong> on drums, \u2018Sookie Sookie\u2019 is funky right out of the gate, and only gets funkier as it goes on.<\/p>\n

Green plays around a little with the verse, but as soon as the chorus comes up, with a wave of Hammond organ, you know what song it is you\u2019re digging.<\/p>\n

The transition from the chorus into Green\u2019s guitar solo (with some nice accents in the background by Willie Bivvens<\/strong> on the vibes) is tasty indeed.<\/p>\n

Back in the early 90s, Us3<\/strong> had themselves a hit when they pretty much lifted the whole song (I think would be unfair to call what they used a \u201csample\u201d) and rebuilt it as \u2018Tukka Yoot’s Riddim\u2019 with toasting by Tukka Yoot<\/strong> (naturally\u2026<\/em>) over the top.<\/p>\n

It is a heavy record, indeed. So get up on your desk and dance.<\/p>\n

See you on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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

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

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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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