{"id":6153,"date":"2015-12-22T11:55:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T16:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6153"},"modified":"2015-12-22T11:55:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T16:55:13","slug":"christmas-with-the-rotary-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6153","title":{"rendered":"Christmas with the Rotary Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Rotary Connection – Sidewalk Santa MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download – Rotary Connection – Silent Night Medley MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Today, I offer you two tracks from of one the groovier holiday albums ever made on the soulful side of things.<\/p>\n

Rotary Connection<\/strong> are mostly remembered today as the first place much of the world heard the voice of the mighty Minnie Riperton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The group was of course, much more than that. Guided in the studio by the genius Charles Stepney<\/strong>, Rotary Connection created a unique mixture of soul and rock, crafting some of the most interesting albums of the day.<\/p>\n

It helped that they had in their ranks, both Riperton and Sidney Barnes,<\/strong> the latter having made his mark as a singer and songwriter alongside no less a light than George Clinton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their Christmas LP \u2018Peace\u2019, released in 1968 is \u2013 unlike many holiday albums that only mash together a wad of familiar songs \u2013 a worthwhile listen all the way through.<\/p>\n

The tracks that I bring you today illustrate both the group\u2019s fine originals, as well as their mastery of interpreting classic material.<\/p>\n

The first track, \u2018Sidewalk Santa\u2019, written and sung by Barnes is somewhat dark soundscape, featuring a heavy \u2013 yet tasteful<\/em> \u2013 arrangement by Stepney.<\/p>\n

The second cut is actually three of the album\u2019s tracks mixed together (by me\u2026<\/em>). The group works their way through three versions of \u2018Silent Night\u2019, the first an almost jazz rendition of the traditional song, the second moving in a more rock interpretation, with fuzz guitar and Riperton\u2019s wordless vocals, and the third, \u2018Silent Night Chant\u2019 letting its freak flag fly with the full rock treatment (the whole mix coming in at almost 15 minutes, more than half of the album).<\/p>\n

It serves as both a great holiday sound, but also a doorway into the sounds of the Rotary Connection.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the tunes, and I’ll be back on Friday with a mix of soulful holiday faves.<\/p>\n

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

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

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