{"id":6202,"date":"2016-01-26T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T17:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6202"},"modified":"2016-01-26T12:02:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T17:02:16","slug":"curtis-mayfield-were-a-winner-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6202","title":{"rendered":"Curtis Mayfield – We’re a Winner (Live)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Curtis Mayfield – We’re a Winner (Live) MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

What say we sail through the middle of the week on the breezes of the mighty Curtis Mayfield.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curtis is one of the true giants of soul music, as performer, songwriter, producer, and talent scout, first with the Impressions in the 60s, and then on to a stellar solo career in the 70s (and beyond).<\/p>\n

Way back when, I worked with an older dude named Gene<\/strong>, who always dug that I \u2013 a longhaired white kid \u2013 was into soul and jazz. He would regularly bring in records from his stacks for me to check out. One of the ones that made a big impression (no pun intended<\/em>\u2026) was 1971\u2019s \u2018Curtis Live\u2019.<\/p>\n

Recorded with a small band at the New York City night club the Bitter End, the set included a number of Impressions<\/strong> classics and a couple of his more current tunes, all delivered in a mellow, almost conversational tone.<\/p>\n

This reworking of the Impressions 1967 epic \u2018We\u2019re a Winner\u2019 was issued as the b-side to \u2018Get Down\u2019 (from the \u2018Roots\u2019 LP). It has a relaxed, funky swing to it, and Curtis takes the time in the middle of the song to monologue about the censorship troubles the record had the first time around (namechecking Jet magazine!), and laying out the positive civil rights message of the song in no uncertain terms.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always a pleasure to hear Curtis deliver any of his songs in that smoothest of voices, and if you get a chance to grab a copy of \u2018Curtis Live!\u2019, do so, since it is a pleasure from start to finish.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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