{"id":72,"date":"2010-01-24T02:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T02:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=72"},"modified":"2010-02-03T18:45:29","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T23:45:29","slug":"two-by-the-roy-meriwether-trio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"Two By the Roy Meriwether Trio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Roy Meriwether rocking a Nehru…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Listen\/Download -Roy Meriwether Trio – Think <\/em>
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\n<\/span> Listen\/Download -Roy Meriwether Trio – Mean Greens <\/em><\/span>
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Greetings all.<\/strong>
\nI hope the end of another week finds you well.
\nI for one will stroll into the weekend with some pep in my step<\/em>.
\nLast week, when I was on my way to spin at the Asbury Park 45 Sessions<\/strong>, I noticed the harsh glare of flashing lights in my rearview mirror, as the local popo requested my presence at the side of the road. Naturally, law abiding citizen that I am, I was shocked and stunned to hailed in such a manner, but I kept my cool, pulled to the curb and presented my papers to the officer, all the while wondering what the deal was.
\nNot too long after that the officer informed me that I had been pulled over because I had a headlight out (which I did not know, really\u2026) and because my inspection was- gulp \u2013 almost five months past due (which I should have known but did not).
\nI was let go with a warning and sent on my merry way, a tale which I relate only because I dragged my butt over to the inspection station first thing this morning and was reminded once again that sometimes the fair winds of good fortune blow in my direction.
\nNot only was I spared the customary wait (there was no line at all, which in NJ is almost unheard of<\/em>) but when they did the inspection they failed to check my headlights, and so, a short ten minutes later, I rolled out of the inspection station, onto the highway with a fresh, purple inspection sticker affixed to my windshield.
\nOf course this week I\u2019ll have to go to the dealer to get the headlight fixed (yet another part of the modern car that the owner is no longer capable of maintaining themselves), but this is \u2013 as the kids say \u2013 \u2018small potatoes\u2019, considering how much of a given week I have to spend motoring my offspring around hither and yon, and how difficult that would be if my car were taken out of commission by the automotive commissars at the DMV.
\nSo I raise my glass of iced coffee to you, inspection station ladies and gents, and say \u2018Huzzah!\u2019.<\/strong>
\nThat said, I also have another appearance coming up, Wednesday next at Master Groove<\/strong>, at Forbidden City (NYC, Ave A between 13th and 14th) alongside your compere DJ Bluewater<\/strong> and our fellow Asbury Park 45 Sessioner M-Fasis <\/strong>for a set of high quality funk and soul a la 45RPM. I have been considering putting together a theme set of sorts (not sure which kind yet), but if you\u2019re in the city, and you feel the need to absorb some groovy sounds, and have nothing else to do, may I invite you to fall by and join us? I assure you that no matter how cold the night is, the heat will be brought.
\nI yet more news\u2026this week saw the death of my trusty Numark portable, which served me well these last few years. The motor gave up the ghost, so It had to be replaced. I\u2019ll let you know how the new one works out.
\nNow, as far as music goes this Friday, how about some more soul jazz??
\nLast week, as I eulogized the mighty Freddie McCoy<\/strong>, I made mention of the fact that he was \u2013 as a vibist \u2013 one of the purest examples of a musician working a soul jazz vibe (pun intended, sort of\u2026).
\nAs pianists go, were you to seek someone similarly inclined, you might be persuaded to turn your ears in the direction of Mr. Roy Meriwether<\/strong>.
\nMeriwether \u2013 who got his start out Indiana way \u2013 and his trio recorded a grip of solid soul jazz LPs for Capitol in the 60s, before splitting off into the world of private press rarity, where they would wax their sought after version of the music from \u2018Jesus Christ Superstar\u2019 (some of which was previously featured in Funky16Corners Radio v.64<\/a> and my guest mix for Fleamarket Funk,<\/strong> \u2018Six Million Dollar Groove\u2019<\/a> ) and the super rare, crate digger white whale LP \u2018Nubian Lady\u2019.
\nThe tunes I bring you today are from his late 60s Capitol LP \u2018Soul Knight\u2019, which I bagged during my trip into the Berkshires late last year.
\nThe LP features a number of very nice cuts, but the two I bring you today illustrate Meriwether\u2019s powerful keyboard style.
\nThe first is a cover of the Aretha Franklin<\/strong> classic \u2018Think\u2019, which is taken at a brisk pace, with some tight, funky drums on the bottom.
\nThe second is a version of a tune by another master of soul jazz, saxophonist Eddie Harris. <\/strong>I included Harris\u2019s original version of his tune \u2018Mean Greens\u2019 in a mix I did for Fufu Stew<\/strong> called \u2018Outta Sight aka Mancini King of Monsters\u2019.<\/a> The OG is taken as a fairly relaxed pace, but the cover by the Meriwether Trio is a killer, with Roy sounding as if he was about to pop the keys off of the piano. The group gets deep inside the quasi-latin rhythm of the tune and really work it on out. If you get the chance, listen to the OG and the cover side by side to see how two great musicians create their own takes on a standard.
\nI hope you dig the tunes, and I\u2019ll be back next week.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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