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August 10, 2021 By Joe Marchese 7 Comments

Phyllis Hyman Old Friend

UPDATED AUGUST 2021: "Phyllis sat right in my class.  I can still see the pigtails."  In a 2016 interview with The Second Disc, Thom Bell shared his earliest memories of the late Phyllis Hyman (1949-1995).  The songwriter-arranger-conductor-producer would cross paths numerous times over the years with his childhood friend: first via Phyllis' hit recordings of his "Betcha By Golly Wow" and "Loving You - Losing You," and later, his own productions and songs for her.  "She was a lonely individual,"

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Barry Manilow, Norman Connors, Phyllis Hyman, Thom Bell

May 19, 2021 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

Phyllis Hyman Old Friend

"Phyllis sat right in my class.  I can still see the pigtails."  In a 2016 interview with The Second Disc, Thom Bell shared his earliest memories of the late Phyllis Hyman (1949-1995).  The songwriter-arranger-conductor-producer would cross paths numerous times over the years with his childhood friend: first via Phyllis' hit recordings of his "Betcha By Golly Wow" and "Loving You - Losing You," and later, his own productions and songs for her.  "She was a lonely individual," observed Thom,

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Barry Manilow, Grover Washington Jr., McCoy Tyner, Michael Henderson, Norman Connors, Pharoah Sanders, Phyllis Hyman

July 6, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

Jean Carne Dont Let It Go to Your Head

Cherry Red's SoulMusic imprint has recently continued its series of artist anthologies with a pair of double-disc sets from two great ladies of soul-jazz: Jean Carne and Marlena Shaw.  Today, we're taking a look at Jean Carne's collection! Jean Carne (also known as Jean Carn, though we'll continue to use her preferred spelling with an "e") has recorded for a variety of labels in a 45-plus year career: first, as part of a soul-jazz duo with her then-husband Doug Carn at his Black Jazz Records,

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, R&B/Soul Tags: Dexter Wansel, Glenn Jones, Grover Washington Jr., Jean Carne, Michael Henderson, Norman Connors

April 25, 2017 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Manhattans Anthology

Cherry Red's SoulMusic Records imprint has continued its collection of artist-focused anthologies with another batch of releases drawn from the Sony Music family of labels.  This group includes 2-CD sets for the smooth vocal group The Manhattans, jazz/R&B soul man Norman Connors, and funk band Mother's Finest. Though they were named The Manhattans, their story is actually a tri-state one.  The group came together in Jersey City, New Jersey, took their name from the city across the Hudson

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Disco/Dance, Funk, R&B/Soul Tags: Jean Carne, Michael Henderson, Mother's Finest, Norman Connors, Phyllis Hyman, The Manhattans

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