James Taylor is without a doubt one of the most talented organists of our time, along with other greats such as Jimmy Smith, Brother McDuff and Brian Auger. His legendary Hammond sound and penchant for the sixties have become his trademark and for many he represents the acid-jazz movement. With a tight horn section, funky wah-wah guitar and the energetic organ playing of James himself, there is no
… escaping the infectious grooves, which earned the band a large following of admirers. This compilation CD was put together by funk DJ Christine Indigo and features the best tracks from albums released for the Acid Jazz label. This includes not only the well-known cover versions of sixties and seventies soundtracks from film and TV series, such as Mission Impossible, Blow Up and Theme From Dirty Harry, but also the raw, harder funk of the live recordings Green Onions and Starsky and Hutch. (RM)more
