After the release of The Truth Vol. 1, the comparisons with soul icon Donny Hathaway were not out of place. This makes pianist / singer Frank McComb one of the few within the neo soul movement who harkens back to the sound as it was created in the seventies. In terms of accompaniment, he has secured the cooperation of a large number of veterans such as bassist Bobby Watson and guitarist Tony Maiden,
… both from Rufus, once Chaka Khan's backing band, drummer Harvey Mason, late organist Billy Preston, percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, bassist Freddie Washington and the horns of the Seawind Horns. Many of the songs from The Truth Vol. 2 were already featured on an illegally circulating bootleg entitled The Motown Sessions. Fortunately, these are now also available to the general public. (AD)more
