Freddie Roach – Brown Sugar

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RARITY - SEALED Freddie Roach - organ Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone Eddie Wright - guitar Clarence Johnston – drums Written by Freddie Roach (A1), Jerry Herman (A2), Harold Logan (A3), Lloyd Price (A3), Dorcas Cochran (B1), Quincy Jones (B1), Henri Salvador (B1), Earl Forest (B2), William G. Harvey (B2), Curtis Reginald Lewis (B3) 1 LP, Standard sleeve Original analog Master tape : YES Heavy Press : 180g Record color : Black Speed : 33 RPM Size : 12'’ Stereo Studio Record Press : GZ Media Label : Vinyl Me Please - Classics series Original Label : Blue Note Recorded March 19, 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder Produced by Alfred Lion Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound Plated at Welcome To 1979 Design by Reid Miles Liner Notes by Ashawnta Jackson Sleeve Notes by Freddie Roach Photography by Ronnie Brathwaite Originally released in 1964 Reissued in May 2023 Tracks: Side A: Brown Sugar The Right Time Have You Ever Had The Blues Side B: The Midnight Sun Will Never Set Next Time You See Me All Night Long Review : « A quarterback-turned-country songwriter-turned-country star, Sam Hunt never makes apologies for his inherent bro-ness on his 2014 debut Montevallo. He's a laid-back, handsome, well-adjusted dude who makes music that sounds like he looks: friendly, ingratiating, relaxed, and perhaps just a little bit non-descript. Montevallo deliberately sounds like other guys next door, sometimes evoking memories of Jason Aldean (he's as comfortable with the slow-burning electronic rhythms of "Break Up in a Small Town" as Aldean is on "Burnin' It Down"), sometimes Keith Urban (Hunt does his own version of "Cop Car," previously a hit for Urban), sometimes Jake Owen ("Raised on It" is a dead ringer for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"). Hunt is unabashedly a modern guy and his taste for busy electronic arrangements and facility with fleet-footed rhythms distinguish him from the pack of modern country bros: it's what gives the nocturnal urban sparkle of the hit "Leave the Light On" a lift, it's what gives "Single for the Summer" its sheen, it's what gives "Ex to See" a bit of dense menace. These electronic flourishes are notable but they're not the anchor of Montevallo, nor is Hunt's amiable presence. What grounds the album is his clean, commercial songwriting, heavy on hooks but also sturdily constructed. Ultimately, Hunt's ability to fuse his classical construction with modern flair and pass it off as no big thing is what makes his debut something more than just another album from the bro next door. » AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Ratings : AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.42 / 5 Show more