Sam Cooke

Live At The Harlem Square Club1963

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Dance & Soul

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R32P1063

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BMG Japan

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Japan

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Sam Cooke's reputation as a brilliant singer is sometimes maintained in spite of some of his records, not because of them. Hugo and Luigi, his RCA producers, often drowned Cooke's stunning pipes in an ocean of inappropriate orchestras and choirs. But compare their single version of "Chain Gang" to the stripped-down, gently swaying, and considerably more heartfelt live version on LIVE AT THE HARLEM SQUARE CLUB; no doubt about it, Cooke was a master, and if his producers had been a bit more sympathetic, his stature would be even higher now than it is.

Recorded in Florida in 1963, just over a year before his murder, this 10-track set puts Cooke in front of a small combo and just lets the man go. Every track is a small masterpiece of soul phrasing, and the band is more than up to Cooke's vocal prowess. Listen and be amazed.

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初めて聞いたのがＮＨＫ　ＦＭ山下達郎のサ...

投稿日：2007/09/08 (土)

初めて聞いたのがＮＨＫ　ＦＭ山下達郎のサウンドストリートで、日本でレコードが発売されて間もない頃でした。あのタツローがほとんどしゃべりなしで、これはスゴイ！とにかく聞いてください。と、このアルバムの全曲をかけたのでした。たまたま放送を聞いていた私は思わず叫んだのでした。これはスゴイ！いや、これはスゴスギル！！次の日私はレコード屋に行き、即ゲット。それからしばらくは、これしか聞かないという生活になったのでした。めでたし、めでたし。