KOOL AND THE GANG - Live At P.J.'s (Limited Edition) / GATEFOLD)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 700184
Barcode: 600753964385
Release Date: 24 Mar 2023
Genre: Soul Jazz

The second live album by the funk band Kool and the Gang, Live at P.J.’s, was released on the New York-based De-Lite label in 1971. As the title indicates, the LP was recorded at P.J.’s, which was a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California. Kool & the Gang would score a bunch of hits in the ‘80s, but that period was nowhere near as funky and full of groove
and jazz flourishes as their earlier recordings. That soul-jazz hybrid that they excelled in playing can be found on this amazing club
performance. The band is predictably on fire throughout the set, tearing through some hot instrumentals, along with some nice vocals on the medley of “Ike’s Mood” and “You’ve Got That Lovin’ Feelin’.” The song “N.T.” (No Title) contains a widely sampled drum
break which has been used in songs by such artists as Nas, Q-Tip, N.W.A., Public Enemy and Blue Boy.

SIDE 1
1. N.T. 6:29
(Redd/Redd/Horn/Handy & Kool & the Gang)
2. RICKSONATA 5:39
(R. Westfield/Kool & the Gang)
3. SOMBRERO SAM 6:42
(Charles Lloyd)
4. RONNIE’S GROOVE 2:57
(R. Bell/G. Redd & Kool & the Gang)

SIDE 2
1. IKE’S MOOD 5:01
(Isaac Hayes)
2. YOU LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING 4:59
(B. Mann/Cynthia Weil & P. Spector)
3. LUCKY FOR ME 3:02
(Claydes Smith)
4. DUJII 6:02
(R. Westfield)