TED COLEMAN BAND - Taking Care Of Business

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: PLP7746
Release Date: 21 Dec 2021
Genre: Funk

Not just a super-rare set of dreamy soul jazz but also a neat piece of independent label history: JSR were a Jersey-based imprint with an open source attitude to their business, allowing ambitious young musicians their first break contract-free (albeit with limited pressings) In 1980 Coleman took them up on the offer, played most of the instruments himself and even designed the artwork: Taking Care Of Business is quite a literal title. It's literally brilliant, too; just check the Shuggy style vocal leans on "Due Consideration" or the swooning Roy Ayers style vibraphone magic of "Sweet Bird" and you'll see exactly what we mean. Stunning.

Tracklist
Side 1
1. "Can You Feel It" (6:11)
2. "Due Consideration" (5:03)
3. "If We Took The Time (Where Do We Go From Here)" (5:23)
4. "Due Consideration" (interlude) (3:07)
Side 2
1. "Sweet Bird" (5:04)
2. "What A Lovely Way To Spend A Lifetime" (5:30)
3. "Samba De" (7:44)