BYRON MORRIS AND UNITY / PRIVATE JAZZ FUNK POETRY
$
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Eloise Greenfield and Friends w/ Byron Morris and Unity – Honey, I Love – Honey Productions – Rare Private Press Jazz Funk w/ Children’s Spoken Word
Eloise Greenfield was an author of children’s books in the late 70’s and 80’s. In 1978 she wrote “Honey, I Love,” a collection of poetry for children. In 1981, Byron Morris and Unity (known for Blow Thru Your Mind) recorded backing tracks for Greenfield and a group of children reading her poetry. The project was supported by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. The standout cuts here are the deep dancefloor jazz funk on “Moochie,” the funky conga / poetry workout on “Rope Rhyme,” and the spiritual sound of “Aunt Roberta and By Myself” which is backed by a rendition of Kenny Barron’s “Sunshower.” Extremely rare private press jazz for those in the know.
Personnel: David Fuller- drums and vocals, Stanley Bender- percussion, Cedric Lawson- piano, Kevin Parham- bass, Grayling Wallace- drums, Vincent McEwan- trumpet/flugelhorn, Byron Morris- alto/soprano/tenor saxes/flute, Don Pate- bass, Shelley Black- an 11 year old peforming arts virtuoso
Grading: Cover: VG (Seamwear on top/beginning of seamsplit) / VG++ (small scuff on side 2 that does not affect play / pressing is a little noisy)
Records are graded following the standard format Cover/Vinyl and on the following scale: NM/NM-/VG++/VG+/VG/VG-/G+/etc. I do not use E or E- grading. I grade carefully and rarely give a NM grading. Thank you for bidding and please check out my other auctions for more afro jazz private press club funk northern dancer rare groove titles.
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