Bernard Pretty Purdie "Soul Drums" LP NM orig breaks

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Bernard Pretty Purdie - "Soul Drums" LP original press
DATE RECORDS USA

vinyl: NM
cover: VG+ (sticker remnant at bottom, marks)

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Can you say breaks galore?

"I want to be the prettiest drummer that ever lived – and go on from there!"  - BP

a true classic lp by the legendary drummer bernard "pretty" purdie. i guess this one needs no introduction. it's monsterously hard to find! just about every track's a groover in its own way. titles include "soul drums", "bill's groove", "jimmy's back", and "soul bossa nova". players include billy butler, buddy lucas, and seldon powell - richard tee handled the arrangements.

Another one I shouldn't have to introduce... A funky drummer masterpiece!!! I guess that would be good enough as a description. Should I add that this is a soul funk instrumental LP that suits well to anybody... I mean soul men and women love it as much as the funk afficionados and the beat-heads into sound production. It's soulful, it's super funky and it contains two thousand tons of incredible drum breaks at least...

Not so much an album as it is a master class in the art of funk percussion, Soul Drums is the quintessential Bernard "Pretty" Purdie LP, an unstoppable rhythm machine made all the more memorable by its fiercely idiosyncratic production. Paired with pianist/arranger Richard Tee, guitarists Eric Gale and Billy Butler, bassist Bob Bushnell, and tenorist Seldon Powell, Purdie creates a suite of deep funk grooves notable for the sheer insistence of their energy as well as the remarkable imagination and skill of their beats, all topped off with echo-chamber-like production that underscores the music's visceral punch. It is virtually impossible to listen to Soul Drums without nodding your head and tapping your foot -- and physical response, not thoughts or words, are its most sincere praise. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide


Soul Drums           
Bee 'n' Tee         
Caravan         
Soul Bossa Nova             
Jimmy's Back     
    
Funky Donkey         
Bill's Groove         
On the Outskirts of Minitown         
Testifyin'             
Modern Jive             
Blow Your Lid (But Watch Your Cool)