75

Vinyl Edition
Funky Soul-Jazz organist Caesar Frazier crafted superior Hammond Funk. 75, his second LP, is a rare gem. It's comfortably his greatest artistic statement. The follow-up to Hail Ceasar!, it's a taut, grooving set that expands his sound and, put simply, it's got better songs. The key elements of his debut album are all there - production from maestro Bob Porter, accompaniment from hip players (Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Cornell Dupree, John Tropea) and arrangement from Horace Ott - but the overall sound is elevated. The tightly jamming, expressive Jazz-Funk makes for a richer, fuller, more satisfying experience. This is one of those rare 70s Funk-Soul-Jazz LPs on which a bad track cannot be found. It's all essential. So of course finding original copies on vinyl at affordable prices has been tough for years.