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James Brown Soul on Top (Verve B0001978-02)

The jazziest session Soul Brother #1 ever recorded, this disc features James
(with Maceo on sax of course) with the Louie Bellson Orchestra (featuring Ray
Brown on Bass and Ernie Watts on Alto among others) putting a whole different
spin on classics like Your Cheating Heart (re-invented as a horn driven
boogaloo, Hank would have loved it!), For Once in My Life and Everyday I Have the
Blues as well as It is a Mans Mans Mans World and Papas got a Brand New Bag with
new, modernist arrangements by the legendary Oliver Nelson. Originally
recorded in November 1969, this is a classic and we have to give big props to Verve
/ Universal for un-earthing it again.