{"product_id":"mayfield-curtis-curtis-live-lp-5598500664","title":"Curtis Mayfield - Curtis \/ Live! [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in early 1971, Curtis\/Live! Finds Curtis Mayfield in top form at the intimate Greenwich Village club The Bitter End. With veterans from Chicago's soul and jazz scene, Mayfield runs through a superb setlist of Impressions classics (\"Gypsy Woman,\" \"People Get Ready\"), gems from his first solo LP (\"We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue,\" \"The Makings of You\") and fierce originals that would make their recording debut here (\"I Plan To Stay A Believer,\" \"Stare And Stare,\" and \"Stone Junkie\"). As author Lloyd Sachs writes in the liner notes for this vinyl reissue, \"All of the songs are lovingly reworked - in some cases stretched out and in others, brightened with humor. The band redefines groove via the West African polyrhythms of conga and bongo great Henry Gibson and the intertwined guitars of Mayfield - whose dulcet, vocal-like tone was a revolution in and of itself - and Craig McMullen. The group creates excitement through tension and release, through building up and letting go.\" Curtis\/Live! #was originally issued on Mayfield's own Curtom label just before his second studio album, 1971's Roots, and his influential Super Fly soundtrack. While the singer would continue to establish himself as one of the key voices of his generation, the powerful anthems and in-the-pocket perfection on this double-LP live set demonstrate how brilliant Curtis truly was - a master class in restraint and fearless expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) 6:46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRap 0:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Plan to Stay a Believe 3:00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe're a Winner 4:35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRap 0:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe've Only Just Begun 3:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople Get Ready 3:35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRap 0:35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStare and Stare 6:19 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck Out Your Mind 3:50 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGypsy Woman 3:48 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Makings of You 3:03 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRap 2:00 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe the People Who Are Darker Than Blue 6:38 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go 9:08 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone Junkie 7:48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"96","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50564694671656,"sku":"85598500664","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/mayfield-curtis-curtis-live-lp-5598500664","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}