RAMON MORRIS - Sweet Sister Funk LP D-Beat

RAMON MORRIS - Sweet Sister Funk LP D-BeatNext up in Mr Bongo's Groove Merchant Records reissue series, the only solo album saxophonist Ramon Morris recorded as a bandleader. Having cut his teeth playing with the iconic band Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and working with other jazz greats, including Reuben Wilson, Shirley Scott, Rashied Ali Quintet, and Woody Shaw, 1973 saw Ramon take the step into solo territory. The resulting album Sweet Sister Funk became a certified classic and a

many great shows

and their call-and-response vocals

Edition of 50 copies

Stevens mixes social and political grievances with songs about snowmobiles

Marta Sofia-Honer)

The line-up for the group was often fluid

The pounding rhythm section of bassist Mark Konwinski and drummer Patrick O'Shea drives straight and steady through the storms

and a pile of XLR cables

An intense and heartbreaking piece where Corman's voice takes centre stage

Hammond B3 organ and saxophone-that were outside of the band's established palate

mostly self-released through their Pong-Kong imprint

Of their alchemical and otherworldly creative chemistry