Cornel Dupree - Teasin' (1974) [2014, Japan]
Jazz, Funk, Blues, Fusion, Electric Blues | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 39:32 | 248,37 Mb
Label: Atlantic/Warner Music Japan Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# WPCR-28055 | Released: 2014-07-23 (1974-12-15)
Though he had been a key session player for Atlantic since the late 1960s, guitarist Cornell Dupree was finally given the opportunity to record his own date for the label in 1974. Teasin' was co-produced by Mark Meyerson and Michael Cuscuna. Dupree's band for the date was made up of ace session players including drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, bassist Chuck Rainey, percussionist Ralph MacDonald, his fellow Stuff co-founder Richard Tee on keyboards, and saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman. Other horn players on various tracks include Joe Farrell, Ernie Royal, Jon Faddis, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Seldon Powell, and Garnett Brown.