William Garnett

Billy Cobham's second date as a leader was one of his better sessions. Four songs (all originals by the leader/drummer) comprise "Spanish Moss – A Sound Portrait," and, in addition, Cobham contributed three other pieces. The selections team him with guitarist John Abercrombie, both of the Brecker Brothers, trombonist Garnett Brown, keyboardist George Duke, bassist John Williams, and Latin percussionist Lee Pastora. In general, the melodies and the vamps are reasonably memorable. Cobham also takes an unaccompanied drum solo on "Storm." Worth searching for by fusion collectors.

James Brown - I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (1968) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9290 rel 2003}
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© 1968, 2003 Polydor / Universal Music Japan | UICY-9290 | Cardboard Sleeve | 24bit remastering
Funk / R'n'B / Soul / Funky Jam

Limited to 5000 copies. Paper sleeve. I CAN'T STAND MYSELF (WHEN YOU TOUCH ME) was originally released in stereo as KING-1030 in early 1968, his second of eight releases that year. It was preceded by COLD SWEAT and followed by I GOT THE FEELIN'. I CAN'T STAND MYSELF was also released in The Netherlands (as GREATEST HITS Vol. 2!), England, Germany (as THIS IS JAMES BROWN) and Spain (as ¡ESTE ES JAMES BROWN!), all with different cover art. The US and Canadian version also featured pictures of various VOX instruments on the rear, an obvious product tie-in.

James Brown - I Got The Feelin' (1968) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9291 rel 2003}
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© 1968, 2003 Polydor / Universal Music Japan | UICY-9291 | Cardboard Sleeve | 24bit remastering
Funk / R'n'B / Soul / Funky Jam

Limited to 5000 copies. Paper sleeve. I GOT THE FEELIN' was released in 1968 as KING KS-1031 in stereo. It was released in France and Germany as KING OF SOUL with cover art that portrayed Brown dressed as Uncle Sam! It was released in Japan numerous times on CD, including a 2007 mini-LP sleeve issue. Although it has the usual mix of previously released singles, it's one of his earliest thematically sound albums, with all the tracks having been recorded within a year's time, between March '67 and '68.

In Africa, four native women join and are hired to find a wealthy man's son who has disappeared, and use the opportunity to get revenge on a gang of mercenaries who have massacred the inhabitants of the womens' village.