Dusty Springfield Japan

Paul Humphrey - Supermellow (1973) {P-Vine Japan PCD-22217 rel 2005}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 232 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 84 Mb | Artwork | 5% repair rar
© 1973, 2005 Blue Thumb Records / P-Vine Japan | PCD-22217
Jazz / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz / Drums

Paul Nelson Humphrey (1935) is an American jazz and funk/R+B drummer. He worked as a session drummer in the 1960s for jazz artists such as Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Kai Winding, Charles Mingus, Lee Konitz, Blue Mitchell and Gene Ammons. As a bandleader, he recorded under the name Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid Chemists, with Clarence MacDonald, David T. Walker, and Bill Upchurch. He also recorded with Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Smith, The Four Tops, Al Kooper, Jackie DeShannon, Natalie Cole, Albert King, Quincy Jones, Dusty Springfield, Jean-Luc Ponty, Michael Franks, Maria Muldaur, Marc Bolan and others. Humphrey was one of the drummers on Marvin Gaye's album "Let's Get It On".

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