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The Sugarman 3 - What The World Needs Now (2012) {Daptone DAP026}
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© 2012 Daptone Recording | DAP-026
Soul Jazz / Funk / Acid Jazz

Given the sound of What the World Needs Now, it's difficult to believe that the Sugarman 3 haven't released an album since 2002. After the widely acclaimed Pure Cane Sugar – the trio did the tour thing, and then went on to work on various individual projects – Neal Sugarman (also a member of the Dap-Kings and co-founder of Daptone with Gabriel Roth aka Bosco Mann here) – called organist Adam Scone and drummer Rudy Albin, asking if they were interested in recording. They booked five days in the studio without tunes or expectations. With Daptone family members (especially bassist Mann, trumpeter Dave Guy, conguero Fernando Velez, and guitarist Jospeh Crispiano) joining these loose, kinetic sessions – produced by Mann and recorded on eight tracks by Mann– these cats simply picked up where they left off.

Whether recording as a solo performer, a member of Stealers Wheel or as one-half of The Humblebums, the late Gerry Rafferty was always a master craftsman, leaving behind a dazzling portfolio of songs. Although early success eluded him, it was during his time with the nominally folk-oriented Transatlantic label that Gerry learnt his craft. As most fans will be only too aware, those early recordings have been repackaged on a regular basis over the last four decades or so with varying degrees of care and attention.