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Live In Norway -- The Club 7 Live Tapes

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The earliest work we've ever heard from keyboardist Webster Lewis -- and a set that's quite different than his late 70s groovers for Columbia Records! The music here is equal parts jazz, soul, and funk -- spun out of over a set of long tracks recorded in Oslo at the start of the 70s -- and done in a very righteous mode overall! Even at this early age, Lewis is a tremendous talent on the keys -- hitting the Hammond and electric piano with a groove that's somewhere in between Doug Carn or Charles Earland at the time -- and always with a free-flowing, very exploratory sound that's wonderfully recorded throughout -- and which almost makes the record feel like an American classic on the Black Jazz label! The drums on the set are by Jimmy Hopps -- who brings in some funky beats at just the right moments -- and other musicians include Bobby Greene on alto and Stan Strickland on tenor -- plus Judd Watkins on vocals, who sings on some of the best songs with a deep-voiced quality that's really great! This double-length reissue really expands past the previous version on Counterpoint -- and the 2CD set features 15 tracks that include "Do You Believe", "Saturday Night Opening", "Dear Sister", "Qvote Unqvote", "Mr Knots", "Space Rock", "Silent Lights", "Up On The Roof", "Club 7 Latin", "For Arne", "Twelve Gates To The City", and "Intermezzo".  © 1996-2010, Dusty Groove America, Inc.