‘Isaac Hayes at Wattstax’ is recorded at the Wattstax music festival held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1972)
‘Isaac Hayes at Wattstax’ is his performance at the Wattstax music festival, recorded on August 20, 1972 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and released on April 1, 2003 by Stax.
Track listing : . 1.Theme from Shaft (Isaac Hayes) – 04:38 . 2.Soulsville (Isaac Hayes) – 04:37 . 3.Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) – 05:16 . 4.Part Time Love (Clay Hammond) – 05:55 . 5.Your Love Is So Doggone Good (Difosco Ervin’ Rudy Love) – 08:18 . 6.Ain’t No Sunshine/Lonely Avenue (Doc Pomus’ Bill Withers) – 17:06 . 7.I Stand Accused (Billy Butler) – 06:24 . 8.Finale: If I Had a Hammer (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays.) – 09:23 .
Musicians : . Isaac Hayes – Keyboards, Sax (Alto), Vocals . Willie Murphy – Bass . Gary Jones – Congas, Percussion . Willie Hall – Drums . Ben Cauley – Flugelhorn, Trumpet . Mickey Gregory – Flugelhorn, Trumpet . Emerson Able – Flute, Sax (Alto) . Floyd Newman – Flute, Sax (Baritone) . Cal Bennett – Flute, Sax (Tenor) . Bill Easley – Flute, Sax (Tenor) . Tommy Williams Jr. – Flute, Sax (Tenor) . Jimmy Jones – Guest Artist . Al McKay – Guitar . Sidney Kirk – Keyboards . Lester Snell – Keyboards .
Production . George Horn – Mastering . Onzie Horne – Orchestration, String Conductor .
Packaging : . Ronnie Brathwaite – Cover Photo . Jamie Putnam – Art Direction, Design . Rob Bowman – Liner Notes .
Recorded on August 20, 1972 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum .
Released on April 1, 2003 by Stax.
(Source Isaac Hayes at Wattstax | Wattstax Stax Museum)
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All About Jazz
Aside from the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s distracting introduction, this is an excellent addition to the Stax/Fantasy catalog as well as the collections of fans of Memphis soul and the Black Moses. […]
Uncut
A thrilling counterpoint to his complex studio opuses, the performance feeds off the post-Civil Rights mood of black power and highlights the full glory of his extraordinary 15-piece band The Movement, supplemented here by a small orchestra. […]
allmusic
Sadly, “Part Time Love” is presented sans lead vocals, as the master tapes are either missing or irreparably damaged. However, clearly audible in the appropriate locations are the female backing vocal trio known as Hot, Buttered and Soul. […]
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