Wilbert Longmire ‎- Champagne '79 / With All My Love '80 (2011) CD-Rip

Wilbert Longmire is a guitarist discovered by George Benson and introduced to Bob James to launch his Tappan Zee label through CBS. Like Benson, Wilbert Longmire was a master of the fusion jazz style who could also sing and was prolific in the jazz, funk and soul genres for the 3 albums he made with the label.
Champagne and With All My Love were the second and third albums respectively and this is the first time either have been made available on CD. With All My Love contains the jazz funk classic Hawkeye, also Champagne features an excellent version of the Earth Wind & Fire smash Love's Holiday (also featured on The Skip Scarborough Songbook) while a full cast of musicians on this album includes Idris Muhammad, Richard Tee, Harvey Mason, Eddie Daniels, Michael Brecker and Eric Gale.


Tracks:

1979. Champagne
01. Diane’s Dilemma
02. Love’s Holiday
03. Ragtown
04. Pleasure Island
05. Funshine

1980. With All My Love
06. But I Love You
07. Hawkeye
08. Crystal Clear
09. Music Speaks Louder Than Words
10. Take Your Time
11. Just As Long As We Have Love
12. Strawberry Sunset