Charles Kynard - Woga (1972) [2017 Mainstream Records Master Collection] CD-Rip

Sweet organ lines, heavy drums, and a great little groove throughout – a tight batch of groovers from the mighty Charles Kynard! The keyboardist is in fine 70s form here – stepping away from the sparer sound of his albums for Prestige with a fuller style for Mainstream Records – in a groove that's almost part blacksploitation funk, thanks to some sharp backings from arranger Richard Fritz! The mighty Paul Humphrey is at the bottom of the set on nicely funky drums – and other players include Arthur Adams on guitar, Chuck Rainey on bass, and some great additional horns, which give the record a larger jazzy finish, but never get in the way of Kynard's lean, mean organ lines. There's a great version of "Rock Steady" on the album, one that has a great funky intro – plus the cuts "Shout", "Lime Twig", "Slop Jar", "Name The Missing Word", "Little Ghetto Boy", and "Hot Sauce".

Tracks:

01. Little Ghetto Boy (3:10)
02. Hot Sauce (4:39)
03. Lime Twig (3:52)
04. Slop Jar (9:22)
05. Rock Steady (3:21)
06. Name The Missing Word (3:29)
07. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) (3:05)
08. Shout (6:24)

Personnel:

Charles Kynard - org
Jim Kartchner, Jerome Rusch - tp, flgn
Dave Roberts, George Bohannon - tb, btb
Arthur Adams - g
Chuck Rainey - el-b
Paul Humphrey - d
Richard Fritz - arr