Rod McGaha - The Servant (1997)

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Artist: Rod McGaha
Title: The Servant
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Magnatone records [MGT 113-2]
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Funk
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 45:03
Total Size: 292 MB(+3%) | 106 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 I'll Never Know
02 Just Clown 'N' Around
03 So Long
04 It's Really Me (Who's Scared)
05 Back Porch
06 Interlude
07 How Come We Can't Get Along
08 All Blues
09 The Servant

Regrettably, The Servant is a perfect example of an excellent, risk-taking CD that fell through the cracks simply because it didn't fit neatly into any one category. Rob McGaha basically comes from an R&B/funk/urban contemporary perspective, but the unpredictable singer, trumpeter, songwriter and producer also shows an awareness of jazz, hip-hop, dance music and rock on this eclectic release. While "I'll Never Know" and "Just Clown 'n' Around" go for a gritty funk-rock approach along the lines of Sly & the Family Stone and Prince, "Back Porch" combines funk with jazz and rap. McGaha's trumpet playing clearly owes a lot to Miles Davis (especially 1980s fusion efforts like Tutu), and his appreciation of Davis is especially obvious when he provides a hip-hop-influenced take on his standard "All Blues." As much as The Servant had going for it, it's such a shame that it was ignored by commercial radio.~Alex Henderson

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