Johnny Cash: I Still Miss Someone (Columbia, 1959)Johnny Cash was undoubtedly a wonderful chap and all that, but, my goodness, there's a lot of music to work through, isn't there? I got this in the post today and I immediately put about three of the twenty tracks on my iTunes. This is my favourite, a B-Side, but a great one, where gospel and doo-wop meet country and folk. A sadly underworked seam, that one...
The Nextmen: Did No Wrong (Antidote, 2007)These two have been making some great hip-hop and soul records for some considerable time (well, it feels like that, but it's probably about five years. Or maybe six) Anyway, their new record has some perfectly lovely choons on it, including one that used the same Johnny Harris sample that was all over that Wiseguys record I banged on about a while ago. I was caught between that and this - and went for this as repeated headphone plays has put this out on top. Deep, single-red-light-swinging-in-a-smoke-filled-room basement breakbeat soul that finds time for a Miles-U-Like trumpet solo and even some vibes quivers. Doesn't sound at all like Johnny Cash.
Enjoy!
2 comments:
That Nextmen track has got a fantastic bassline. I'll stick in in rotation, Not so sure about the Johnny Cash, though I'm a sucker for a bit of Doo-wop...
I've got a small slice of doo-wop coming up later on, VS...
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