D’Angelo and the Vanguard – Black Messiah
One of the greatest funk records of the ’80s, Patrice Rushen’s landmark album Straight from the Heart was released during a time when many jazz artists were exploring disco, funk, and boogie. While many of these attempts would feel forced, Rushen’s transition to “sophisticated dance music” was completely natural and an organic progression of her artistry. Rushen reflects on that time in an archival interview with Test Pressing and Sade’s Andrew Hale: “It wasn’t about those boundaries…. It was about just creating good feeling music, and being the best that you could be, based upon what you want people to get from it. Pure and simple. That was it.” The album is most recognizable for its hit song “Forget Me Nots,” which featured Freddie Washington’s irresistible slap bass groove, but we’re also quite obsessed with “Remind Me,” which has Rushen herself crushing the synth bassline along with other parts including percussion, electric piano, vocals, etc.
Read Test Pressing In Conversation: Andrew Hale & Patrice Rushen: https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/test-pressing-andrew-hale-patrice-rushen/
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Boogie
Tracklist:
A1 Forget Me Nots
A2 I Was Tired Of Being Alone
A3 All We Need
A4 Number One (Instrumental)
B1 Where There Is Love
B2 Breakout!
B3 If Only
B4 Remind Me
B5 (She Will) Take You Down To Love
Credits:
Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
Copyist – Greg Modster
Design – John Barr (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Grieg Stout
Horns – The Madagascar Horns
Mastered By – John Golden
Photography By – Bobby Holland
Producer – Charles Mims, Jr.*
Producer, Arranged By, Executive Producer, Written-By – Patrice Rushen
Recorded By – Peter Chaikin
Recorded By [Additional] – Philip Moores*
Remix – F. Byron Clark
Saxophone – Gerald “Wonderfunk” Albright*
Trombone, Bass Trombone – Clay Lawry*
Trumpet – Raymond Lee Brown*
