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Other highlights include the midtempo “Sun Goddess,” with it’s carefully crafted vocal chorus and insistent keyboard work by George Duke, and the smoky “Let’s Jam,” a forum for not only Powell’s furtive guitar work but also Patrice Rushen’s engaging acoustic piano.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2003 SACD release of "97th & Columbus" on Discogs.
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Mar 27, 2020 · He pays homage to Benson with a faithful and slick run on "Breezin'"; tackles the Ramsey Lewis chestnut (co-written by Maurice White) "Sun Goddess" with a snappy playfulness on electric classical guitar (backed by George Duke on Rhodes and Marcus Miller's subdued electric bass); and draws from his church background for a lighthearted, sometimes ...
This tune written by Ramsey Lewis is probably played in by the best musicians contemporary jazz can offer: Doc Powell (electric classical guitar), Marcus Miller (electric bass), George Duke (Rhodes) framed by an awesome sounding choir and string arrangement.
97th & Columbus is his seventh contemporary jazz project and his first release on the Heads Up International label. It is a mixture of his own compositions and those of the musicians who were most influential in his life.
Powell's latest album reads like a 'who's who' of jazz: in addition to George Duke, Patrice Rushen, Harvey Mason and Marcus Miller, guest appearances…
97th and Columbus by Doc Powell released in 2003. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
