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- David Matthews - Get On The Good Foot
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David Matthews
Manhattan Jazz Quintet, New York, USA
David Matthews could never have imagined the surreal path his career as a musician and arranger would take him. From a quiet, sleepy existence in rural Kentucky, to filling in charts for the minister of the heavy funk, James Brown, David Matthews was working at the right hand side of the man who was to redefine modern music forever. Like many of the great musicians who surrounded James, supported him and aided him, history has seen his work eclipsed and sidelined by the myth of the godfather of soul himself. Fortunately, fate (and a quick internet search) led him to contact Stones Throw's Egon, a cratedigger with an eye for detail, who was searching for the human key that could unlock a vast discography, and the story of how James built his musical empire. Get ready for a enjoyable trip back to the Cold Sweat era, as we learn that talent can get you only so far - but dumb luck could get you even further.
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