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Derek's Daily 45 8 July 2013

There's certainly no shortage of excellent versions of the standard "Summertime", and this ultra-cool Latin jazzy-funk take (a recent find for me) captures the vibe of a hot, sticky, slow moving day to a "T". I really love how the group basically writes their own intro to the song, with some unique chord changes, then when the organist hits on the melody, he takes some respectful liberties with it. Next time thru, Rudy Salas plays the melody on guitar just SLIGHTLY behind the beat, and to me, THAT is when the summertime vibe is perfectly captured and it sends this record into legendary status.

The flip side, "Porquito Soul", keeps the vibe going perfectly and it would have been a crime not to post it, as well. My daily posts are taking far longer to compose, as the site that I've hosted music on for six years is broken, and I can think of no other alternative than to post to youtube. The good thing about THAT though is that the songs can stay up indefinitely.

This is the only release from the group, although guitarist Rudy Salas went on to great success as part of the legendary Latin soul group Tierra, who still tour to this very day.

from 1970...

ONE G PLUS THREE - SUMMERTIME