Dave Hamilton - Detroit City Grooves (Ace Records 2005)
- Dave Hamilton is known more as a Detroit soul producer than as a recording artist — that is, to the relatively small number of serious soul collectors who are even aware of who he is. Hamilton did, however, record some material under his own name, dating all the way back to the mid-'50s. This CD compilation sticks solely to the instrumental soul-jazz-funk material the multi-instrumentalist cut between 1967 and the early '70s, about half of which would have probably comprised an unreleased 1970 album called Soul Suite. While four of the tracks appeared on obscure 1967-1971 singles and a couple of others showed up on CD compilations in the late '90s, the rest make their first appearance on this disc. It might not be brilliant or exert a magnetic pull beyond aficionados of this particular form of groove. But it's actually quite nice instrumental soul mood music, more unassuming and easygoing than much of the stuff that's championed by devotees of this subgenre. The frequent use of silky guitar lines, vibes, and Stevie Wonder-like harmonica pushes this a little into lounge-easy listening territory, but in some of the best senses of that description. Those who want something a little tougher won't go away starving, either, as "Brother Ratt" opens with some outer space wah-wah, sliding into a nicely funky workout with astral vibes flourishes. The guitars (often using wah-wah effects) and basses can get pretty hard-hitting in a smoothly percolating way, particularly on "Yesterdays," where some just slightly dissonant harmonica bleats add a nice edge. It's a modest collection, but an attractive one, and a more pleasurable listen than many an acid jazz reissue with more hip credibility. - Itunes
- Alley Cat Ska 2:52 Treasure Isle All Stars
- You Want No One But Me 2:44 Don Carroll
- Senor Boogaloo 4:11 Wally Richardson
- Ain't It A Groove 2:52 Dave Hamilton (Cover Shown)
- Tribute to Wes 2:30 Moses Dillard
- Comin' Home Baby 3:12 Mel Torme
- Shelleys Rubber Band 2:89 Curley Moore
- Jade East 2:50 Ramsey Lewis
- I Got To See My Baby 2:53 Lee Jones And The Unforgotten Two
- Follow The Leader 2:51 Wiley Terry
- Hey Mister DJ! 2:32 Bobby Moore
- The Whip 1:49 The Frantics (Snippet)
- 13 Women 3:09 Chance Halladay
- Hank's Groove 2:31 Hank Jacobs
- Have Another Espresso 2:22 Shel Silverstein
- Alcohol 5:47 Robert Jay
- Senor Blues 3:58 El Chicano
- Too Much Sake 6:41 Horace Silver
- Just Blue - Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims
- Buddah 6:51 Jazz Quintet 60
- Siete Ocho 8:52 Andrew Hill
- Chant Inca 4:05 Lloyd Miller
- Kid Zaro 11:39 Cha Cha Shaw
- HL 20 11:25 Joki Freund Sextet
- Mandingo's Pad 5:33 Nathan Davis
- The African Queen 9:34 Horace Silver
- Igbesi Aiye 13:22 Solomon Ilori And His Afro-Drum Ensemble
- Congo Call 5:08 Prince Lasha
- Invitation 2:55 Ahmad Jamal
- George's Dilemma 5:38 Clifford Brown w/ Max Roach Quintet
- The Fantastic Vehicle 4:09 Ahmad Jamal
- Easy Does It 4:53 Bobby Timmons
- Sneaky Lady 2:02 Hugo Montenegro / Al Hirt
- Power Of The Drums
- Brutus Drums 2:02 Eddie Warner
- Drums 5:38 Charles Mingus
- Heaven 3:36 Matthew Larkin Cassell
- Incidental Black Cloth 2:58 Keith Mansfield
- Pots and Pans 3:23 A. King & J. Mathews
- Big Noise From Winnetka 5:02 Eric Delaney
- Dancing Machine 1:22 J Dilla aka Jay Dee
- Dancing Machine 2:35 The Jackson 5
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