Various Artists - Capitol Rare: Funky Notes From The West Coast, Vol. 2 (1999)

Part of The Blue Series, issued by Blue Note Records.

Earlier, I posted about the first volume of Capitol Rare. As the name implies, this compilation includes even more rare grooves from the Capitol/EMI vaults. Volume 1 had songs from the years 1971 -1980, volume 2 covers the years 1969 - 1981 and many artists appear on both volumes. I think volume 2 is the stronger volume. Lots of instrumentals. Plenty to enjoy here - this compilation grooves.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks:

Artist	Song	Original Album	Year
Sheree Brown	It's A Pleasure	Straight Ahead	1981
Gene Dunlap	Before You Break My Heart	It's Just The Way I Feel	1981
Natalie Cole	La Costa	Thankful	1977
Gary Bartz	Carnival De L'Esprit	Music Is My Sanctuary	1977
Alphonse Mouzon	Sunshower	The Essence Of Mystery	1973
Chico Hamilton	Abdullah And Abraham	Peregrinations	1975
Ronnie Laws	Tidal Wave	Pressure Sensitive	1976
Carmen McRae	Can't Hide Love	Can't Hide Love	1976
Nat Adderley Sextet	Space Spiritual	Soul Of The Bible	1972
Margo Thunder	Expressway To Your Heart	single only release	1974
Patti Drew	Beggar For The Blues	Wild Is Love	1969
100% Pure Poison	Windy C	Coming Right At You	1974
Gene Harris	Theme For Relana	In A Special Way	1976
Minnie Riperton	Inside My Love	Adventures In Paradise	1975
Stratavarious	Nightfall	Stratavarious	1976

Starts off strong with two cuts from 1981: Sheree Brown's singing It's A Pleasure and Before You Break My Heart by Gene Dunlap. Also good are Expressway To Your Heart by Margo Thunder and Inside My Love by the incomparable Minnie Riperton. I didn't think I'd like Carmen McRae's cover of Can't Hide Love, but it's just different enough to stand out. The most bizarre track is Space Spiritual by the Nat Adderly Sextet, but even that track eventually gets to a great groove. Don't skip any tracks.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD:  None, but now I want to go digging into the stacks at a vinyl store to see if I can find some of these old LPs.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Capitol Rare: Funky Notes From The West Coast (1999)
Blue Bossa, Vol. 2: Cool Cuts from the Tropics (1999)