✊ The Harvey Averne Dozen Never Learned To Dance US Uptite Records 1968.

Описание: 😎👉 Harvey’s singles appeared on both Fania and the Uptite label that had been set up to push the label’s R&B material.
The first single was the phenomenal “Never Learned To Dance” – a club classic around the world that features the vocals of Seymour Sr. The LP The Harvey Averne Dozen was a glorious combination of Latin, soul, jazz and funk. The rhythm and melody of “Central Park” are equally infectious. “Gotta Do My Number” would not be out of place in one of Grant Green’s Blue Note sessions of the same decade. The music here is superb, featuring some of the top session musicians of the time.

Entitled Brotherhood, the following album was similar in style – but with a social message to boot, and covers of tunes by The Beatles and Sly and the Family Stone. Harvey had now become part of the Woodstock generation. “I took a bunch of us to Woodstock and rented a couple of hotel suites nearby,” he recalls. From the master tapes of the time, we have unearthed a previously unreleased version of The Beatles’ “Come Together” – John Lennon’s call to political arms from the Abbey Road album.

The Woodstock ideals would appear prominently on Harvey’s final album from this era – a rare collector’s item entitled Harvey Averne Barrio Band. “It was all about Santana,” says Harvey. “I loved what he was doing. We were a bit too Latin in our brains – we were hardwired. Santana, on the other hand, knew how to get the right mix.”

Not getting the correct mix was harmful in commercial terms – but not in artistic ones. The fusion of rock, soul and big Latin sounds is compelling, inspiring us to include three cuts from this album. Even more intriguing is the fact that the singers and musicians who appear here would later become the Fania All Stars.