The Sweet Life

by Reuben Wilson

Overview

After a series of sugary soul-jazz dates for Blue Note, Reuben Wilson resurfaced on Groove Merchant with The Sweet Life. The title notwithstanding, the session is his darkest and hardest-edged to date, complete with a physicality missing from previous efforts. Credit tenor saxophonist Ramon Morris, trumpeter Bill Hardman, guitarist Lloyd Davis, bassist Mickey Bass, and drummer Thomas Derrick, whose skin-tight grooves sand away the polished contours of Wilson's organ solos to reveal their diamond-sharp corners. The material, while predictable (i.e., standbys like "Inner City Blues" and "Never Can Say Goodbye"), is nevertheless well suited to the set's righteous funk sound. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2007
Label:	Groove Merchant
UPC:	0057362051126
Rank:	146446

Tracks

1. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
2. I'll Take You There
3. Sugar
4. The Sweet Life
5. Cream Puff
6. Never Can Say Goodbye

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Reuben Wilson   Primary Artist,Organ
Mickey Bass   Bass
Bill Hardman   Trumpet
Lloyd Davis   Guitar

Technical Credits

James Nyx, Jr.   Composer
Alvertis Isbell   Composer
Reuben Wilson   Composer
Stanley Turrentine   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Clifton Davis   Composer