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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Rheet Taylor and Sonny Smith - Super Spook (1972)


01. Main Title Theme - Rheet Taylor
02. Super Spook - Sonny Smith
03. Go'on With Your Bad Self - Sonny Smith
04. The Chase - Rheet Taylor

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Killer tracks composed by Rheet Taylor and performed by Sonny Smith. There was a rare 45 released by Sonny Smith containing "Super Spook" and "Go'on With Your Bad Self". The two tracks by Rheet Taylor was ripped from the movie.


Monday, October 15, 2012

Willie Colon & Ruben Blades - The Last Fight (1982)

01 - Yo Puedo Vivir Del Amor
02 - Andanza
03 - Cimarron
04 - What Happened
05 - Venganza
06 - Y Tu Abuela

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A movie soundtrack. This sounds like it was cut in a weekend: the two new Blades compositions are tossoffs, and the rest is rearrangements of standards. By this point Blades was seeking to complete his Fania contract as rapidly as possible. But Colón's band is so good even the most mediocre material holds your interest, and Blades' "What Happened" is amusing. (DBW)

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Who's The Man? (1993)



















































Starring:

Storyline
Ed Lover (Ed Lover) and Doctor Dre (Andre Young) are hapless New York City barbers who test the patience of their boss, Nick Crawford (Jim Moody), one too many times and end up at a police academy to try out careers in law enforcement. Training under the tough-as-nails Sergeant Cooper (Denis Leary), Ed and Dre eventually learn enough skills to become rookie cops. For their first major assignment, they attempt to thwart a corrupt businessman at odds with Nick over property development.