Madhouse
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8
Jazz New - LP 25545 Paisley Park
Factory Sealed 1987 Original, Small Saw Cut. Recorded In Less Than Five Days In The Fall Of 1986, 8 Was Prince's First Foray Into Jazz Fusion, A Natural Progression From The Sophisticated, Horn-Spiked Funk Of Parade. As With His Numerous Other Side Projects, Like The Time And Early Sheila E., Prince Took Pains To Disguise His Involvement, Making Woodwind Player Eric Leeds The Spokesman For Madhouse. In Fact, Prince Wrote And Laid Down All Eight Tracks Before Calling On Leeds, Who Was Reportedly Being Rewarded For His Loyalty, To Add Overdubs On Sax And Flute. The Results, Titled Only By Number, Are Very Impressive, Offering Prince And Leeds A Chance To Indulge In More Complex Melodic And Harmonic Ideas Than Often Appeared On Record. The Best Song On The Album Is The Simple Single "6," A Throwback To The Foot-Stomping '60s Soul-Jazz Of Artists Like Grant Green, Updated With An Explosive '80s Backbeat.... more details |
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