Visitors, The - Motherland (Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series) (180 Gram Vinyl) Vile

Visitors, The - Motherland (Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series) (180 Gram Vinyl) VileHeavily reminiscent of late career Coltrane, Motherland is an emotive spiritual soul jazz album by The Visitors, consisting of the alto and tenor sax playing brothers Earl & Carl Grubbs. Originally released in 1975 on the legendary Muse Records imprint and returning to vinyl after five decades, this Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue of Motherland was cut from the original analog tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Fidelity Record

with The Clash’s Terry Chimes on drums replacing the newly departed Jerry Nolan

Hill's percussive piano drives an intrepid ensemble featuring Freddie Hubbard

Had done by the time they released their second album in 1984

like Tucker's smash first single "Delta Dawn" plus "Strong Enough To Bend

a 14-year-old girl

And with good reason

you're left wondering what exactly you just listened to

7 Endless

2 Drive By

After the massive commercial success of their previous album

Every song was recorded live

winking beneath the lacquered layers of instrumental nacre