The Clarence Daniels Orchestra Featuring Obie Jessie & Sandy Miller
Format Details: Jewel Case
Release Date: 28 April 2017
Label: Ace Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 029667081726
Genres: Electronic Rhythm and Blues Soul/R&B R&B
Description
Bandleader Clarence Daniels mixes jazz and blues to spectacular effect. Includes the cult collectable 'Hard Working Girl' with vocals by Obie "Young"� Jessie and nine previously unreleased tracks. After nearly 50 years of collectors looking for new discoveries, the well should have truly run dry. It seems unlikely we will ever again experience the glut of great tunes that emerged in the early days of northern soul and acid jazz, or even that point when the internet allowed America's record dealers to really become available to anyone in the world. Yet the dedication of the collector still turns things up. For years bandleader Clarence Daniels' two albums were passed over in the racks. Then a very rare Daniels single featuring vocals by Obie Jessie started to get plays in clubs. Released on the Affiliated 45 label, 'Hard Working Girl' is a mid-tempo jazzy R&B number that filled dancefloors. A couple of record companies bootlegged the track, and the secret reached a wider audience. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Clarence Daniels' "Love Affair"� album appeared on Modern's Kent subsidiary and his "Do The Deal"� set was on the company's little-known Affiliated 45 offshoot. The Modern tape logs show a series of further Daniels recordings. It is worth noting that 'What Can A Poor Boy Do' and 'I'll Drive My Blues Away' appeared on both LPs, while numerous fine but more uptempo tracks were left in the can. It was often the case with black music of the time that albums were intended for home listening, rather than the dancing or jukebox experience of a 45. Those uptempo numbers lacked the right ambience to have been included on Daniels' albums. Our compilation rectifies that by focusing on tracks most relevant to today's audience. The collection opens with 'Hard Working Girl'. The other tracks Obie Jessie recorded at his session with Daniels' band include 'I've Got My Walkin' Papers', a strident number with an insistent piano riff and a martial drum beat, the previously unissued 'Got A Good Thing Going On', which sounds rather like a Bobby Bland record from a couple of years earlier, and a slower version of 'Hard Working Girl', with vibes accentuating the rhythm. Of the tracks we have selected from "Love Affair"�, two are instrumentals which show a strong affinity with modern developments in big band arrangements. The vibrant 'Check Out Time', with its strong backbeat and modal feel, wouldn't have seemed out of place on one of Gerald Wilson's popular albums of the time. 'What Can A Poor Boy Do' has a more traditional bluesy feel, with a sophisticated Ellington-style brass arrangement, whilst 'HelloCalifornia', with Daniels himself on vocals, continues the blues exploration. On "Do The Deal"�, Daniels also sings the slow blues 'I'll Never Let You Go', with fantastic sax solos from Curtis Peagler on alto and Lucius Weathers on tenor. The album also features the otherwise unrecorded Sandy Miller, who sings the jazzy 'And Then I'll Stay' and the more force
Tracklisting
Young Jessie
Wynonie Harris
Willie Hightower
Willie Headen
Wayne Cochran
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Walter Horton
