By 1971, prolific songwriters/producers
Leon Huff had a catalog of R&B and pop hits including The Soul Survivors Expressway to Your Heart, The Intruders Cowboys to Girls, and Jerry Butler s Only the Strong Survive, and a network to help move the product released by their number of boutique record labels. But minor success wasn t enough for the inseparable twosome, so they longed for an opportunity to bridge their love of music, humanity and keeping their ear to the streets under a larger brand, for a broader audience.
Their ship eventually came in. Gamble and Huff landed a deal with
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How does the observant jazz fan celebrate St. Patrick s Day?
Time Remembered. You could muse on the misleading implications of a name like Pat Patrick the baritone saxophonist and Sun Ra associate whose son, Deval, served as Governor of Massachusetts. You could consult the notable work of living jazz musicians from Ireland, like drummer David Lyttle and bassist-composer Ronan Guilfoyle.
Or you could tap into the energy of Rodney Green, a drummer and bandleader who has been turning heads on the scene since high school, and who turned 42 today.
That s right Rodney Green was born on St. Patrick s Day. Which makes him an even better candidate for your St. Paddy s playlist than guitarists Grant Green or Freddie Green; saxophonists Bunky Green or Jimmy Greene; or pianists Danny Green or Benny Green. Though you might want to cue up a track from