Hustlers Convention (Vinyl LP) discogimp

Hustlers Convention (Vinyl LP) discogimpIn 1973 a fast talking, hustler by the name of Sport played a huge part in the birth of Hip Hop. Brought to life by Lightnin' Rod a. k. a Jalal of the Last Poets and backed by music from Kool & The Gang, Buddy Miles, Billy Preston and more, Hustlers' Convention is a concept album documenting the rise and fall of Sport, a street gambler who ends up in jail after a shoot out with the police. His street tales of card games, throwing dice and chasing

Foals continue to hit new peaks

full of sounds they wisely never tried to recreate again

on 28th May 1962

channeled futurist mid-century artists Parliament

Young Americans is more enjoyable as a stylistic adventure than as a substantive record

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and it sounds like nothing else

a term used a lot at the time)

the soulful sound of rock steady first developed during the long hot summer of 1966 and reigned supreme for two glorious years before finally being superseded by reggae

As the piece unhurriedly unfurls all the unique colours of the ensemble present themselves with Green's soulful guitar joined by Duke Pearson's elegant piano

Our introduction was by way of "Postcards From Hollywood"

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