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What's Your Sign? Selling Sex in the 70's Zodiac Style

Posted about 1 year ago
  • Artist:
    Nat Adderley Sextet
  • Album:
    Cannonball Adderley Presents:Soul Zodiac
  • Track:
    Introduction Narrated By Rick Holmes
I know you haven’t said anything, but I know what you are thinking: Gosh Dang it, there just aren’t enough posts on MOG about, Sax driven, Salacious Soul Jazz with Zodiac themed spoken word interludes. I’m here to change all that with the help of two recent blog-finds, both from the venerable Adderley clan. Now Nat and Cannonball started out as straight jazz guys,poll -winner types in the 50’s, in the 60’s they gravitated toward populist jazz funk (check Cannonball’s excellent Mercy,Mercy,Mercy w/ an intro from Jesse Jackson), but by the 70’s, as jazz started to fade from the popular psyche, the Adderley’s, desperate I suppose, jumped the shark, and went full force into the zodiac scene..not just once either.Cannonball Adderley Presents The Nat Adderley Sextet (heh):Soul Zodiac from 1972 gives us the funky intro from the voice of both records Rick Holmes..Rick Holmes also gives us his classic Roy Ayers production that is more on the Black History tip, Remember To Remember in comments.Cannonball Adderley Presents Love,Sex, and The Zodiac (1974) is represented here by Aries:Damn RightIf you want me to post a song for your sign, just let me know..
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Comments (27)

  1. Cody B
    Cody B says Aries:Damn Right - Canonball Adderley
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  2. Cody B
    Cody B says A Roy Ayers Production Rick Holmes - Remember To Remember
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  3. HelenMarie
    HelenMarie says I don't feel comfortable telling you my sign after hearing the first song in comments. Dig the body paint. (I'm into album art observations now with your posts)
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  4. Cody B
    Cody B says I was going for a chuckle, but if it didn't work out..my aoplogies. I'm a Cancer.. Cannonball's Cancer Cut
    Nat's Cancer Cut
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  5. brandarius
    brandarius says Oh no, I am an Aries. I dig this, will have to add to my "astrology song" collections. Harvey Sid Fisher is my favorite astrology singer. Here is his Aries tune, I am the Ram.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  6. fairportfan
    fairportfan says And then there's "Selling the Zodiac": "

    (*Click Here*":http://www.daniellecorsetto.com/GWS436.html for the whole strip; it's worth it.)
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  7. Cody B
    Cody B says Spooky Brandarius...I'm gonna have to check out the whole series. Thanks, here's the Nat Adderley version of Aries, so you'll have the complete set..
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  8. Cody B
    Cody B says Whoa, like an arrow throught the heart fairport..on the money and funny.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  9. HelenMarie
    HelenMarie says And I totally meant to add a wink after my comment. ; ) That was one sexy song. I'm rarely offended CB! ; )
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  10. Cody B
    Cody B says Phew..and I thought my Mr.Congeniality nomination would be recinded.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  11. Cody B
    Cody B says maybe for bad spelling..
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  12. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Uh-huh. Spacey. Reminds me of one of the first "progressive" albums I ever heard as a callow lad: "The Zodiac Cosmic Sounds" - a wacky Moog-synthesizer-loaded flight of fancy with earnest hippy-dippy narration that was released on Elektra in those psycho-delic '60s. Such early exposure to the "bleeps" and "blorps" probably made me far more tolerent of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Yes than I might have been - and downright enamoured of synth-poppers such as Depeche Mode/
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  13. Cody B
    Cody B says I'll tell ya Mr.Knife, it's a long way from this in '58: I still like my new zodiac records though, but on a more comedic tip.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  14. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Man, that sure was Somethin' Else! But it's not too hard to reconcile the two when you consider what incense, sitars and a tab of acid can to do the most urbane, sophisticated mind...
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  15. Cody B
    Cody B says I'm gonna immortalize that one in the new MOG quote book Mike..funny as hell.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  16. Baudolino
    Baudolino says The "Electric Smarties" did persuade some musicians that they had produced works of towering genius, which often sounded to those of us on a lower astral plane like unlistenable twaddle
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  17. ivylander
    ivylander says We Capricorns don't believe in all this astrological guff.....
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  18. Cody B
    Cody B says Nat's Capricorn ...........................
    Cannonball's Capricorn:The Gentle
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  19. Lady Miss Ian
    Lady Miss Ian says Oh man Cody, you KNOW this one's right up my alley. I miss sending out the cosmic conditions every week to all my (former) work pals. This is one trippy thang, but hey! Anything that spreads the cosmic consciousness, is alright with me. Then again, I am a diplomatic Libra. ;-)
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  20. Cody B
    Cody B says Aaah yes..Lady Miss Ian, Soothsayer supreme Cannonball's Libra:Patricia ..........................
    Nat's Libra
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  21. Lady Miss Ian
    Lady Miss Ian says Love and Money. That's me.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  22. ivylander
    ivylander says Cody, what if the place of Rick Holmes was taken by this guy? Could work....
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  23. Cody B
    Cody B says LOL, Ivy...I think that would be awesome..perhaps for Groon's next Zodiac album.
    Permalink posted 03/12/2008
  24. tigand
    tigand says Virgo here and once again, love the post Cody!
    Permalink posted 03/16/2008
  25. funkjester
    funkjester says Just got to hear me some Scorpio song...
    Permalink posted 03/17/2008
  26. funkjester
    funkjester says anything up from Somethin' Else? Would love to hear some of that, too.
    Permalink posted 03/17/2008
  27. Cody B
    Cody B says Thanks tigand and jester..these are for you and your celestial breth/sistren.. Cannonball- Virgo:For Pam ..........
    Nat- Virgo
    Cannonball-Scorpio:Back In Town
    Nat-Scorpio
    Cannonball from Somethin' Else-One For Daddy-O
    Permalink posted 03/18/2008

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