...If you remember when the acid jazz scene got rolling back in the 90s, you'll recall the mad dash DJs and audiophiles began to really raid the vinyl stacks in record stores all over the place and then suddenly, outside of ordering from catalogues, you'd be hard-pressed to find what became known as rare groove platters in even the best hidden bins of wherever you dug around on the regular...As...
This tune comes from the Queen of Soul herself and is one I have in mind whenever I think of what a funky groove really means. "Rock Steady" is the same vintage as yours truly and comes from one of Aretha's best albums Young, Gifted and Black. Produced by Atlantic's Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin, this album features artists like Dr. John on percussion both Donny Hathaway and Billy Preston (organ...
