Jay Mitchell - Your Mama And Your Daddy Again download free

Bahamas FUNK BOMB!Jay Mitchell - "Your Mama and Your Daddy Again" on GBI Recording Ltd. If you're anything like me, the first time you hear Jay Mitchell you'll be sitting there with your jaw hanging open to the floor, a dazed looked in your eye, wondering WHY in god's name you've never heard of this guy. Well the biggest reason is that he is from the Bahamas. A contemporary who performed alongside all of the greatest US soul and funk legends of the 60s and 70s when they would appear in the Bahamas, Mitchell has a voice and presence that can match ANY of them (not to mention being one hell of a keyboardist). I first discovered his songs through Numero Records' wonderful comp of funky tracks from the Bahamas, and was crushed when I found that none of his LPs seem to be in print and tracking down original copies can be both a maddening and bank-breaking task. I've managed to round up three of his LPs, with the elusive grail "Impartiality" still slipping me - I've surrendered to the fact that I'll probably never land a copy unless I either hit the lottery or it gets reissued. However, in the meantime this rugged 1974 LP is keeping me satiated with a winning combo of super heavy funk mixed with the Goombay rhythms of the Bahamas. These are some raw uncut jams dripping with sweaty wah guitars, juicy organ, fatback bass, and relentless drumming. Mitchell is easily one of the best "soul" vocalist you've never heard, belting and bellowing, pushing every note like it is his last. The session was produced and engineered by another Bahamian legend, Frank Penn, who also wrote a couple of the tracks. This one is destined to get endless spins at my place. I'll put it simple - if you can find this album, don't think, just buy it.