{"product_id":"ramon-morris-sweet-sister-funk","title":"Ramon Morris - Sweet Sister Funk","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl housed in a tip-on sleeve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext up in Mr Bongo's Groove Merchant Records reissue series, we present the only solo album saxophonist Ramon Morris recorded as a bandleader.\u003cbr\u003eHaving cut his teeth playing with the iconic band Art Blakey \u0026amp; The Jazz Messengers and working with other jazz greats, including Reuben Wilson, Shirley Scott, Rashied Ali Quintet, and Woody Shaw, 1973 saw Ramon take the step into solo territory.\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting album Sweet Sister Funk became a certified classic and a landmark showcase of the cherished ‘70s jazz-funk sound, later sampled by the likes of DJ Premier, The Alchemist and DJ Shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally released on Sonny Lester's iconic Groove Merchant record label and produced by Lester himself, Sweet Sister Funk is a jazz-funk masterclass.\u003cbr\u003eIt features a slick line-up including Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet, Mickey Roker on drums, and Albert Dailey on electric piano.\u003cbr\u003eRich and beautiful, the seven songs ebb and flow in energy, fusing jazz funk and soul jazz with style and swagger.\u003cbr\u003eThere are bags of groove with Ramon and Cecil trading off on sax and trumpet in an effortless conversation throughout the LP, supplemented by brilliant solos from the rest of the players.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gold mine of sampling material, the album includes a sublime cover version of The Stylistics' much-loved 'People Make The World Go Round', which was sampled by DJ Shadow on Blackalicious's 'Swan Lake' in 1994.\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, the percussion and bass intro of the opening track 'First Come, First Serve' is a sampler's delight - a deep, heavy groove with a fine saxophone workout by Ramon.\u003cbr\u003eHead to 'Don't Ask Me' and you’ll find the swinging horn intro that formed the basis of 'You Came Up' by Big Pun featuring Noreaga from 1998, whilst 'Wijinia' has echoes of ‘70s indie jazz by labels such as Strata East \u0026amp; Black Jazz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere at Mr Bongo, we are proud to be delving into the vaults of Groove Merchant Records once again, reissuing this iconic LP from Ramon Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MR BONGO","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition Black Vinyl","offer_id":53206518006087,"sku":"TRI-67457","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53206518432071,"sku":"TRI-67458","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/f6d5dc8abc4bd3cd1ce3cb9d473f2681_a33a56ff-2050-47f4-a108-a1d4eb3bdac8.jpg?v=1769373210","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/ramon-morris-sweet-sister-funk","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}