Released in 1992, Mecca and the Soul Brother is widely considered to be Pete Rock & CL Smooth's greatest album. Featuring the classic hit 'T.R.O.Y.', a tribute to Heavy D & the Boyz' "Trouble" T. Roy, the track is up there with 'I Used to Love H.E.R.' by Common and the other genre-defining greats. Pete Rock divulged into the in-depth and emotional creation of the track in a 2007 Village Voice article which can be read here.
The album features over forty samples (just above three hours), many of which are obscure and downright trippy. Indeed, only the genius of Pete Rock can dig out these oddball track selections and craft such an organic tapestry of sound for CL Smooth, his then-partner in rhyme. Download this set and just sit back... Enjoy the brilliant sax skills of Tom Scott, the aching croons of Les McCann, the pimptastic jives of Charles "Sweet" Sherrell, the always-funky grooves of George Clinton and James Brown, and plenty, plenty more!
The album features over forty samples (just above three hours), many of which are obscure and downright trippy. Indeed, only the genius of Pete Rock can dig out these oddball track selections and craft such an organic tapestry of sound for CL Smooth, his then-partner in rhyme. Download this set and just sit back... Enjoy the brilliant sax skills of Tom Scott, the aching croons of Les McCann, the pimptastic jives of Charles "Sweet" Sherrell, the always-funky grooves of George Clinton and James Brown, and plenty, plenty more!
respect for this post, i love tom scott's "Today", didn't know he used two tom scott songs fot T.R.O.Y.
ReplyDeleteany luck with that full jay-z glasto set?
ReplyDeletei need heart of the city and psa soooo bad.
It's coming tonight. I promise.
ReplyDeleteNice Set Drop, One of my favs.
ReplyDeleteWord!
ReplyDelete* claps like a seal *
ReplyDeletesooooooooooooooooo glad to see all these. I spent years trying to to collect some of these - esp Tom Scott's "Today". Isn't technology wonderful?
Thanks again for all of these sample posts Ivan. This has given me a great soundtrack for what will be an agonizing commute thru Chicago in 20 minutes.
TB: Glad I could be of assistance ;D
ReplyDeleteThanx 4 all the great work is it just me or has track 21 Eddie Harris - Turbulence ['Wig Out'] got soul man playing over part of it.wassup wi dat
ReplyDelete^ I believe that's the track in its 'turbulent' entirety!
ReplyDeleteU ARE A GOD>..keep doing what ur doing..u are brining joy into so many people lives...thanks again for Sydney...
ReplyDeletebriars interlude off so far gone the sample is friendly skies not take away
ReplyDeletewhy hhir has the falf samples?
ReplyDeleteMissing samples:
ReplyDeleteMelvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution(For Pete's Sake)
Come Live With Me - Dorothy Ashby
Jungle Child - Johnny Lytle
McArthur Park - The Three Degrees
please put these ones too. to be completed
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd song was used for For Pete's Sake intro
3rd For Wig Out
4th for Skinz
I'll write another ones if i forgot something