Roy Brooks - Beat
Drums – Roy Brooks
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell [click here to see more vinyl featuring Blue Mitchell]
Bass – Eugene Taylor
Piano – Hugh Lawson
Tenor Saxophone – Junior Cook
Trombone – George Bohanon
Written by Joe Henderson (A1, B1), Tadd Dameron & Carl Sigman (A2), Roy Brooks (A3), Alice McLeod (B2), Duke Pearson (B3)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Third Man Pressing
Label : Verve - Verve by request series
Original Label : Workshop Jazz
Recorded at the Hitsville USA studio
Produced by Berry Gordy, Henry Cosby, William Stevenson
Remastered and lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Reissue supervised by Ken Druker
Originally released in 1964
Reissued in November 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- Homestretch
- If You Could See Me Now
- Passin' the Buck
Side B:
- Soulin'
- Soulsphere
- My Secret Passion
Reviews :
“Recorded for Berry Gordy's short-lived Workshop Jazz imprint, Roy Brooks' simply but authoritatively titled Beat fuses the intellectual rigors of the modern idiom with the physical prowess of soul-jazz to create a record of uncommon scope and reach. Working with Horace Silver Quintet colleagues Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, and Gene Taylor alongside Detroit contemporaries George Bohannon and Hugh Lawson, Brooks channels influences spanning the breadth of the Motor City scene, resulting in a clutch of challenging but engaging performances with the unmistakable patina of the embryonic Motown sound. While their technical proficiency is stunning, Brooks' rhythms never lose sight of the almighty groove, and for its hard bop stridency, the record has the proverbial good beat and you can dance to it.” AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,57 / 5