The Booker T. Set

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Total Tracks: 11   Total Length: 36:51

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A Benchmark In 60's R&B

OldMess

There are not enough words to describe the contribution that Booker T and the MG's have made and are still making on instrumental R&B/Jazz-Funk. The musicians individually and collectively represent both the style and substance still being adhered to in the music of this genre today. If you are lucky enough to find a half speed master recording of any of their LP's and are luckier still to play it on a pretty decent stereo...you will truly learn where in the universe Nirvana is located.

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A fine collection featuring the great soul quartet putting their spin on classic numbers, ranging from Cliff Nobles’ “The Horse” to Motown, Beatles, Isley Brothers, and even some in-house songs like Eddie Floyd’s “I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do).” The original lineup is in fine form, particularly drummer Al Jackson, Jr. This was reissued on CD in 1989. – Ron Wynn