Artist: Eddie Palmieri Label: ROULETTE Orig. Released: 1972 Catalog No.: LPROUL3004 Condition: Format: LP Retail Price: $ 8.99 (1 available) Quantity: add to cart

Description *1972 must have, classic piano-led Latin-flavored funk, the black and white cover photo of kids playing in a fire hydrant, features Charlie Palmieri, Bernard Purdie, Reggie Ferguson, Jimmy Norman, Cornell Dupree, more.

Track Titles A1. HARLEM RIVER DRIVE (Theme Song) A2. IF (WE HAD PEACE TODAY) A3. IDLE HANDS B1. BROKEN HOME B2. SEEDS OF LIFE

Liner Notes THE HARLEM RIVER DRIVE USED TO BE A HIGHWAY; CONCRETE SOLID, UNCHANGING. ITS FUNCTION WAS TO SKIRT HARLEM, AN AREA NO ONE WANTED TO REALLY SEE FOR VERY LONG. MOVE FAST ENOUGH AND YOU COULDN'T HEAR THE HUNGRY BABY CRYING. DRIVE FAST ENOUGH AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO SEE THE JUNKIES' PAINFUL FACES. THAT . . . WAS THE FIRST HARLEM RIVER DRIVE. NOW THE HARLEM RIVER DRIVE IS A DIFFERENT TRIP. EDDIE PALMIERI, A RENOWNED PROGRESSIVE LATIN ARTIST, HEADS AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF LATIN AND BIACK MUSICIANS WHO TOGETHER CREATE AN ALL NEW ROAD, ONE THAT DOESN'T SKIRT ANYTHING: A ROAD THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE TRANSPLANTED THIRD WORLD. EDDIE PALMIERVS "HARLEM RIVER DRIVE" IS A LOOK FROM THE INSIDE. THE REALITY OF THE MUSIC OF "THE HARLEM RIVER DRIVE" IS THE REALITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED IT AND THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM IT WAS CREATED. IT IS LATIN MUSIC, COMBINED WITH BLACK SOUL, JAZZ... AND ELECTRIC ROCK, A SYNTHESIS AS TRUE AS THE SOUNDS OF THE STREETS WHERE LIES ITS ROOTS. WALLY BRILL

Musicians MY SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MAKING OF THIS ALBUM. DESERVING OF SPECIAL CREDIT ARE: JIMMY NORMAN, WHO NOT ONLY DEMONSTRATES HIS ABILITY AS AN EXCEPTIONAL SINGER, BUT ALSO AS A LYRICIST WITH TREMENDOUS INSIGHT. . . CALVIN CLASH (SNOOKY), WHOSE LYRICS SENSITIVELY RELATE TO THE SYMPTOMS OF LIFE WHICH ARE IMPOSED UPON US; THE REASONS FOR WHICH CONDITIONS ARE EXPLAINED IN "IDLE HANDS", BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BY MARILYN HIRSCHER AND BOB BIANCO, WHO HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO ME PERSONALLY. MY PERSONAL SPECIAL THANKS TO MY BROTHER, CHARLIE, WHOSE SUPERB PERFORMANCE ON THE ORGAN, TOGETHER WITH THE VERSATILITY OF RONNIE CUBER'S PLAYING, CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALBUM BEYOND EXPLANATION. SINCERELY, EDDIE PALMIERI PRODUCED BY EDDIE PALMIERI AND LOCKIE EDWARDS THEORETICAL ARRANGEMENTS-EDDIE PALMIERI THEORY OF "IF"-JIMMY NORMAN ARRANGEMENT OF "IF" AND ALL BRASS ORCHESTRATIONS AND SOLO ILLUSTRATIONS-RONNIE CUBER ALBUM COORDINATOR-MIGUEL ESTIVILL RECORDING ENGINEER-FRED WEINBERG,RKO SOUND STUDIOS RE-MIX ENGINEER-JAY MESSINA,THE RECORD PLANT ALBUM DESIGN-RUBY MAZUR'S ART DEPARTMENT

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