Personnel: Chaka Khan (vocals, background vocals); Tony Maiden (vocals, guitar); David 'Hawk' Wolinski, Kevin Murphy (vocals, keyboards); Bobby Watson (vocals); Sid Sharp (strings); Kim Hutchcroft (flute, saxophone, horns); Larry Williams (flute, saxophone, wind); Gary Grant, Larry Hall (trumpet, flugelhorn, horns); Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn); Lew McCreary, William Frank 'Bill' Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Seawind (horns); John 'J.R.' Robinson (drums, hand claps, percussion); George A. Johnson, Jr., Louis Johnson, Richard Heath (hand claps, percussion). As Khan released her first solo album, I'm Every Woman, the band released 1978's Numbers, sans Khan, and it went absolutely nowhere. Masterjam finds them back together, renamed Rufus and Chaka, with Quincy Jones producing the effort. Khan had worked with Jones on his 1978 album, Sounds.And Stuff Like That.
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The most striking thing about Masterjam is that is doesn't sound like a trademark Rufus effort. Jones' production style is so strong that the band's individual sound is all but lost.
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It's nothing to cry about, since Jones was at his R&B/pop peak and Rufus couldn't do it any better on their own. The album's first track is 'Do What You Love What You Feel,' with its subtle horn riffs arranged by Jerry Hey and vocals from guitarist Tony Maiden and Khan. On a track somewhat close to a ballad, the brilliantly arranged 'Heaven Bound,' Jones gets a good raw vocal from Khan. A frequent Jones collaborator, Rod Temperton, offers the title track and the even better 'Live in Me.'
The album's only low point was a cover of Jones' own 'Body Heat.' On this version the pace is quickened, inexplicably turned into disco which revealed the lyrics to be paper-thin. Although Masterjam was just more of a Quincy Jones album than a Rufus effort, this ended up being one of the groups' last successful full-studio endeavors. Jason Elias.
Artist:Rufus Featuring Chaka KhanTitle:Rags To Rufus [Japan MiniLP-CD]
Year Of Release:2004 (1974)
Label:Geffen Records ICY-9404
Genre:Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco
Quality:FLAC (tracks+.cue,log) | Mp3
Total Time:39:34
Total Size:351 MB | 166 MB (Scans)
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Rags To Rufus is the gold-selling second studio album by funk band Rufus, released on the ABC Records label in 1974. It reached #4 on both the Pop and Black Albums charts. It is notable for the hit singles 'Tell Me Something Good' (US Pop #3, US R&B #3), written by Stevie Wonder, and 'You Got the Love' (US Pop #11, US R&B #1), written by lead vocalist Chaka Khan and Ray Parker, Jr.. In 1975 'Tell Me Something Good' earned the band its first Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Tracklist:
01 You Got The Love
02 I Got The Right Street
03 Walkin' In The Sun
04 Rags To Rufus
05 Swing Down Chariot
06 Sideways
07 Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe
08 Tell Me Someting Good
09 Look Through My Eyes
10 In Love We Grow
11 Smokin' Room
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Al Ciner
Arranged By [Horns], Arranged By [Strings] - Al Ciner (tracks: 3, 9), Dennis Belfield (tracks: 3, 9), Ron Stockert (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 9, 11)
Bass, Backing Vocals - Dennis Belfield
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Andre Fischer (2)
Engineer - Don Sciarotto*, Tony Sciarotto
Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals - Ron Stockert
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals - Chaka Khan
Mastered By - Vic Zaslow
Organ, Clavinet, Backing Vocals - Kevin Murphy (2)
Photography By - Arthur Lee Hanson
Producer - Bob Monaco, Rufus
Remastered By - Hitoshi Takiguchi
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