Stark Reality - Roller Coaster Ride '1969

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       SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER STARK REALITY GROOVES BACK ON WAX! Roller
Coaster Ride is another shining example of Stark Reality's psychedelic jazz funk
genius. The album was unavailable for decades after its initial recording (until
it was reissued as 1969 in 2003) and is available once again from the good folks
at Now-Again. Here's what we said about it back when it was titled 1969: Far
from scraping the bottom of the barrel, these tracks actually sound closer to
what I had imagined the Music Shop album to sound like. It’s still pretty
far from being out-and-out funk, but the grooves are more in-the-pocket and
conventionally funk-based. Which is a good thing, because they more than make up
for the fact that Monty Stark’s vocals more eccentric than on the other
album. “Pretty Music” is a perfect case in point. The track boasts
some real deep-dish jamming, but Monty's voice is definitely something else.
Same thing for “Roller Coaster Ride,” which is possibly the best cut
here. “Too Much Tenderness” is short and sweet, and could have
really been something with a Donny Hathaway-caliber vocalist. “Red Yellow
Moonbeams” is a 9-minute acid-fuzz-jazz trip that must be heard to be
believed. 6 tracks total including another one that tops out at almost 10
minutes. Restored and remastered from the original tapes and comes with digital
download and extensive liner notes from Egon and legendary jazz musician Ahmad
Jamal.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Stark Reality - Pretty Music (7:04)
1.02 - Stark Reality - Nani (4:37)
1.03 - Stark Reality - Roller Coaster Ride (7:59)
1.04 - Stark Reality - Too Much Tenderness (3:33)
1.05 - Stark Reality - Red Yellow Moonbeams (9:08)
1.06 - Stark Reality - Sunday's Song (10:05)
1.07 - Stark Reality - Acting, Thinking, Feeling (Part 1) (4:15)
1.08 - Stark Reality - Acting, Thinking, Feeling, (Part 2) (2:19)
1.09 - Stark Reality - Acting, Thinking, Feeling (Part 3) (2:00)
1.10 - Stark Reality - Say Brother (4:29) 

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