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''Groovin' with the Soulful Strings'' is the second album by the American soul-jazz instrumental group the Soulful Strings. It was released in October 1967 on the Cadet record label, a subsidiary of Chess Records. The album includes the hit single "Burning Spear", written by the group's leader, musical arranger Richard Evans,〔 and interpretations of popular songs by the Beatles, the Temptations, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and others. ''Groovin was the most commercially successful of the Soulful Strings' releases. In the United States, it peaked at number 59 on the ''Billboard'' Top LP's chart, and number 6 and number 2, respectively, on ''Billboard''s best-selling R&B and Jazz LP listings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soulful Strings: Awards )〕 Although the album was nominally produced by Cadet Records senior executive Esmond Edwards, its success led to Evans' promotion to head up the creative direction of the label. In addition to the string orchestration, the recording features contributions from jazz musicians such as Phil Upchurch, Charles Stepney, Lenny Druss, Cleveland Eaton and Morris Jennings. ==Recording== The Soulful Strings recorded the album at Ter Mar Studios in Chicago in June and July of 1967.〔 Although the Strings were Green's project,〔 Edwards was credited for "production and supervision" on the LP sleeve.〔 As on the group's debut, ''Paint It Black'' (1966), the musical content favored cover versions of popular songs.〔 On ''Groovin, these included "Within You Without You", "Groovin'", "All Blues", "Alfie" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You". The musicians on the sessions were selected by Green from the Cadet Records house band.〔 Among the contributors, guitarist Ron Steele played the sitar on "Within You Without You".〔 The sole original composition on ''Groovin was "Burning Spear", written by Green. The song's arrangement features a kalimba, tribal-style drumming, and a prominent flute part (played by Lenny Druss), along with sections led by vibraphone and guitar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Groovin' with the Soulful Strings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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