2 Original Blaxploitation Sountracks @320

1. Bobby Womack and J.J. Johnson - Across 110th Street
1972's ACROSS 110TH STREET is a brilliant collaboration between soul great Bobby Womack and jazz legend J.J. Johnson. Based on Wally Ferris' novel about inner-city life, crooked cops and ripping off the mob, this film demanded exciting music. Both artists contribute some of their finest work, which is often interspersed with film dialogue. Although Johnson's string arrangements on parts I and II of the title track bring to mind Gamble & Huff's Philly soul, Womack's delivery makes it sound more like Curtis Mayfield's "Shaft." Elsewhere, Womack turns "Hang on in There" into an acid-rock workout dominated by a Duane Allman-like slide guitar absent from Johnson's funkier, horn-driven treatment.
Other strong Womack compositions include the JB hard rock of "Do It Right" and the fast-paced "Quicksand." Johnson's highlights include the syncopated strut "Harlem Clavinette" and "Harlem Love Theme," a melancholy ballad featuring pizzicato bass and a somber exchange between electric piano and English horn.
01. Bobby Womack & Peace - Across 110Th Street
02. No Artist - We Throught We Are Ok
03. J.J. Johnson & His Orchestra - Harlem Clavinette
04. Bobby Womack & Peace - If You Don't Want My Love
05. No Artist - Punk Errand Boy
06. J.J. Johnson & His Orchestra - Hang On In There
07. No Artist - The Man
08. Bobby Womack & Peace - Quicksand
09. No Artist - 150 Rounds
10. J.J. Johnson & His Orchestra - Harlem Love Theme
11. No Artist - Sick And Tired
13. No Artist - Take The Money
14. Bobby Womack & Peace - Do It Right
15. Bobby Womack & Peace - Hang On In There
16. J.J. Johnson & His Orchestra - If You Don't Want My Love
17. No Artist - This Is The Police
18. Bobby Womack & Peace - Across 110Th Street (Part II)
Original score composed and conducted by J.J. Johnson (tracks: 3, 6, 10, 12, 16)
Original songs written and performed by Bobby Womack (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 14, 15, 18)
Tracks 2,5,7,9,11,13,17 are "Original Incidental Dialogue From The Film"
Album originally released 1972
Label: Rykodisc
Released: 1997
2. Willie Hutch - The Mack
When an act called Sisters Love were offered a cameo in the blaxploitation film The Mack, their manager suggested that Willie Hutch do the soundtrack. It became to be one of the great '70s film scores, including a pair of classic funk tunes, "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" and the title cut. The results proved to be another soundtrack that far surpassed the quality of its film. (AMG)
01. Vampin'
02. Theme Of The Mack
03. I Choose You
04. Mack's Stroll The Getaway (Chase Scene)
05. Slick
06. Mack Man (Got To Get Over)
07. Mother's Theme (Mama)
08. Now That It's All Over
09. Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Original soundtrack from the motion picture "The Mack", a Harvery Bernhard film, released by Cinerama.
Label: Motown
Released: 1973
BITRATE: 320
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