LEON WARE AND FRIENDS by LEON WARE

An amazing look at the music of Leon Ware -- one of our favorite soul artists of the 70s! Leon's got a warmly mellow style that's totally great -- heard most famously in collaboration with Marvin Gaye on the classic I Want You album, but equally noteworthy on Leon's own records -- and on a host of other projects he's done with top-shelf soul artists over the years!A good number of those projects are collected here -- the cream of the crop of Ware-associated cuts from the 70s and early 80s -- tunes penned, produced, arranged, or even featuring Leon himself -- all brought together here in a really wonderful little collection. Each track is a treasure, and the whole thing is a sublime mellow soul masterpiece -- filled with musical moments that sound even better in the company of each other -- pulled from other records, and rewoven here in a new tapestry that stands as a rich tribute to Ware's mighty talents !