SEARCHIN' FOR THE SOUL by CORKY MCCLERKIN

SKU125876
ArtistCORKY MCCLERKIN
TitleSEARCHIN' FOR THE SOUL
LabelMAD ABOUT RECORDS
Catalog #MAR 061
Tag
ReleaseW 40 - 2022
FormatVinyl - EULP
EAN Barcode4040824091422
Import
 € 26,50 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. Searchin' For The Soul
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-01-01.mp3
  2. Love Is Your Name
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-01-02.mp3
  3. Jive Mama T
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-01-03.mp3
  4. Everything Must Change
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-01-04.mp3
  5. Open Wide
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-02-01.mp3
  6. Passion
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-02-02.mp3
  7. Off C
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-02-03.mp3
  8. Mirror Mirror
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mar_061_searchin_for_the_soul/sf898106-01-02-04.mp3

Description

Repress of rare boogie/jazz album - check out the rare groove titletrack! Hard-cardboard sleeve + OBI 180g vinyl

His early career follows It follows in the wake of the infectiously funky, blues-based keyboard music exemplified by hard-bop paragons Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons in the 50s and 60s. Not surprisingly, McClerkin listened to those pianists while growing up on Chicago’s south-side; he also heard plenty of Ahmad Jamal (who then lived and worked in Chicago), and Jamal’s trademark airiness occasionally works its way into the mix as well.

Since the 1960's Corky has performed professionally throughout the Chicago area, guided by his mentor, Jazz tenor great Von Freeman, he developed his talents throughout the 1970s while also discovering his passion for writing. As a featured columnist for the Chicago Courier, he was inspired to write Undercurrents (1978), a collection of short stories about the black experience.

In 1981, Corky strengthened his talents by taking on the position of musical director and arranger for the Chicago production of Sasha, Sing Dinah! and wrote “a play, Life Cycles,” performed at the Chicago Cultural Center. In 1983 he built on his experiences by releasing his first album, Searchin' for the Soul (WinCor Records, 1983).

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