THE WAY YOU DO / JIMMY'S JIVE by JIMMY NOLEN

Before Jimmy Nolen became known as James Brown's first choice guitar man, playing with the Godfather on almost all of his key 1960s hits, he had already gained a strong reputation as a talented and versatile session player in LA through the 50s, featuring regularly in the line-ups of bandleaders and record producers such as Chuck Higgins and Johnny Otis. Nolen also cut a small clutch of singles for Federal, none of which did much business at the time. Of these, 'The Way You Do' is featured on the A-side of this limited reissue. A classy, popcorn styled mid-tempo track with a delayed rhythm, cool vocals and Nolen's trademark scratchy guitar. The B-side features the vinyl debut 'Jimmy's Jive'.