An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
1. Where Do I Go From Here? (Sonny Carson's Theme)
2. The Robbery And The Chase
3. Exercise Run
4. Girl, Girl, Girl (Sonny And Virginia)
5. Daydreams
6. The Rumble
7. Funeral Parlor
8. Please Be There
9. Flashbulbs
10. Father And Son
11. The Junkies
12. A New Direction
13. End Title (Sonny's Theme)
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Leon Ware colloborated with Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson on this score to a socially aware and well respected film for its time. If you like Leon Ware's smooth soul sound you'll enjoy this album. The best funk moment is to be found on "The Rumble", a strong orchestral funk track.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
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Fantastic album.
I linked to this page in my post of ”Leon Ware - Rocking you Eternally”, which has links to all of his discography.
All the best,
Simon from Never Enough Rhodes
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Awesome!!! Leon Ware needs more attention and you guys are only helping him get it...much deserved!!! Peace and great work...as always!!!
Can a ALT Link be put up.. i can't obtain this thru the .bad file extension..any help?
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