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. Opening
2. Brother (Title)
3. Auto Chase
4. Maude's Intro
5. En Route To Maude's
6. Soulful Brother On The Run
7. Lady Leaving Store
8. Ms. Johnston's Sex Scene
9. Car Bumps
10. Maude Reminisces
11. Closing Theme
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A fine and very rare Perception LP from some-time Impressions arranger Johnny Pate, also responsible for the classic 'Shaft In Africa'. While this album is not as strong as the Shaft LP, it features a beautiful funky theme sung by Adam Wade and a number of strong funk instrumentals. This album obviously influenced a great many Acid Jazz artists.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Johnny Pate - Brother On The Run (1973)
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2 comments:
Thank you.
this is a good look my dudes..thanks. J.P. is the man...
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