"Definitely the Ultimate..." | 2009-08-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A35BXRGTEQXPPY |
| I was going through my CD collection this morning and put this one on, somehow I forgot I had it...it's now playing for the third time and I can't get over it. It's hard to classify Jr. Walker, yeah it's the Motown sound and it's R&B but it bends genre's in many ways...it's also cookin' jazz, it's rock, it's pure American music with a large dose of soul that more than survives the test of time. Most of the tunes are short, made for radio and I'd love to see what Walker could have done if he hadn't been chained to the Berry Gordy bandwagon at Motown. There's not a bad cut among the 25 songs on this CD. |
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"YES I SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" | 2009-01-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: AGE4WZMSQJHDH |
I have been trying to find a particular song by Jr. Walker for a long time. When I went to Amazon.com and looked up the title, presto---there it was. The song is Do You See My Love (For You Growing). The song is greattttttt, the CD is terrificccccc.
Thank you AMAZON.COM AND JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALL STARS. I am listening to this wonderful CD now. Julia Cox |
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"The Ultimate!" | 2008-07-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A9FHRE8EWXYN6 |
| I was lent this compact disk by a friend at work. I ripped it on my computer, and after listening to it a couple of times, I knew I had to add it to my collection! This is motown, rhythm and blues, soul and brass all rolled into one. The Ultimate!!!! |
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"Best music" | 2008-04-05 |
| - Reviewed By vohungha |
| Je suis désolé de ne pas avoir ce cd depuis longtemps.C'est une des meilleurs soul musics que vous devrez écouter. |
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"Motown's "The Ultimate Collection" Series Among The Best" | 2007-08-23 |
| - Reviewed By avidoldiesfan |
Motown has several compilations available under "The Ultimate Collection" banner, some others being The Four Tops, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight & The Pips, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
This one covers the career of one Autry DeWalt Walker, better known as Jr., and his band of all-stars, which included guitarist Willie Woods, organist Vic Thomas, and drummer James Graves. From their initial smash hit Shotgun [# 1 R&B/# 4 Billboard Pop Hot 100] in 1965 to their last in 1973, Gimme That Beat Part 1 [# 50 R&B/# 101 Hot 100 "bubble under"], they scored 21 Hot 100 and 24 R&B hit singles and added several best-selling LPs, all for the Soul label, and many of them pure instrumentals.
Walker would later add one additional solo R&B hit in 1976 for Soul (I'm So Glad), and another in 1970 for the Whitfield label (Wishing On A Star). In 1981 he would be the featured sax player on Foreigner's hit Urgent (# 4), and would appear in the 1988 movie Tapeheads.
In this volume you get almost all of his hit singles, with the most notable omissions being his take on the Neil Diamond hit, Holly Holy [# 33 R&B/# 75 Hot 100 in 1971] and its flipside, Carry Your Own Load [# 50 R&B/# 117 Hot 100 "bubble under"]. Non-hits included are at track 9 [the flip of Do The Boomerang], track 12 [the flip of Come See About Me]; and tracks 14, 17, and 25.
A complete discography of the contents is included, along with four pages of liner notes by Allan (Dr. Licks) Slutsky, author of the book Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Life And Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson.
Drummer Graves died in a 1967 automobile accident, while Woods passed away at age 60 in 1997. Yet another in a growing list of artists way overdue for induction into the R&R Hall of Fame. This is an important and essential addition to any musical library seeking to capture the essence of the music of the 1960s and 1970s. |
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"GREAT, GREAT" | 2007-06-08 |
| - Reviewed By bkabdullah2 |
I one of people who do not have much liking for much of the music of today, I guess you can say I'm into the what they call 'Old School' style of music. This CD by Jr. Walker & the All-Stars has so much 'Soul' that it brings back that spirit when artist could sing and they were able to carry a message in their songs where it made you feel good a time when artist could play instruments. To understand what I'm trying to say go to number 23 on this CD 'Way back home' I don't have to say much more. If this CD do not move you then you don't have SOUL. |
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