Tracklist
1. When The Gorilla Get Grip 03:21
2. The Hilo Bay Halfway 02:54
3. The New Lots Of Cooperstown 03:24
4. At The Advice Of Mr Weiß 03:36
5. Minnie 03:58
6. The Fawcett Negotiation 03:00
7. Learn To Jackpot / Teach To Jackpot 03:16
8. Do The Stanley Weinberger 03:55
9. Fontella's Welcome 02:32
10. Waxing Unwaxed Lemons 03:17
The Gene Dudley Group represents an outpouring of deep soul and funk music from obscenely talented 27 year-old multi-instrumentalist, Gene Dudley.
The debut album, "Saturday Shifting", was recorded in a cupboard in Muswell Hill, North London, and features the man himself on trumpet, saxophone, drums, bass, guitar and piano. On a couple of occasions, though, Gene had to budge over to allow fellow musicians Ewan Whyte and Tom Jackson to fit in a play a solo or two, but other than that, everything you hear on this album comes from the mind, mouth, fingers and heart of Mr. Gene Dudley Esq.
Fans of labels like Truth & Soul and Daptone will relish these sonorous soulful offerings, but the influences on this album are wide ranging. Tracks like "When The Gorilla Get Grip' and "The New Lots Of Cooperstown" conjure up 60's spy soundtracks, but elsewhere there are afro-beat influences on "The Hilo Bay Halfway" and more easy, introspective moments on "Minnie" and "Do The Stanley Weinberger".
Just when you think you've got Gene Dudley's sound pinned down, the album culminates with a real game changer in the shaped of the brilliantly titled "Waxing Unwaxed Lemons", a quirky, electronic tinged nugget that should please many a dance floor.
credits
Written by R. Jones
Published by Wah Wah 45s Publishing
Bandcamp Page
http://thegenedudleygroup.bandcamp.com/album/saturday-shifting
