SHUGGIE OTIS

FREEDOM FLIGHT[71]SHUGGIE OTIS

EPIC (FIRST PRESS ORIGINAL)

[RARE！]

(Hound Dog/Willy And The Hand Jive)等の作者、R&Bの草分け的存在(Johnny Otis)の息子で弱冠15歳(処女録音と言われているのが13歳！)でデビューした天才ギタリスト[Shuggie Otis]Al Kooperの(Kooper Session-69)参加で名を広めSolo2作目！Brothers JohnsonのCoverも有名な名曲[Strawberry Letter 23-これがORIGINAL！)]収録！ProducerはJohnny Otis！George Duke/Zappaのバンド等で知られる名ドラマーAynsley Dunbar参加！RARE GROOVE FANに人気Psychedelic Soul！[Inspiration Information＝激レア！PROMO盤で所有！]の前作！Heavy Funk(Ice Cold Daydream)/12分越、Session(Freedom Flight)収録！Blues/Psychedelic Soul/Funk/Rock

All songs written by Shuggie Otis except where indicated
"Ice Cold Daydream"
"Strawberry Letter 23"
"Sweet Thang" (Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis)
"Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge)
"Someone's Always Singing" (Kenny Kahn, Shuggie Otis)
"Purple"
"Freedom Flight"

Personnel
Shuggie Otis - Lead & Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Organ
Johnny Otis - Drums, Piano, Tambourine, Backing Vocals
Wilton Felder - Bass
George Duke - Tack Piano
Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
Mike Kowalski - Drums
Richard Aplanalp - Soprano Sax, Flute
James 'Supe' Bradshaw - Harmonica, Backing Vocals
Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews - Backing Vocals
Producer Johnny Otis

[With Al Kooper]
Kooper Session (1969), Columbia Records

[Solo]
Here Comes Shuggie Otis (1969), Epic Records
Freedom Flight (1971), Epic Records
Inspiration Information (1974), Epic Records

https://youtu.be/iAPPAJ1sT8g