Anglo Saxon Brown - 1976 - Songs For Evolution

Anglo Saxon Brown

1976 

Songs For Evolution

01. Gonna Make You Mine

02. Straighten It Out

03. A S B Theme

04. The Grizzly

05. Disco Music

06. The Man I Love

07. Call On Me

08. I'll Keep Lovin' You 

Saxophone – Charles Manns

Backing Vocals – Charles Manns, Debra Henry, Joe Jefferson

Congas – Larry Washington

Clavinet, Electric Piano – Joe Jefferson

Drums – Tyrone Durham

Keyboards – Dwight Smith

Lead Guitar – Anthony Ingram

Lead Vocals – Debra Henry

Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar – Clemente Burnette

Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn – Alvin Brown

Tremendous work from Anglo Saxon Brown -- a Philly group who started out their recording career as Ujima on Epic, where they issued a handful of well-remembered singles -- then changed their name and cut this one and only full length set for Atlantic! The album's a stunner all the way through -- one of those sets that should have been much bigger at the time -- and which, like the Ujima singles, has only gotten the group more and more attention over the years -- as collectors and DJs have spread the word about its sublime soul sound! These guys are big -- as you'd guess from the image on the cover -- but they've got a tightness that's made even better by the Sigma Sound recording of the set -- which merges their smooth blend of male voices and a female singer with some classic 70s Philly sounds. The album excels on both mellow cuts and groovers -- and is still plenty darn fresh after all these years -- a real under-discovered gem! The "Call On Me" is a nice smooth stepper, in a mellow pace that we really like -- and "ASB Theme" and "The Grizzly" are some good funky club cuts

'Call On Me' became a two step favourite amongst soul lovers in the reggae scene. It was also another track broken on South London's 'Rock To Rock' Radio station by the 'Just Good Friends' outfit, Tony P and the crew........ These guys were responsible for breaking some of the biggest tracks in London's modern soul /rare groove scene during the late 80's and early 90's ......... Respect!