Billy Brooks – Windows Of The Mind
- Label:
- Crossover Records
- Art.No.:
- 0451908
- Cat.No.:
- CR 9003
- Released:
- 1974
- Cover:
- Picture
- Format:
- LP
- Pressing:
- US - Original
- Genre:
- Soul + Jazz + Black Grooves + Funk
Known previously for his tenure behind R&B legend Ray Charles, trumpeter Billy Brooks proved himself an uncommonly skilled practitioner of jazz-funk with his solo debut Windows of the Mind. "Forty Days" (later sampled to potent effect by A Tribe Called Quest) remains a textbook example of the form, combining Brooks' sun-kissed lead performance with a jigsaw rhythm that's as persuasive as they come.
The entire LP is a fecund source for killer breaks and samples, but simply dismantling this music for spare parts is a disservice to artist and listener alike -- Brooks is a gifted composer with a knack for melody as well as groove..!
Title | Featuring | Producing | Time | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1. | Rockin Julius | Ray Charles | 03:46 | ||
A2. | Cooling It | Ray Charles | 04:45 | ||
A3. | The Jagged Edge | Ray Charles | 03:42 | ||
A4. | The Speech Maker | Ray Charles | 05:21 | ||
A5. | Black Flag | Ray Charles | 03:45 | ||
B1. | Good News Blues | Ray Charles | 02:54 | ||
B2. | Shetter Cheeze | Ray Charles | 04:31 | ||
B3. | C.P. Time | Ray Charles | 04:39 | ||
B4. | Fourty Days | Ray Charles | 06:17 |