ROBERTA FLACK - FIRST TAKE (1ST ALBUM, VINYL RIP)

Aquí va el primer disco de la cantante Roberta Flack, First Take, lanzado en el año 69 por Atlantic pero llegado en el año 72 a Argentina por parte de la discografica Music Hall (representante de Atlantic). Un album realmente bueno, con tintes de musica soul y gospel que lo dejaran pidiendo por mas.Espero que lo disfruten.

LES McCANN PRESENTA A ROBERTA FLACK - ENCUENTRO,REACCION Y RESULTADO
"Roberta, quien?...Nunca la he oido nombrar"...Ah, si, Roberta Flack esa cantante de quien me hablas todo el tiempo.Esa fue la clase de dialogo que tuve a menudo con Tony Church durante años. Tony era el propietario de un famoso local jazzistico de Washington (el Bohemian Caverns) en el que tocabamos cada vez que haciamos una gira por el este.Hace dos años en una pesada y calurosa noche de sabado, actuabamos alli... De pronto, desde la oscuridad se oyo el sonido, acompañandonos, de unas voces en armonia perfecta y con un swing justisimo. Cuando termino el tema. Tony vislumbro mi entusiasmo y me informo que eran las Roberta's Soul Singing Sisters. Agrego que Roberts era aun mas increible que ellas, y que ademas tocaba el piano, acompañandose...Pequeño fragmento que se encuentre en la tapa trasera del discoRoberta Flack's debut album, titled First Take in true underachiever fashion, introduced a singer who'd assimilated the powerful interpretive talents of Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughan, the earthy power of Aretha Franklin, and the crystal purity and emotional resonance of folksingers like Judy Collins. Indeed, the album often sounded more like vocal jazz or folk than soul, beginning with the credits: a core quartet of Flack on piano, John Pizzarelli on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Ray Lucas on drums, as fine a lineup as any pop singer could hope to recruit. With only one exception -- the bluesy, grooving opener "Compared to What," during which Flack proves her chops as a soul belter -- she concentrates on readings of soft, meditative material. A pair of folk covers, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," are heart-wrenching standouts; the first even became a surprise hit two years later, when its appearance in the Clint Eastwood film Play Misty for Me pushed it to the top of the pop charts and earned Flack her first Grammy award for Record of the Year. Her arrangement of the traditional "I Told Jesus" has a simmering power, while "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" summons a stately sense of melancholy. Flack also included two songs from her college friend and future duet partner, Donny Hathaway, including a tender examination of the classic May-December romance titled "Our Ages or Our Hearts." The string arrangements of William Fischer wisely keep to the background, lending an added emotional weight to all of Flack's pronouncements. No soul artist had ever recorded a record like this, making First Take one of the most fascinating soul debuts of the era.

FUENTE: ALLMUSIC

LADO 1

1- Compared to what

2 - Angelitos Negros

3 - Our ages or our hearts

4 - I told Jesus

LADO 2

5 - Hey, that's no way to say goodbye

6 - The first time ever I saw your face

7 - Tryin' in' Times

8 - Ballad of the Sad Young Man

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