recorded in only 2 days
I consider this to be a classic
and a much slept on gem
I rarely hear talk about it
unless I bring it up

how many of the orgers own & love this
jazz album?
you had Lenny White, Stanley Clarke
Chick Corea, you had Freddie Hubard
and Joe Henderson... not to mention
CHAKA KHAN on the vocals.. like WOW!

@Aisha - back in '03 or '04
when I went up to DC to see
Monte & nem... he & I were on a vinyl dig
and when I stumbled upon this
he damn near pushed me out
of the way to get it
because he had just stumbled upon this:


those albums came out the same year (1982)
I was just a baby & still singing "Beat It"
"E-EEEEH... E-EEEEEH.."

anyway, after doing much listening
and research on these albums
I can see NOW why he was so excited
LOL... while I always loved Chaka
I was still somewhat of a novice to her solo work
at THAT particular time & space
and I was only interested in completing
my Prince & Rufus/Chaka
collections

those of you who enjoy
share some of your favorites

my favorite from the whole album
is probably "I Mean You"

also, those who don't have it
and want it... I suggest you get
the 2003 remaster, it includes
an alternate take of "All of Me"
and a hidden interview tagged on the end
of "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most"
which Monte always loved that song
and I never got the big deal, until
just the other night

did I hear the guy (in the interview)
mention Chaka wrote lyrics to
Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You"
or did the song always have lyrics?

I'm not real sharp on jazz
I know melodies most of the time
but if they have real lyrics,
I don't know it... "I Mean You"
being a prime example...

bump

I never heard that particular album but I know that,back then,Chaka was really interested in making jazz recordings.If she had her way,she would have done one R&B album and one jazz album every year.

SoulAlive said:

yeah, the main reason
for the split up of RUFUS
(besides ego clashing & stuff)
was that Chaka wanted to do jazz...

you should really hear this album
may take a while to grow on you
but it's a must have for any Chakaholic

DirtyChris said:

I'll look for this on my next vinyl dig

SoulAlive said:

if I'm not mistaken
it is kinda hard to find on vinyl
I have YET to come across it
since that time I was in DC

you might do better tryin
to find the CD

I almost ordered the vinyl
from ebay once... can't
remember what got in the way

81-82 was the MOST productive period in CK's career

So far, she released:

1. A Jazz album.
2. A reunion album.
3. A live album
4. 2 studio albums

She was in DEMAND.

As for EOAE, for a long time I stopped the album when "Spring(which happens to be the last track) comes.

Its so painfully emotional, its one of those songs I can't bear to listen to.

Chri$, I bet your "melancholy" playlist is long

Harlepolis said:

I should compile one huh