Roy Brooks – Beat: Verve by Request (180g Vinyl LP)

Transferred from Analog Tapes and Remastered on 180g Vinyl LP as Part of the Verve By Request Series

Recorded for Berry Gordy’s short-lived Workshop Jazz imprint and recorded at the Hitsville USA studio, Roy Brooks (joined by fellow Detroit natives George Bohannaon and Hugh Lawson, along with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, and Eugene Taylor) injects a Motor City soul-jazz groove into the hard-bop root of this engaging 1964 album. Verve By Request Series features transfers from analog tapes, remastered on 180-gram vinyl, and pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

Musicians:
Blue Mitchell (trumpet)
George Bohanon (trombone)
Junior Cook (tenor sax)
Hugh Lawson (piano)
Eugene Taylor (bass)
Roy Brooks (drums).

1. Homestretch
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Passin’ the Buck
4. Soulin’
5. Soulsphere
6. My Secret Passion