Mel Brown - Chicken Fat (Remastered) (1967/2024) (Vinyl Hi-Res)

Cut From The Original Analog Master Tapes By Kevin Gray. All Analog Process (AAA). High Quality Vinyl Release. Original Gatefold Design. The 1967 Impulse Records legendary Funk/Soul Instrumental masterpiece album Chicken Fat. If you haven’t heard Chicken Fat yet, get ready because the LP won’t leave your turntable until your jaw stops hitting the floor.

Sourced from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Grey. All Analog Process (AAA) and pressed at Kindercore Records. Initially working as a guitar player for such greats as Sonny Boy Williamson & Etta James, Impulse Records eventually offered Mel Brown the chance to record his own material. Recorded in 1967 in Hollywood, CA, for the Impulse record label, Brown amassed a group of session musicians who had played with Charles Mingus, Marvin Gaye, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Much of the album was arranged by Oliver Nelson, who worked with Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Smith and more. His touch is felt all over the record and helps solidify the journey. These recording sessions also reflected the Sunset Strip and the energy of late ‘60s Los Angeles so incredibly, you can almost hear the go-go boots hit the floor to dance til they drop.

Tracklist
A1 Chicken Fat
Written-By – Mel Brown
4:11
A2 Greasy Spoon
Written-By – Ellis*, M. Brown*, P. Humphrey*, R. Brown*
5:52
A3 Home James
Written-By – Mel Brown
6:31
A4 Slalom
Written-By – Jules Chaikin
2:30
B1 Hobo Flats
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
2:16
B2 Shanty
Written-By – A. Wright*, M. Brown*
4:40
B3 Sad But True
Twelve-String Guitar – Herb Ellis
Written-By – Herb Ellis
5:01
B4 I'm Goin' To Jackson
Twelve-String Guitar – Herb Ellis
Written-By – Herb Ellis
4:23
B5 Blues For Big Bob
Written-By – Mel Brown
4:26