Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The Impressions - Discography

The Impressions


The quintessential Chicago soul group, the Impressions' place in R&B history would be secure if they'd done nothing but launch the careers of soul legends Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield. But far more than that, the Impressions recorded some of the most distinctive vocal-group R&B of the '60s under Mayfield's guidance. Their style was marked by airy, feather-light harmonies and Mayfield's influentially sparse guitar work, plus, at times, understated Latin rhythms. If their sound was sweet and lilting, it remained richly soulful thanks to the group's firm grounding in gospel tradition; they popularized the three-part vocal trade-offs common in gospel but rare in R&B at the time, and recorded their fair share of songs with spiritual themes, both subtle and overt. Furthermore, Mayfield's interest in the civil rights movement led to some of the first socially conscious R&B songs ever recorded, and his messages grew more explicit as the '60s wore on, culminating in the streak of brilliance that was his early-'70s solo work. The Impressions carried on without Mayfield, but only matched their earlier achievements in isolated instances, and finally disbanded in the early '80s.










































14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please post direct downloads links without all the mess about logging in. I love your site, but link for the Imperials is TOO MUCH!!!!

Ozzieguy said...

Sorry, I will get it fixed.

Mr. Bill said...

Thanks for this. However, the link to "Check Out Your Mind!" is missing.

Ozzieguy said...

Sorry Will fix soon and thank you for letting me know.

Calvin said...

Thank You for re-doing the downloads!!!

Ozzieguy said...

Very welcome Calvin

MrMaxxmo said...

I would love to have a Jerry Butler Discography page. Thanks for the music

Ozzieguy said...

I do have a few Jerry Butler albums MrMaxxmo

MrMaxxmo said...

Looking for jerry butler iceman the mercury years

MrMaxxmo said...

Do you have "jerry butler iceman the mercury years"?

Ozzieguy said...

Yes I do.

Ozzieguy said...

Send me an email MrMaxxmo so that I can tell you when I have the discography placed on my blog.

Anonymous said...

GREATLY appreciate all your work here friend! your time and efforts are undoubtedly appreciated.

Ozzieguy said...

You are very welcome Anonymous friend.