Go-Go Swing Live (Original LP)

Format: LP  Label: Future Records & Tapes  Year: 1986  Condition: VG+  TRACKS:  Side A: Go-Go Swing Medley  1. Go-Go Swing (It Don't Mean A Thing)  2. Midnight Sun  3. Moody's Mood  4. Woody Woodpecker  Side B: Here We Go Again Medley  1. Here We Go Again  2. Harlem Nocturne  3. The Message  PERSONNEL:  Backing Vocals – Donald Tillery, Leroy Fleming, Rowland Smith  Bass, Percussion – Glenn Ellis  Congas – Rowland Smith  Drums – Ricky Wellman  Guitar, Vocals – Chuck Brown  Keyboards – Curtis Johnson  Keyboards, Trombone – John M. Buchannan  Tenor Saxophone – Leroy Fleming  Trumpet, Tambourine – Donald Tillery  Producer – Reo Edwards  One of the most beloved "PA Tapes", from the tail end of Go-Go's golden age, re-issued in various forms over the years.  Note-perfect renditions of jazz and pop standards over a nonstop go-go beat, with that live set ambience where the audience is always part of the show. Chuck is in peak form and full of love with his booming baritone, jazz and improv flourishes, and unforgettable scat-guitar leads.  Likewise this incarnation of the Soul Searchers, with drummer Ricky Wellman and trumpeter Donald Tillery in particular blowing the Skate Land roof off.