Released August 1975 Artist Kool & The Gang Producer Kool & The Gang | Length 42:33 Release date August 1975 | |
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Recorded 1975 at Media Sound Studios, New York City, New York Spirit of the Boogie(1975) Love & Understanding(1976) Kool & The Gang albums Love & Understanding, Open Sesame, Light of Worlds, Wild and Peaceful, Music Is the Message | ||
Kool the gang spirit of the boogie
Spirit of the Boogie is the highly successful sixth studio album released in 1975 by Kool & the Gang. It can be seen as a follow-up to Wild and Peaceful (1973); The instrumental "Jungle Jazz" uses the same basic rhythm track heard in "Jungle Boogie", but lets the players improvise on their instruments (saxophone, trumpet and flute). Reminiscences or earlier works can be noticed ("Ride The Rhythm" contains the line: "making merry music...", which was the name of a song from their 1972 album, Good Times). "Spirit of the Boogie" features Donal Boyce, who was rapping on "Jungle Boogie". Some African influence can be felt, and the band even play in a West-Indian style on "Caribbean Festival", another instrumental track, with once more lots of room for improvisation.
Contents
The LP cover mistakenly lists "Cosmic Energy" as track 4 instead of "Sunshine and Love". "Cosmic Energy" was actually released on the next album, Love & Understanding.
Songs
1Spirit of the Boogie4:52
2Ride the Rhythm2:56
3Jungle Jazz4:45