Composite Truth

by Mandrill

Composite Truth cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1973
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:56
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Fudgie Kae, Neftali Santiago, Louis Wilson, Carlos Wilson, Alfred Brown, Ric Wilson, Omar Mesa, Claude "Coffee" Cave

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Brooklyn septet's third album is a brilliant, wildly eclectic collision of heavy street funk, salsa rhythms, and psychedelic rock. Fueled by the massive groove of the hit single 'Fencewalk', the record highlights the Wilson brothers' incredible instrumental facility, seamlessly weaving blazing horn charts with Hendrix-inspired guitar work and complex, syncopated Latin percussion.

Genres

Descriptors: funky, groove-laden, rhythmic, vocal, percussive

Tracklist

  1. Hang Loose (4:45)
  2. Fencewalk (5:28)
  3. H谩galo (2:47)
  4. Don't Mess With People (3:45)
  5. Polk Street Carnival (6:03)
  6. Golden Stone (7:17)
  7. Out With The Boys (5:09)
  8. Moroccan Nights (5:42)

Credits

  • Fudgie Kae - bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, written-by
  • Neftali Santiago - drums, vocals
  • Omar Mesa - lead guitar, percussion, vocals, written-by
  • Claude "Coffee" Cave - organ, vibraphone, clavinet, piano, synthesizer [moog], electric piano [fender rhodes], vocals, percussion, arranged by [strings], written-by
  • Ric Wilson - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, percussion, vocals
  • Carlos Wilson - trombone, flute, alto saxophone, guitar, timbales, drums, percussion, vocals, arranged by [strings]
  • Louis Wilson - trumpet, congas, percussion, vocals
  • Wilson Bros. - written-by

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