Jon Lucien ‎– Rashida

Born on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, singer Jon Lucien released his second album, “Rashida,” in 1973.

Produced by Larry Rosen and Shep Meyers, the album features a beautifully relaxed ensemble built around Dave Grusin’s electric piano, giving the whole record an effortlessly soothing feel.

It opens with “Kuenda,” where acoustic guitar playing accented by the sound of waves blends perfectly with Lucien’s irresistible scat singing. Other highlights include the killer A2 “Would You Believe in Me,” a Free Soul classic (as is B4 “Love Everlasting”), A3 “Lady Love,” which was later covered by Ferrante & Teicher, and the title track “Rashida” on B1, sampled by Common (“The Dreamer”), Phuturistix (“551 Blues”), and Vanilla (“Rashida”). Packed with one exquisite tune after another, this album stands as an undeniable masterpiece.

イギリスはヴァージン諸島トルトラ島出身シンガー、ジョン・ルシアンが73年にリリースした2枚目のアルバムとなる「ラシーダ」
プロデューサーはラリー・ローゼンとシェップ・メイヤーズで、デイヴ・グルージンのエレピを中心にしたアンサンブルがなんとも心地良い本作。

波の音をフィーチャーしたアコギの演奏にルシアンのスキャットがもうたまらない「Kuenda」にはじまり、FREE SOULクラシック(B4「Love Everlasting」も)でもあるキラー・チューンのA2「Would You Believe In Me」, 翌年にグラディ・テイトやFerrante & TeicherがカヴァーしたA3「Lady Love」, 2000年以降のアーティストにサンプリングされたB1タイトル曲、Tuamieが「Yellow」('13), 「Who the Fuck Is Paging Me at 5」で使ったB4「Esperanza」等、極上チューンの数々を収録した超傑作でス！

Jon Lucien ‎– Rashida　'73 RCA Victor
A1. Kuenda
A2. Would You Believe In Me
A3. Lady Love
A4. Luella
A5. Shana
A6. Satan
B1. Rashida
B2. The War Song
B3. Esperanza
B4. Love Everlasting
B5. Zenzile

Credit;
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Gloria Lanzerone,
Harvey Shapiro, Seymour Barab
Clarinet – Dave Tofani
Concertmaster – Norman Carr
Conductor [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – Dave Grusin
Congas – Frank Malabe
Design – Frank Mulvey
Design [Liner] – Craig DeCamps
Drums – Eric Harrigan, Jr.
Electric Piano, Chimes – Dave Grusin
Engineer – Jim Crotty
Engineer [Assistant] – Tom Brown, Jr.
Engineer [Mixing] – Jim Crotty
Harp – Corky Hale
Liner Notes – Henry Mancini
Oboe – Lew Del Gatto
Percussion – Dave Grusin, Frank Malabe
Photography By [Cover] – Bob Daugherty
Producer – Larry Rosen, Shep Meyers
Soloist, Violin – Noel Pointer
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Morty Lewis
Trombone – Bill Watrous, Garnett Brown, Wayne Andre
Trombone [Bass] – Paul Faulise
Trumpet – Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Lloyd Michels, Marvin Stamm
Viola – Ann Barak, Harry Zaratzian, Jean Dupouy, Julien C. Barber
Violin – Alvin Rogers, Doris Carr, Fred Buldrini, Gerald Tarack,
Guy Lumia, Harry Glickman, John Pintavalle, Joseph Goodman,
Max Hollander, Norman Carr, Ray Kunicki, Ruth Buffington
Written-By, Arranged By, Vocals, Guitar, Bass – Jon Lucien

「Would You Believe In Me」サンプリング例
・Pizzicato Five「Hippie Day」('94)
・Gramatik「Funk It Down」('08)
・Raashan Ahmad「If I」('08)

・Duo Live feat. Talib Kweli「Caught Up」('08)
・Al Caprona「A - Smoothside」('18)

「Lady Love」サンプリング例
・Whodis?「Es Lied Wi Das」('01)
・Action Bronson「Beautiful Music」('11)
・DJ Clart and Thiago Perry「Beautiful Music」('16)

「Rashida」サンプリング例
・Phuturistix「551 Blues」('06)
・Eric Lau「One」('10)

・Common「The Dreamer」('11)
・Zero T and Logistics「The Love She Needs」('12)

・Vanilla「Rashida」('13)

・仙人掌「Show Off」('18)
・Billy Woods and Kenny Segal「Agriculture」('23)

- その他のジョン・ルシアン作品 -
・Jon Lucien「Mind's Eye」('74 RCA)

・Jon Lucien「Premonition」('76 Columbia)

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