Sunday, May 5, 2019

Day 0247 - Superfly

Curtis Mayfield "Superfly" (1972)

 
That is some silky smooth, solid funk magic right there! Laced with soul, backed with lush strings and nicely punctuated in places by horn sections.  In some places though, Mayfield strips the grooves right back to just some funky bass and percussion when it suits the song. 

One of the few soundtracks to feature in this list so far. haven't seen the film, but love the music.

It's kind of sad though.  Read that Mayfield was paralysed from the neck down when a lighting rig fell on him. He died in his late 50s. 😢

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