WAIT FOR ME: COMPLETE WORKS 1967-1972

The complete works, including newly?discovered recordings, by South Carolinian?funk/soul bandleader James Reese, a?jazz-inflected producer as ambitious as he?was talented. ?Trombonist, bandleader, songwriter, arranger and producer?James Reese never issued an album with his Progressions?band, only a series of 45s - some under his own name, some?under that of his collaboraors - out of Spartanburg, South?Carolina on his Najma label, from the late 1960s until the?mid 1970s. He was as ambitious as he was talented, and?his ouevre ranges from brutal, deep soul to sophisticated?instrumental ballads to jazz-inflected funk.?Now-Again's Egon first discovered Reese's music on a 24?lock-in in Concord, North Carolina's legendary record and?antique clock repository, Ye Olde Clock Shoppe, in 1999.?After he tracked down Reese, he officially reissued two of?Reese's songs on his seminal Stones Throw anthology The?Funky 16 Corners. He later issued more of Reese's music on?the Now-Again anthology Loving On The Flipside.?Sourced from rare 45s and multi-track master tapes, Wait For?Me: The Complete Works 1967-1972 presents both issued?and recently-rediscovered songs in the full-length format, in?a cohesive set that shows the brilliance still arising from the?American soul and funk sub-strata. Included among them is?a remix of the track Throwing Stones from longtime?Now-Again associate Kenny Dope. Also comes bundled with?an extensive booklet detailing the trajectory of Reese and his?band. Download card for WAV files included with the LP.??A1. One Girl * A2. It's Got Soul A3. The Mess * A4. Wait For Me A5. Gee Whiz (Instrumental) A6. Let's Go (It's Summertime) A7. Jody's Freeze A8. Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix)?B1. It's Not But So Much Love Can Do B2. I'll Find A True Love B3. How Can I Make It B4. He'll Never Go B5. A Fool For Love, No More B6. Joker, Where Did You Come From