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Curtis is the debut studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own label Curtom Records. The musical styles of Curtis moved further away from the pop-soul sounds of Mayfield's previous group The Impressions and featured more of a funk and psychedelic ...
Curtis Lee Mayfield was born on Wednesday, June 3, 1942, in Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, [15] the son of Marion Washington and Kenneth Mayfield, one of five children. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Mayfield's father left the family when Curtis was five; his mother (and maternal grandmother) moved the family into several Chicago public housing ...
Curtis/Live! is Curtis Mayfield’s first live album, after leaving The Impressions.Originally released in May 1971 as a double LP on Mayfield's Curtom label (distributed through Neil Bogart's Buddah Records), the album's 16 tracks — along with Mayfield's interstitial raps on the politics of the day — were recorded at Paul Colby's 230 seater Bitter End nightclub in New York City.
Curtis in Chicago is a 1973 live album by Curtis Mayfield and others. Mayfield is joined by The Impressions , Jerry Butler , Gene Chandler and others in a review of Mayfield's then-fifteen years as a recording artist.
Roots is Curtis Mayfield’s second studio album, released in October 1971. Having received critical praise from a variety of publications, the album is regarded as not just one of Mayfield's best works but also as a classic release of the '70s soul era, with Allmusic critic Bruce Eder stating that "the album soars on some of the sweetest and most eloquent... soul sounds heard up to that time".
All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield; except where indicated Introduction “Ice 9” “Back to the World” “It's Alright”/”Amen” “Gypsy Woman” “Freddie's Dead” “Pusherman” “We've Gotta Have Peace” “We've Only Just Begun” (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) “People Get Ready” “Move On Up”
In alchemy, the Magnum Opus or Great Work is a term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone. It has been used to describe personal and spiritual transmutation in the Hermetic tradition , attached to laboratory processes and chemical color changes, used as a model for the individuation process, and as ...