The smooth, wink-in-the-eye singing style of New Orleans' Lee Dorsey is one of pop and soul's best-kept secrets, and he never sounded better than when he was teamed with pianist/songwriter/arranger/producer Allen Toussaint. This concise collection brings together key tracks from Dorsey and Toussaint's late-'60s and early-'70s albums, including the immortal Working in the Coal Mine, Ride Your Pony, and Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. With wonderfully loose but exact arrangements and horn charts, backup vo...   [ read more ]

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Covers Dorsey's Allen Toussaint-produced mid-'60s soul hits as well as some earlier material on the Relic set. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

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Leading a tight, cohesive quartet, bass player/leader Leon Lee Dorsey's second album is devoted to eight of his originals and one very fine standard, "Old Folks." His first album was 180 degrees the other way, almost entirely devoted to originals. The play list reflects Dorsey's confidence that as played by his talented group, his material is of sufficient interest that it can sustain almost an entire CD. As to the artistry of the players on this session, there is no doubt. With respect to {$Dorse...   [ read more ]

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