Name: Plenty Good Eaton
Brand: Cleveland Eaton

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-RGM-1192LE

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Colour

Orange

Colour details

Orange with Black Swirl.

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Discogs ID

[r16945110]

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Rough Trade NYC

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

848064011927

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / orange

Artist

Cleveland Eaton

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Real Gone Music

Cleveland Eaton was a multi-talented musician, producer, arranger, composer, and publisher. Born on August 31, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A., he had an impressive range of musical skills including piano, saxophone, trumpet, tuba, and string bass. He was also the head of his own record company based in Birmingham. Throughout his career, Cleveland Eaton made significant contributions to the music industry and left a lasting legacy.

With his diverse musical abilities and extensive experience as a producer and arranger [and composer], Cleveland Eaton brought a unique perspective to his work. His talents spanned across various instruments including the piano [saxophone], trumpet [tuba], and string bass. This versatility allowed him to create rich compositions that showcased his exceptional skills.

In addition to being a talented musician,[Cleveland Eaton] also took on roles as a producer,[arranger], composer,[publisher] which further highlighted his expertise in the music industry.[Throughout his career], he worked with numerous artists[on various projects] and played an integral role in shaping their sound[s]. His dedication to music extended beyond performing; he established [his own] record company based in Birmingham which served as a platform for promoting new talent[artists].

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The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020. This 1975 album, one of the real gems in the hallowed Black Jazz label catalog, takes the full measure of the man. Cleve recorded Plenty Good Eaton right after he left Ramsey Lewis' band, with whom he recorded a grand total of 17 (!) different albums for such labels as Argo, Cadet and Columbia, including the hit records Wade in the Water, Another Voyage, and Sun Goddess. Then, starting in 1980, Eaton spent a dozen years with Count Basie's band, and if you can imagine some blend of Lewis' soul-funk with Basie's hard-driving swing, you might just begin to grasp what's on the menu of Plenty Good Eaton (the album graphics actually present the credits and songs as if they were menu entrees). This truly is fusion cuisine, and it's (sorry) cookin', too, ranging from the Blaxploitation soundtrack stylings of Keena, All Your Lover All Day All Night, and Hamburg 302, all of which incorporate disco-style strings into funky soul-jazz vamps, to the almost trad-jazz of Kaiser 405, to the Philly soul of Are You Out There Somewhere Caring, to the out-and-out party anthem Moe Let's Have a Party. The cooks in the kitchen are first-rate, too, including such Chess-label stalwarts as keyboardist Odell Brown and percussionist Morris Jennings and fellow Black Jazz label artists Steve Galloway and Arie Brown of The Awakening. This long-awaited and timely reissue of Plenty Good Eaton features a fresh remastering by Mike Milchner of SonicVision, plus notes by Pat Thomas that include remembrances from Cleve's widow Myra and long-time friend Lee Shook. A musical meal not to miss.

Plenty Good Eaton

Music GB

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