Leon Thomas - Blues And The Soulful TruthThe title of Thomass third album for Bob Thieles Flying Dutchman referenced Oliver Nelsons classic 1961 LP The Blues and the Abstract Truth. Released in 1972, Blues And The Soulful Truth featured an expansive all star band that included Pretty Purdie (drums), Stanley Clarke (bass), Cecil Payne (Baritone sax) and the unsung Neal Creque (keyboards). Its a soul meets jazz meets the blues masterpiece with arrangements from ex James Brown horn man Pee Wee

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