Artist: The Chuck Rainey Coalition
Album: The Chuck Rainey Coalition (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz, Funk
Release Date: 1972/2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 33:05
Total Tracks: 9
Total Size: 349 MB

Tracklist:

1. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – Eloise (First Love) (02:26)
2. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – How Long Will It Last (03:08)
3. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – Genuine John (Colors) (03:46)
4. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – The Rain Song (02:18)
5. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – Got It Together (03:49)
6. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – The Lone Stranger (02:42)
7. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – Harlem Nocturne Zenzile (05:20)
8. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – It’s Gonna Rain (03:37)
9. The Chuck Rainey Coalition – Theme from Peter Gunn (05:54)

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Although Chuck Rainey was among New York’s most ubiquitous and in-demand R&B and pop session players of the 1960s and ’70s, he didn’t record very many albums on his own. The Chuck Rainey Coalition gives us a glimpse of the electric bassist in the driver’s seat. Rainey doesn’t do that much stretching, and most of the time, this collection of instrumental jazz/R&B simmers without really igniting. Nonetheless, there are a few cuts that stand out. Rainey really digs into a funky interpretation of the “Theme from Peter Gunn,” and his soul-minded arrangement of “Harlem Nocturne” is fairly imaginative. Meanwhile, uptempo tunes like “Get It Together,” “It’s Gonna Rain” and “The Lone Stranger” are kind of catchy, though hardly mind-blowing. Overall, this isn’t a bad album, but it could have been much better. ~ Alex Henderson