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- Record Label: Acid Jazz
- Release Date: Mar 24, 2023
- Summary: The latest full-length release from soul singer Billy Valentine was produced by producer Bob Thiele, Jr. and features covers of songs made famous by such artists as Prince, Pharaoh Sanders, Gil Scott-Heron, and Stevie Wonder.
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- Record Label: Acid Jazz
- Genre(s): R&B
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Mar 24, 2023Messages of love and peace, so prevalent during the late sixties and early seventies come through stellar arrangements of “The Creator Has a Master Plan,” originally associated with Leon Thomas and Pharaoh Sanders as well as the traditional gospel chestnut, “Wade in the Water.” ... This recording will likely still emerge as one of the year’s most important.
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Mar 24, 2023Interestingly, five decades into his career, Billy Valentine & the Universal Truth may be the record that finally introduces him to a national audience, simply because it's the protest-soul album we need most right now.
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MojoMar 24, 2023An exquisite collection of R&B message songs that have subtly been reframed with a jazz twist to reflect dystopian developments in contemporary American life. [May 2023, p.84]
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UncutMar 24, 2023A super-sophisticated set of soul-jazz covers of songs. [May 2023, p.38]
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