(May 2020) Episode 265 is CURTIS MAYFIELD including his time in THE IMPRESSIONS. I dig late 60s-early 70s soul/funk, a sound Mayfield helped create and mastered. That sweet falsetto is so distinctive. I began with his time in The Impressions to get a full sense of his evolution from R&B into soul and the strong social commentary that characterized his work. His quality dropped off after Superfly, into banal disco and then bland 80s adult contemporary soul.
Favorite album: Superfly
Favorite song: Freddie’s Dead
Compared to expectations: same
Opus Project 