Name: Black Rhapsody Instrumental by Little Beaver
Brand: Little Beaver
SKU: 829410193276
Price: 7.92 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (56 reviews)

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A Tribute To Wes View on Youtube

03:59

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03:59

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Blues For Mama View on Youtube

03:21

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03:21

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Hit Me With Funky Music View on Youtube

03:42

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03:42

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Loosen Up View on Youtube

03:07

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03:07

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Summertime View on Youtube

02:59

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Just My Imagination View on Youtube

06:17

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Never Can Say Goodbye View on Youtube

05:39

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Let's Stay Together View on Youtube

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Nicknamed Little Beaver because of his prominent buckteeth, Florida funk guitar player Willie Hale became an in-demand session player before branching out in 1972 with Joey, his first solo album. Hale’s sophomore outing, Black Rhapsody Instrumental, surfaced in 1974, opening with “A Tribute to Wes”: a flowing instrumental that smooths out Hale’s funk with buttery R&B grooves. The following “Blues for Mama” makes good on its title by pumping Delta-inspired fretwork through wet reverb and a wah-wah pedal as a loose rhythm section keeps the changes airtight. Some tasteful leads on an acoustic guitar provide a nice contrast here as well. The rhythm section shows a Meters-influenced penchant for somehow making taut chops sound floating and free throughout “Hit Me with Funky Music.” Hale and band take a breezy detour on what could be the grooviest cover ever of George Gershwin’s “Summertime.”