The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Hot Heat And Sweet Groove

(A set from 1971 that’s even more stretched out and trippy than their other albums! Gone are the tight short cuts of earlier days, and in their place are longer messed-up funky numbers that have more of a jamming party feel. These tunes that let the whole group open up in a relaxed and soulful mode that must have been plenty great to see happening live in the studio! Charles sings in a style that mixes straighter soul with “crazy man” kind of lyrics and the album features the wicked tune ‘Express Yourself II’, a great follow-up to the first one, done in a more open-styled way)