Pizzazz

Strut reissue one of Patrice Rushens all-time classic albums for Elektra Records with an expanded 2LP edition of Pizzazz from 1979. The album marked another progression in Rushens solo career as she broke through with the huge club hit Havent You Heard and also featured on her LP cover with her trademark braids for the first time courtesy of stylist Sibongile Bradley and top photographer Norman Seeff. The album showcased Rushens famed talent for bringing the right musicians together, mixing more experienced players like drummer James Gadson and Bill Summers with younger talent including bassist Freddie Washington and drummer Ndugu Chancler. The tracks themselves were more spacious than on Patrice, released 18 months earlier. It was the confidence of feeling that we didn't need quite as much in the arrangements, Patrice explains, and the times were also changing in terms of what we liked, what we danced to and the kind of grooves that people responded to. With Pizzazz, we had the advantage of a rapport with radio and black press, which were both very powerful at the time. Alongside Havent You Heard, the album features many tracks that have become fan favourites over the years - the upbeat, carefree single Let The Music Take Me, the sweet ballad Settle For Me Love and a memorable duet with Roy Galloway, Givin It Up Is Givin In. Struts expanded reissue of Pizzazz features loud cut bonus extended 12 versions of the albums singles Havent You Heard and Let The Music Take Me, alongs

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Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Patrice Rushen
Release Date: 07 October 2022
Genre: Soul
Label: Strut Records
Distributor: MGM Music