David T. Walker - Press On (1973)

Warmly chromatic and nicely tripped out guitar work from David T Walker – laid out over some great larger arrangements from the legendary Jerry Peters! The style here is a great blend of studio jazz and soul – a completely new recasting of the role of the guitarist in the soul instrumental field, and one that's clearly inspired by the styles of CTI and Kudu, yet a bit more straight ahead overall. Walker's guitar is amazing throughout – laidback, yet always filled with a strong sense of "voice" that really comes through – and other players on the set include longtime studio associates, like Harvey Mason on drums, Ernie Watts on alto, Tom Scott on tenor, and Oscar Brasher on trumpet. Titles are mostly covers, but done in really great versions – and tunes include "If You Let Me", "Superstition", "Work To Do", "Brother, Brother", "Press On", "Didn't I Blow Your Mind", and "If That's The Way You Feel".

Tracklist:

01. I Got Work to Do (Isley Brothers)
02. Brother, Brother (King)
03. Press On (Walker)
04. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time (Bell-Hart)
05. With a Little Help from My Friends (Lennon-McCartney)
06. Superstition (Wonder)
07. I Who Have Nothing (Leiber-Stoller-Mogol-Donida)
08. If That's the Way You Feel (Kayjay)
09. Save Your Love for Me (Johnson)
10. If You Let Me (Wilson)