the rix mix

All of Odell Brown's LPs for Cadet & Paula labels are out of print.  They're all good. The three Odell Brown & the Organ-izers albums are treasures. Featuring two saxes, frequent addition of congas, & with a broad range of covers & originals, the group occupied a funky ground between Booker & the MG's & B3 Hammond jazz. The saxes even wandered into John Coltraneish territory on some numbers.  They were an outstanding band, but they were not so easily categorized, &  were disagreements within the group regarding direction & commitment broke it up.   Odell went on to become Marvin Gaye's music director, then dropped out sight for a long time after Marvin's murder.  It came out that he had long suffered from periods of depression.  Ducky is from 1967.