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Melvin Sparks is the Essential Guitar Player! He’s The Master Of The
Groove! The Acid-Jazz Pioneer! The Originator of Soul Jazz, Old
School Acid Jazz & BarbecueFunk(FUNKJAZZ)
Over the last thirty years he has played with some of Jazz’s
greatest musicians: David "Fathead" Newman, Lou Donaldson, Hank
Crawford, Reuben Wilson and John Patton (are amongst the many).
During the 1970s, Sparks backed up Lou Donaldson on the Funk-Jazz
classics "Everything I Play Is Funky" and "Hot Dog".
Sparks recorded seven albums of his own and played on over 100 other
albums. As a session man for Blue Note and Prestige Records, Sparks
laid his signature guitar work on many other musician’s albums
without ever being in spotlight. It was during this time that Melvin
defined the jazz-guitar sound of a generation.
Melvin Sparks is still a much sought-after studio player, both new
and old talents seek him out now more than ever. He continues to
perform with the greats of this genre such as Leon Spencer Jr., Mike
Clark and Idris Mohammed and is now breaking out his legendary
guitar wizardry with many younger bands and artists such as
Galactic, The Greyboy Allstars, Karl Denson's Tiny Univers, Derek
Trucks and Robert Walter's 20th Congress.
Melvin is geared up to show us all what he does better than anyone
else. Groove hard and in the pocket. Melvin Sparks has perhaps the
most inspiring and soul-energizing guitar chops on this planet or
another. He is admired by many performers, and audiences old and
young alike, but continues to be a hidden treasure for music fans
worldwide. He is Soul-Jazzy and Funky to the core! .The
heart and soul of this music transcends genre. |
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