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Roy Porter Sound Machine

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Roy Porter, who was one of the drummers playing the latest rhythms at the dawn of bebop in the 40's, but spent the 60's in silence, released his memorable first leader album in 1971! This is the first album released by Roy Porter, who was approaching 50 years old at the time, aiming for a comeback after a long period of silence. The outstanding sense of rhythm and energetic drumming on this album clearly show his ambitious attitude, and it is a very hot piece of work. The original copy sold for over $1,000, making it the most expensive album he has ever made. The long jazz funk song "Jessica," which he wrote for his girlfriend and is one of his best-known songs, has a melody that is indescribably melancholy and sexy, "Funky Twitch," which has a percussive beat and is richly intertwined with lively horns and guitar, and "Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh," which quotes Jobim's famous "Wave" phrase. The album also includes "Ooh-La-La", which quotes a phrase from Jobim's classic "Wave"! (C)RS