Gene Russell - New Direction Japanese Songs like "Nobody's Got Time"

Songs like  "Nobody's Got Time" transposed eventually into Eddy Grants infamous disco classic "Time Warp" "Are You Ready For Me" is a conscious rebellious island funk stormer with those percolating synths and Equals engine groove rhythms

DEADSTOCK COPY (unplayed wax

The choice of Tony Humphries to mix the compilation is a significant one

Torcha Chamba and DJ Muggs

Something wrong with your lovin'

Gene Russell - New Direction Japanese Songs like "Nobody's Got Time""The first album released by the most sought after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! And since keyboardist Gene Russell was at the artistic helm of Black Jazz, it was only natural that the label's debut record featured Russell himself, with the fitting title New Direction. Oft bootlegged, with original copies commanding princely sums, New Direction, while a fairly straight ahead piano trio outing, sets the tone for the entire label with its