What are Soul Caravan doing on a label like Garden of Delights? Well,
during their first years, they actually played pure soul music,
sometimes jazz or blues. But this concert was given in the last days
before their renaming into Xhol Caravan, at the beginning of 1969. Here,
the direction that should be followed can already be discerned. The
sound is excellent, even amazingly good for those days. Unfortunately,
the recordings are not complete. At least, the nearly forty minutes
conserved are just enough for one CD. Apart from two inevitable old soul
classics (“(Sittin’ on) the dock of the bay” by Otis Redding and “Lick a
stick” by James Brown) and a jazz standard (“My favorite things” by
John Coltrane), Soul Caravan present a very early version of their
self-written track “All green” and a drum solo by Skip. A testimonial to
their times.
GODTracklist :
1. My Favorite Things 8'37
Written-By – Richard Rogers/Oscar Hammerstein
2. All Green 13'15
Written-By – Soul Caravan
3. Skipping 4'00
Written-By – Skip Van Wyck
4. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 4'16
Vocals – Leon
Written-By – Otis Redding
5. Lick A Stick 7'20
Vocals – Unknown Artist
Written-By – Ellis, Byrd, Brown
Credits :
Bass – Klaus Briest
Guitar – Werner Funk
Organ – Öcki von Brevern
Percussion – Skip Van Wyck
Soprano Saxophone – Hansi Fischer
Tenor Saxophone – Tim Belbe
