{"product_id":"johnny-lytle-people-love-2024-reissue","title":"Johnny Lytle - People \u0026 Love (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCraft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary announce the first-ever vinyl reissue of \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eJohnny\u003c\/span\u003eLytle’s long-sought-after soul-jazz gem, \u003cem\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eFull of soaring, funky jams and heady grooves, the latest release in Jazz Dispensary’s acclaimed \u003cem\u003eTop Shelf\u003c\/em\u003e series showcases the legendary vibraphonist’s talents as a songwriter, musician, and bandleader, as he guides his fellow musicians through five sublime tracks, including extended, soulful covers (“People Make the World Go ’Round,” “Where Is the Love?”) and groovy originals (“Libra,” “Tawhid,” “Family”). The 1973 session also boasts a stellar line-up of players, including Daahoud Hadi (formerly Butch Cornell) on the electric piano and organ, Bob Cranshaw on the electric bass, and harpist Betty Glamann. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTouted by the great bandleader Lionel Hampton as “The Greatest Vibes Player in the World,” \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eJohnny \u003c\/span\u003eLytle (1932 – 1995) began his career as a drummer, playing with the likes of Ray Charles, Gene Ammons, and Jimmy Witherspoon before switching to the vibraphone in the mid-’50s. By the end of the decade, he was leading his own group and caught the ears of producer\/record executive Orrin Keepnews, who promptly signed the dexterous musician. A consummate showman, whose fast-paced performances earned him the title of “Fast Hands,” Lytle built a significant following in the ’60s—recording for Keepnews’ Jazzland, Riverside, and Milestone imprints, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor 1973’s \u003cem\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Love\u003c\/em\u003e (originally released on Milestone), Lytle found inspiration from two popular songs of the day: “People Make the World Go ’Round” (made famous a year earlier by Philadelphia soul stars, The Stylistics) and Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s 1972 smash hit, “Where Is the Love.” In addition to delivering inspired renditions of the two tracks, Lytle also borrowed from the songs’ titles to name his own album. Keepnews, who produced \u003cem\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Love\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote in the album’s original liner notes “‘People’ and ‘Love’ are also words that seem strongly descriptive of the kind of music \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eJohnny\u003c\/span\u003e Lytle has created here. \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eJohnny\u003c\/span\u003e has always been a notably soulful musician, whose playing has a high emotional content.” What made this particular album stand out in the vibraphonist’s prolific catalog, Keepnews added, was that Lytle was transitioning away from the “hard-driving [and] rhythmic” playing that he first became known for. “There has been a ‘new’ Lytle gradually emerging, and on this record that warmer and deeper attitude takes over,” the producer concludes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable on vinyl for the first time since its original release 50 years ago, the downtempo-funk extravaganza People \u0026amp; Love is a crate-digger's treasure chest, filled with soul-jazz grooves and mesmerizing vibraphone textures laid down by Johnny Lytle, who was touted as \"the greatest vibes player in the world\" by the big band legend Lionel Hampton. As with all titles in the album-centric \u003cem\u003eTop Shelf \u003c\/em\u003eseries—which reissues the highest-quality, hand-picked rarities — \u003cem\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Love\u003c\/em\u003e features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI. Rounding out the package is a tip-on jacket, replicating the album’s original art. — (via Jazz Dispensary)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/03OB2jawScmEParB4lFffU?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Milestone\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180 gram\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Mar 2024 \/ Original Release: 1973\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Space-Age, Downtempo\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFile under: Soul Jazz \/ Jazz-Funk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milestone Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43933868097694,"sku":"888072507906","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/CR00653_Johnny_Lytle_-_People_Love_Jacket_Cover_CMYK-copy.jpg?v=1717574954","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/johnny-lytle-people-love-2024-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}