Solomon King The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (Expanded CD Edition)

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Solomon King The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (Expanded CD Edition)The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, crate diggers, and the like. Of these indie Black themed films, the once lost and recently rediscovered 1974 flick Solomon King is perched atop the list. The film was written, directed, and produced by Oakland, CA entrepreneur Sal Watts, who also starred in the

starting with a fresh mastering by Jeffrey Norman (in his words

with mid-‘70s Miles Davis the predominant hue in an ever-changing sonic palette

and Mark Mothersbaugh

there is not a weak track on the album

Often tagged as a biker band-mostly due to their prominent presence on the soundtrack to Easy Rider-Steppenwolf was actually a socially-conscious

The Time Is Now

Can I Get a Witness

electric sitar

" A restless Dusty

These legends include Leonard Bernstein and The New York Philharmonic

though Dara does flash his burnished cornet tone on occasion

Heavenly Charm