Spotlight On Leroy Kirkland: Good Gracious (CD)

Release Date: 12/08/23

The album focus on the up-tempo titles he orchestrated and arranged during the four-year period 1954 through to 1958.

Koko Mojo Records (KM-CD-176) Songwriter album Thrill-La-Dill looked at Kirkland's skill with the pen. The second study of his involvement in the music business is heard on Koko Mojo Records (KM-CD-179) Spotlight on Leroy Kirkland, Good Gracious, and the album looks at his behind-the-scenes work in the 1950s. The album is programmed year by year from years 1954 through to 1958, and the music is predominantly performed by Negro artists, with only three Caucasian artists appearing on the disc. Leroy Kirkland for twenty-seven of the songs led the orchestra and arranged the session, he makes one appearance as a named performer, and one included song is a Kirkland co-write. Where known the session details are within the album sleeve. The sleeve notes from the compilation/ re-issue producer and Dee Jay Mark Armstrong will give a brief history of Leroy Kirkland, and where available session information is included. The album is topped off with the best possible sound quality possible from our mastering team at our El Paso, Texas, Studio. The concept is lavishly decorated by design artist and working musician Urban Zotel, and the sleeve is made from top-quality eco-friendly cardboard specially designed to avoid the use of plastic and be environmentally friendly.
Koko Mojo Records endeavours to use some lesser-known and for some, perhaps more obscure titles and adds something unexpected to every album. The album is ideal for Dee Jays to fill the dance floor with, and for home listening or while cruising around.
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