{"product_id":"james-black-i-need-altitude-cd","title":"James Black - (I Need) Altitude (CD)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJames Black's (I Need) Altitude showcases the New Orleans keyboard master's psychedelic, jazzy funk. Mostly unreleased tracks, now all on CD.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Black soaked up the city's trademark 'second line' rhythms from a young age, and by the early '60s was already doing session work for the likes of Fats Domino. His main interest was jazz, however, and he played in a group with the young Ellis Marsalis on piano and Nat Perrilliat on sax. Nat Adderley (along with brother Cannonball) used all three on his 1962 session In the Bag, to which Black contributed two compositions. The following year, Marsalis cut an underrated album of modern jazz called Monkey Puzzle; this time out Black handled four of the seven compositions, including the intricate 5\/4 piece 'Magnolia Triangle,' which ranks as perhaps his greatest work. Black went on to play with Yusef Lateef and Lionel Hampton in the mid-'60s, although his career was interrupted by a stint in the Angola State Penitentiary (during which time he actually played in a prison band with blues pianist James Booker and saxophonist Charles Neville). In the late '60s, Black paid the bills with R\u0026amp;B gigs around New Orleans, and in 1968 caught on at the Scram label as a house drummer. He played on Eddie Bo's 'Hook and Sling,' helping to make it one of the great New Orleans funk singles, and soon took his place alongside Smokey Johnson and the Meters' Ziggy Modeliste as one of the city's top funky drummers. Meanwhile, he continued to play jazz on the side as part of Ellis Marsalis' band ELM Music Company; they took up residency at Lu and Charlie's beginning in 1972 and became local favorites. During the '70s, Black also led his own group, the James Black Ensemble, which often featured his longtime girlfriend 'Sister Mary' Bonette on vocals. He attempted several times to record a full-length album, but the sessions never progressed. His mostly unreleased tracks are now on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003ch2\u003eMedia\u003c\/h2\u003e        \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:px;\"\u003e   \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=hAxMIO31zBfycPX3\u0026amp;list=OLAK5uy_kQ-QeVWBPcLtzVXVJ3IeNJN--dNVZFsmc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eMist\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003ePsychedelphia\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTune # 6\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThat Certain Someone\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eMr. Gris Gris Man\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eLonely Lonely Road\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003e(I Need) Altitude\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThere's A Storm In The Gulf (70's Version)\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eVlas Va\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eBetcha By Golly Wow\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eKickin'\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eJasmine\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003e(I Need) Altitude\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThere's A Storm In The Gulf\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eLonely Lonely Road \u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Night Train International\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e R \u0026amp; B\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/02\/04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 048612710528\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"TUFFCITY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48902783598841,"sku":"NTICD7105","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/NTICD7105.jpg?v=1787769321","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/james-black-i-need-altitude-cd","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}