The Truth & Soul of Lee Fields
2009-06-26 by The Mighty AlboyLee Fields and the Expressions- “Honey Dove”
“Wow” was what I first thought when I heard this.
I thought I’d heard em all, but this guy passed me by. Lee Fields has a voice pitched perfectly between the raw emotion of Otis Reading and the sweet control of Al Green. He had a few well thought of, but hard to find (and believe me, I’m lookin’!) singles and an LP out in the 70’s, when he was somewhat limitingly described as “Little J.B.” on account of the similarity of his stylings to those of the GFOS, but that was it. Thankfully for us all- and thanks to the good folk at Truth & Soul records- he’s had a bit of a renaissance since mid-90s and has started putting tracks out once again, and he’s back with his own sound.
I first came across this track on the Truth & Soul compilation Fallin’ off the Reel vol 1 (which you should seriously check), and besides thinking “wow”, I couldnt work out if it was real old- it sounds like bona fide soul- or brand new- it’s too crispily produced to be the product of a 60s/70s studio.
Turns out it’s brand new- the work of Lee Fields and the Truth and Soul studio band called The Expressions, comprising members of El Michels Affair (who I swear Big J posted some time ago, doing a cover of Wu Tang’s C.R.E.A.M. but I cant find it to link)
A lot of talent is well in evidence, and there’s a lot more on the following records you really really must check:
Lee Fields & The Expressions- “My World”
El Michels Affair- “Sounding out the City”
Various Artists- “Falling off the Reel volumes 1 & 2” [Truth & Soul Records]
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Comments 
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It was me who posted C.R.E.A.M., and it was a long time back now!
http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=335
'last ride' of that album is just amazing. great stuff.
cheers
c