Originally released in 1973 on
Encounter Records
,
Profile
's
Sands of Time
was produced by
Bernard Purdie
(a living, walking definition of
soul-jazz
drumming), and the album bears his signature sound. With
Don Sands
on organ,
Dave Barron
on guitar,
Seldon Powell
on tenor sax,
Garnett Brown
on trombone,
Jimmy Owens
on trumpet,
Paul Martinez
on bass, and
Purdie
and
Butchman Bateman
sharing the drum kit, with help from percussionist
Norman Pride
, the album catches an easy, gently funky shuffle tone from the opening track,
Barron
"99 Baseball,"
and then never lets go. Instrumental versions of
Al Green
"Let's Stay Together,"
Isaac Hayes
'
"Shaft,"
Jimmy Webb
's (via
)
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
all fall into a delightful rainy-day groove, making
somewhat of a lost classic. ~ Steve Leggett