Artist: Garland Jeffreys | Album: 14 Steps To Harlem | Released: 2017 | Genre: Pop, Rock | Country: USA | Duration: 00:45:26

A critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Garland Jeffreys has earned a loyal international audience for his intelligent and passionate songs, informed by a variety of musical styles from rock and R&B to reggae and dance music, and dealing with topics both personal and political, often at the same time. While not especially prolific — he released a mere five studio albums between 1981 and 2011 — Jeffreys’ work reveals a rock & roller’s soul and a poetic sensibility that have earned him the respect of musical peers such as Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, David Johansen, and John Cale.

Vintage ViolenceJeffreys was born in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York in 1944. Of African-American, Puerto Rican, and European heritage, he was raised in a multi-cultural household and a neighborhood that was not always accepting of his family’s racial diversity. Jeffreys’ parents enjoyed jazz vocalists such as Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, and Dinah Washington, and as a teenager, he developed a taste for doo wop and rhythm & blues; as the ’50s gave way to the ’60s, he became a passionate fan of soul music and Bob Dylan’s early work. After graduating from high school, Jeffreys studied art history at Syracuse University, where he struck up friendships with fellow students and music fans Lou Reed and Felix Cavaliere; Jeffreys also expanded his cultural boundaries by studying for several months in Italy. After completing his studies in 1966, he began appearing at folk and rock clubs in Manhattan, often performing material that dealt with racial issues and using props and make-up to emphasize his messages. In 1969, Jeffreys formed a band called Grinder’s Switch with three musicians from Woodstock, New York — Ernie Corallo on guitar, Stan Szelest on keyboards, and Sandy Konikoff on drums. John Cale recruited Grinder’s Switch to form the core of the backing band (credited as Penguin) on his first solo album, 1969’s Vintage Violence, and the album included one of Jeffreys’ songs, “Fairweather Friend.” (Jeffreys also wrote a poem about Cale for the liner notes.) Grinder’s Switch were signed to Vanguard Records and cut an album that was released not long before the band split up in 1970.

Tracklisting:

01._ When You Call My Name _ (3:33)
02._ Schoolyard Blues _ (3:15)
03._ 14 Steps To Harlem _ (5:01)
04._ Venus _ (3:49)
05._ Reggae On Broadway _ (3:52)
06._ Time Goes Away _ (3:19)
07._ Spanish Heart _ (3:50)
08._ I’m A Dreamer _ (4:33)
09._ Waiting For The Man _ (4:29)
10._ Help _ (3:44)
11._ Colored Boy Said _ (3:09)
12._ Luna Park Love Theme _ (2:51)

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Garland Jeffreys – Of African-American, Puerto Rican, and European heritage, he was raised in a multi-cultural household and a neighborhood that was not always accepting of his family’s racial diversity. Jeffreys’ parents enjoyed jazz vocalists such as Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, and Dinah Washington, and as a teenager, he developed a taste for doo wop and rhythm & blues; as the ’50s gave way to the ’60s, he became a passionate fan of soul music and Bob Dylan’s early work. After graduating from high school, Jeffreys studied art history at Syracuse University, where he struck up friendships with fellow students and music fans Lou Reed and Felix Cavaliere; Jeffreys also expanded his cultural boundaries by studying for several months in Italy. After completing his studies in 1966, he began appearing at folk and rock clubs in Manhattan, often performing material that dealt with racial issues and using props and make-up to emphasize his messages. In 1969, Jeffreys formed a band called Grinder’s Switch with three musicians from Woodstock, New York — Ernie Corallo on guitar, Stan Szelest on keyboards, and Sandy Konikoff on drums. John Cale recruited Grinder’s Switch to form the core of the backing band credited as Penguin
Garland Jeffreys –
Garland Jeffreys – _ When You Call My Name _ 3:33
Garland Jeffreys – _ Schoolyard Blues _ 3:15
Garland Jeffreys – _ 14 Steps To Harlem _ 5:01
Garland Jeffreys – _ Venus _ 3:49
Garland Jeffreys – _ Reggae On Broadway _ 3:52
Garland Jeffreys – _ Time Goes Away _ 3:19
Garland Jeffreys – _ Spanish Heart _ 3:50
Garland Jeffreys – _ I’m A Dreamer _ 4:33
Garland Jeffreys – _ Waiting For The Man _ 4:29
Garland Jeffreys – _ Help _ 3:44
Garland Jeffreys – _ Colored Boy Said _ 3:09
Garland Jeffreys – _ Luna Park Love Theme _ 2:51

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