Consumer Guide Album

The Counts: Funk Pump [Aware, 1974]
I feared the worst when I realized the lead cut was Carole King's "Jazzman," the worst being that they'd gotten "better." More vocals, more horns, more pop moves, and when the female chorus sings "This ain't a song it's just a magic ride" you can be sure it ain't a magic ride either. The title cut is built like a fire hydrant, and I enjoy side two until "Tecalli," where their Latin accent gets suave. But jazzmen they're not. B