Terry Callier: Turn You To Love

Terry Callier

Turn You To Love

Musicians
Terry Callier guitar, vocals
Reginald 'Sonny' Burke, keyboards
Wah-Wah Watson, guitar
Ernie Watts, saxophone
Fred Wesley, trombone
Oscar Brashear, trumpet
Keni Burke, bass
James Gadson, drums
Oliver C. Brown, Jr., percussion

Selections
Side A:
Sign of The Times
Pyramids of Love
Turn You To Love
Do It Again
Side B:
Ordinary Joe
Occasional Rain
Still Water (Love)
You and Me (Will Always Be In Love)
A Mother's Love

Reedición en vinilo de 180 gr de Speakers Corner.

When you listen to Terry Callier's music, it really makes you wonder why it took three decades after the release of his debut album for this singer to be able to live from his music. "Turn You To Love", "easily Terry Callier's most underrated album" (allmusic.com), may in the first moment be somewhat astonishing for its rather disparate mix of numbers. Unlike the works by other soul mates, Callier's songs demonstrate not how soul should be but rather what soul can be. His musical language does away with angry attitudes, and cultivates instead deep and sincerely felt sentiment. This is expressed not only in sprightly funk ("Sign Of The Times") but also in moderately paced and soulful songs such as "Pyramids Of Love". His vocal prowess is shown in a wide variation of numbers - from well rounded to smoky, gauze-like phrases ("Turn You To Love"), via a rhythmically freely swinging number with a lengthy text ("Ordinary Joe"), and a narrative, meditative atmosphere ("Occasional Rain"). In between we find a fine mix of diverse voices ("You And Me") and a drop of the cultivated, indestructible groovy sound of the times ("Still Water").