Wilbert Longmire-Black Is The Color

[@thesoultwins72]

Simply brilliant! One of the best ever jazz-funk tracks ever laid down. RIP Mr Longmire

[@patmackie3499]

Killer tune....1luv 😎

[@Fah116]

This music takes me on a journey on the dance floor…

[@RobertJones-g2x]

This jazz funker from Bournemouth (now living in Los Angeles) still goes nuts when I hear this. The sax and guitar riffs are brilliant! There were many more great songs around when this came out. Might just have to dig out Jimmy McGriff and play Outside Looking in.

[@hugohackenbush1554]

Cheekie Pete's in Richmond is where I first heard this back in '78. I instantly went out and bought the album Sunny Side Up plus shelled out a days wages for a 12" import of this track. Took it to Crackers in Wardour Street for the George Power session every Friday afternoon. Used to be a terrific dancer there named Horace. George loved it. Played it twice! Global Village, Lyceum in the Strand on a Friday night. Caister at Bank Holidays. Fuck but I would love to be a white soul boy in '78 again. We all got on because we loved the music, our own style and especially the dancing. In my 60s now and came across this just this morning. Suddenly very nostalgic and a bit melancholy. Happy days.

[@classicgrooves]

Brilliant! I was around in those heady days.I regularly went to Cheekie Pete's and the Lyceum.i had friends in the Magnum Force tribe,loved those times.

[@MrOutar6]

Yes great tune !!!! Crackers is where we heard this tune a lot !!! We traveled from Crystal Palace to get our Jazz Funk groove on !!!

[@hugohackenbush1554]

@@classicgrooves Man but I feel sorry for today's kids, well not my own because I force fed them soul lol. Imagine not having this music as the soundtrack to your 'back in the days', doesn't bear thinking about. The tunes, the moves and the clothes. That was it. Oh and the travel. I first thought Caister where the wheels at the bottom of the good sofa PMSL. As Funkadelic said, "One nation under a groove."

[@hugohackenbush1554]

@@MrOutar6 Ahhh Cheekie's. Met the first girl to actually break my heart there. I did eventually get over her by the following Saturday when I broke her's back by banging her sister. I know, I know. In my defence, it was her twin and I just thought I was getting back with the other one PMSL

[@RasJabal]

Thanks for sharing @ Crackers, Wardour St, where clubbing started

[@Rocketed12]

Mmm, delicious jazz funk, I remember my local DJ playing this when I was 14, together with tunes like Young Child Ronnie Laws & Expansions, Lonnie Liston Smith 🙏😍

[@relaxpayourincometax]

All being well with planet, this song will still rock in another 40 years time. ‘Six Million Steps’ Rahni Harris, ‘All for You’ Ronnie Laws and the seminal ‘Running Away’ by Roy Ayers kick started me. Una Esta, Dancin’ and Prancin’ - really young. My neighbours played these endlessly . I use to press my ear against the wall to listen..

[@marknaylor8957]

@@relaxpayourincometax A truly great tune, I still press my ear against my neighbours wall, they caught me , the court case is next week

[@relaxpayourincometax]

@@marknaylor8957I sort of stopped that sort of stuff early because I found the acoustics through wood chip wallpaper really crappy, plus it left dents in my ears. But, here’s hoping you get a lenient hearing. 😊

[@cyrilroberts3093]

This was a Jazz Dancer's Delightfully playful dance track!!!! Brilliant on so many levels and so underrated "Back In The Day"!!!!

[@boggyandbob]

Yes totatally agree this was a big tune back in the day

[@hugohackenbush1554]

Oh absolutely it was. I'd have this on in the bedroom and just couldn't help but move. Drove downstairs mad!

[@RasJabal]

One could say this track defines jazz funk music, so intelligent, so uniquely tuneful and rhythmic - "black"!!

[@wezzhunte3440]

We used to step hard to this 🎶😈🤘🏾❤️

[@tanyajones556]

This my grandpa an thank u for loving his music his family thanks u an (r.i.p grandpa)

[@graham542]

Out of necessity I was very selective with the records I bought - the music needed to be good. The fact that I bought this is the biggest compliment I can give. Glad I did, still got the 12". R.I.P. Grandpa indeed Tanya.

[@alw8965]

You are rightly proud of your Grandpa Tanya this is the best piece of music I have ever heard.

[@marktaylor6047]

A load of us northerners from warrington wigan midlands stoke Leicester all big into northern soul , all went down to newquay Cornwall in the early 80s some of us had moved on inevitably to jazz funk , we had our own clique down there , we soon established our patch playing tunes like this in the clubs down there , Bertie’s sailors arms , great times

[@MrPeteBeale]

Angels - Burnley, Manchester Ritz. Mecca. Rafters

[@silvabrothersmusic]

Whats the scene these days in Wigan etc? Do the younger generation know anything about the past?

[@RasJabal]

Didn't know jazz funk reached Cornwall Power of good music my brother

[@davidmonks5513]

Superb,KGH Blackburn .Cutis favorite.timeless🕺🏾🕺🏾

[@chrisrodway6241]

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@nickpapaggg6205]

I've been on this planet for 54 years I welcome all challenges for a classier tune

[@sheevamatimbas4300]

Nick Papaggg, there are none

[@hugohackenbush1554]

A challenge that no one can ever accept.

[@alw8965]

You are so right Nick, I have loved this one since it was first released and I can't believe it wasn't a huge hit then or anytime since.

[@RasJabal]

You make a very good argument - definitely subliminal instrumentation

[@RasJabal]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@sweep42]

Frenchies, Kings Lodge, Wings, Gold Mine, Lacy Lady et al. Hilly gave this LP to me after a fancy dress comp. Timeless classic :) :)

[@nasr-qm9cv]

So many memories of those clubs and this music, life was simpler but far better 65 years old and still can't stay still to this.

[@hugohackenbush1554]

Frenchies!!! Lacy Lady!!! Now we're talking proper nights out. Dayamm but I wish I'd a time machine. In my 60s now lol

[@ArtyCarl]

I bought this on EP way back in the day, it had this track, Touchdown by Bob James, Watermelon Man by Mongo Santamaria but for the life of me cannot remember the 4th track.

[@classicgrooves]

Richard Tee-First love perhaps?

[@robjvarney]

Me too until I read this reply 😁

[@steveshovlar994]

It was Richard T with first Love. I still have the EP. This track is fantastic. For some reason not available on Spotify.😮

[@patrickpaul7360]

I first heard this on Greg Edwards Soul Spectrum and spent the next week in what felt like just about every record shop in London trying to find it.if i remember right Ronnie L used to regularly drop this at the 100 club Oxford Street

[@RasJabal]

Thanks for sharing memories @ Greg and 100 Club. How cool and fashionable were the guys and girls who danced at these pioneering venues. And jazz funk culture started to really break down the racial barriers

[@sheevamatimbas4300]

R.I.P. Mr. Wilbert Longmire , tell my father I think of him everyday .

[@tanyajones3456]

Sheeva Matimbas This my grandpa r.i.p grandpa i miss u so much

[@sheevamatimbas4300]

There are no words that can be said , when loved one has passed on . To me your Grandpa was a genius in his field .

[@simonprice7441]

Best jazz funk EVER BY A MILE.

[@RasJabal]

Soul Family

[@screennationmedia]

A tune of tunes ❤❤

[@alw8965]

I can't believe this hasn't been pounced upon yet !

[@garrisonberry7228]

Wilbert Longmire, we all will miss you very much !!! Your student Garrison Berry, R.I.P. Brother!!

[@williamjones6636]

Big tune... 😁

[@hollyswales1275]

❤❤❤ fab

[@adamskikijowski9139]

Got this on one of his LP's. Great tune.

[@hugohackenbush1554]

That album cover with the egg on the cover. Album's called Sunny Side Up. Awesome sound.

[@MD-wk4fw]

A slice of pure genius

[@hullsoulboy]

At last...the complete masterpiece!

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

Bob James production in the 70s was sublime!

[@robjvarney]

Got this on a Tappan Zee sampler with Bob James' Touchdown and Watermelon Man by Mongo Santamaria. Love it

[@earldeverall6909]

take's me back to the Monday nights at Tiffany's Bath all those moon's away

[@DaveWalby]

Daniele Baldelli’s NTS 2020 NYE brought me here

[@thelacylady7Kings]

When clubs were for dancing .............

[@klecoxs2]

Guy can play

[@chrisclarke8961]

A Team on hand. Sanborn James èt al

[@BethanyMayx]

classic

[@RasJabal]

Well said

[@annegonzalez2704]

Way, way ahead of his time. But then look at who he's jamming with.

[@poejelly8413]

+Anne Gonzalez Bought it as soon as it came out because of David Sanborn and Bob James (big fan)

[@debbiefillery1472]

Fanrastic

[@monkeybhoy75]

oh yes :)

[@fredericpalasse101]

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