Harvey Mandel - Feel The Sound (1974)

Year: 1974 (CD 1989)
Label: Line Records (West Germany), JACD 9.00799 O
Style: Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Jazz-Rock
Country: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (March 11, 1945)
Time: 29:28
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 173 Mb

This album reminds me very much of the Jeff Beck release "Rough and Ready". The reason is the vocalist sounds very much like Beck's vocalist Bobby Tench from that album. And that is a compliment to all parties involved. Love the Beck album and I love this one by Harvey. Mr. Mandel is criminally unknown. Easily makes my top ten favorite guitarist list. This is a classic 70's release. Harvey is tapping his ass off here and it's obvious Eddie Van Halen was listening. He used to watch Harvey live at the Whiskey in L.A. In the early 70's. Be nice if he would ever mention Harvey as a huge influence. What a douche. Anyway, if you love blues/rock guitar with jazz chops make a point to hunt this down. You will not be disappointed. Thank you Harvey.
(amazon.co.uk/Feel-Sound-Harvey-Mandel/dp/B01G93QDI4)

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).

01. Got To Be Bad (03:53)
02. Sore Throat (02:35)
03. Just Wanna Be There (04:28)
04. Candles By The Bedside (04:07)
05. Feel The Sound (06:02)
06. I Got Your Slot (02:53)
07. Rankachank Blues (02:50)
08. Forever And Forever (02:36)

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Harvey Mandel - Shangrenade (1973)

Year: 1973 (CD 1998)
Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), REP 4712-WG
Style: Jazz-Rock, Instrumental
Country: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (March 11, 1945)
Time: 31:21
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 209 Mb

Mr. Mandel made some sweet music with Canned Heat and he also made some super solo jazzy blues rock platters. This great musician doesn't seem to have received the accolades he deserves. I can't stress enough how good these solo albums are if you are into well played funky/jazzy/jammy, blues rock. I would recommend any of Mr. Mandel's early (70's) recordings to any guitar freak. I believe they are that good.
Review by rod45. Dec 30 2016 . 4/5
When I first listened to this particular album of his and I was completely blown away by his playing. This collection of fusion inspired funk rock tracks should grace any list of best instrumental albums. Mandels use of tapping predates almost any other recorded music and his use of it has to be heard to be believed. Highly recommended to any guitar freak or fan of instrumental music.
Review by SixStringMark. Dec 26 2007. 4/5
Why does this album not show up in all the lists of essential guitar albums? Shangrenade is an album of great instrumental music and wonderful guitar innovation. At the time of it's release, no one was using the two handed finger tapping technique that Mandel had mastered. The album was truely years ahead of it's time. Today, many guitarists routinely use the techniques that originated with this album. Even if you are not a guitar player and cannot appreciate the innovative playing, this album is still a gem to listen to. A classic jazzy funky rock instrumental record. It has always been one of my personal favorites.
Review by the_odd_box. Nov 29 2007. 5/5
(rateyourmusic.com/release/album/harvey-mandel/shangrenade-2/)

01. What The Funk (03:06)
02. Fish Walk (04:46)
03. Sugarloaf (04:16)
04. Midnight Sun (Version 2) (03:42)
05. Million Dollar Feeling (03:32)
06. Green Apple Quickstep (03:09)
07. Frenzy (04:32)
08. Shangrenade (04:14)

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Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor (1968)

Year: 1968 (CD 2003)
Label: Raven Records (Australia), RVCD-163
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Instrumental
Country: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (March 11, 1945)
Time: 77:02
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 424 Mb

Cristo Redentor is the debut album by Harvey Mandel. Richie Unterberger of AllMusic writes that "Mandel's debut remains his best early work." John Tobler wrote in the liner notes of the CD that Mandel "was good enough to be invited to audition for The Rolling Stones and he worked with John Mayall and Canned Heat - but it is for this Cristo Redentor album, and particularly for the utterly classic Wade in the Water that he will be remembered." This album is completely instrumental with the exception of the title track where soprano Jacqueline May Allen, joined by Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright and Julia Tillman Waters, blend their wordless voices as if another instrument.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo_Redentor_(album))
This is an Australian release. Compared to the original vinyl, the track order has been changed and 8 bonus tracks have been added.

01. Wade In The Water (07:52)
02. Lights Out (04:56)
03. Bradley's Barn (03:20)
04. You Can't Tell Me (04:22)
05. Nashville 1 A.M. (03:41)
06. Cristo Redentor (03:50)
07. Before Six (06:31)
08. The Lark (04:42)
09. Snake (03:49)
10. Long Wait (02:48)
11. Spirit of Trane (04:04)
12. My Time Ain't Long (03:50)
13. Let's Work Together (02:52)
14. That's All Right (05:33)
15. A Little Soul Food (04:07)
16. What Comes Around Goes Around (04:24)
17. My Soul's On Fire (04:16)
18. Which Witch is Which (01:57)

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