Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP Soul II Soul Simply Red and Texas’ reworking

Simply Red and Texas’ reworking of ‘Say What You Want’ with Wu-Tang Clan are also included

Standing Around Crying

in a mix that showcases the wonderful malleability of a house beat in the right hands

Put A Little Holiday In Your Heart (with Cyndi Lauper)

Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP Soul II Soul Simply Red and Texas’ reworkingCut on February 23 and 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelders studio and released later that year on Impulse!, Dear John C. marks drummer Elvin Joness first album for the label as a full fledged leader, boldly looking forward while honoring his transformative contributions with the John Coltrane Quartet since the beginning of the decade. Produced by Bob Thiele, the sessions feature alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianists Roland Hanna and Elvins brother Hank