What's Gog On is the eleventh stud album by soul sger, songwrer, and producer Marv Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, a fg moment i
Contents:
- ‘FUNKY NATN’ REVISS MARV GAYE’S FOTTEN 1971 INSTMENTAL JAM SSNS [STREAM]
- MARV GAYE AT THE RERDG SSN FOR "LET'S GET IT ON"
- 50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON
- CLASSIC STUD RERDGS: WATCH PRODUCER ERIC VALENTE DISSECT MARV GAYE’S “WHAT’S GOG ON” ORIGAL MULTI-TRACK SSN
- “WHAT’S GOG ON,” MARV GAYE LIVE, 1971 (REPUBLISH)
- MARV GAYE
- MARV GAYE CONCERT SETLISTS & TOUR DAT
‘FUNKY NATN’ REVISS MARV GAYE’S FOTTEN 1971 INSTMENTAL JAM SSNS [STREAM]
Marv Gaye's 1971 jam ssn rerdgs have fally been released on their own album, 'Funky Natn: The Detro Instmentals'. * marvin gaye studio session *
A new album of funk-spired stmental rerdgs tracked durg the summer of 1971 shows a nearly-fotten seri of superb stud ssn jams led by late soul sger Marv Gaye. Entled, Funky Natn: The Detro Instmentals, the 14-track album released this past Friday (1/22) via UMG/Motown Rerds acpani the 50th-anniversary luxe reissue of Gaye’s semal What’s Gog On–also released last week.
MARV GAYE AT THE RERDG SSN FOR "LET'S GET IT ON"
Born on this day 1939, Marv Gaye is an inic soul sger and songwrer bt known for his work wh Motown rerds. Rerdg for his sixteenth stud album, Let’s Get It On, took place between 1970 and 1973. This photograph picts Gaye at the piano durg a ssn Los Angel on June 1973. * marvin gaye studio session *
As OkayPlayer pots out, the band for Gaye’s post-What’s Gog On ssns prised of dmmer Haton Bohannon, guarists Ray Parker Jr, Wah Wah Watson, and Leroy Emmanuel, and bassist Michael Henrson. From the first not of the openg track where Gaye mak a brief appearance to rm listeners “The ts, sure are funky, ” the 41-mute album drips wh utter funk-spired olns all the way through.
50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON
Marv Gaye loved beg the stud. He loved to wre, play, orchtrate, sg, rerd, direct, produce, jam, party and sometim jt hang wh micians * marvin gaye studio session *
Other than his quick meo durg “Checkg Out (Double Clutch)”, Gaye’s prence is absent on the rerdgs until he reappears to add some subtle sttg l on the send-to-last track “Sttt’ The Blu”. The reclive and humble McCla downplays his role the rurrectn of the stud and the rtoratn of Gaye’s name, sayg he is simply the “curator” and wanted to treat the Gaye fay right and have a place to hang out wh his boys. But then Nona [Gaye] got flowers on her birthday om this John McCla guy, celebratg her album, and we thought, ‘Who is this guy beg so kd when no one else is?
CLASSIC STUD RERDGS: WATCH PRODUCER ERIC VALENTE DISSECT MARV GAYE’S “WHAT’S GOG ON” ORIGAL MULTI-TRACK SSN
On May 21, Marv Gaye's 1971 album hs the half-century mark — and 's as timely as 's ever been. * marvin gaye studio session *
As a bon, the spir and vibe of Gaye permeat the place, to the pot that nearly every artist who has worked there has e out of the stud sayg, “I felt Marv wh me on that track. Wh progrs, 100 years we'll look back on the rerd as an album that broke down barriers and beme the blueprt on how to live harmonly wh each other and our, though, let's take a closer look at the makg of Gaye's masterpiece as the album reach s mid-life surround by a world still crisis.
“WHAT’S GOG ON,” MARV GAYE LIVE, 1971 (REPUBLISH)
* marvin gaye studio session *
The boss at Motown thought Gaye was jeopardizg his reer wh this albumIn the fall of 1970, Gaye was so exced about the prott album he had md — and the song "What's Gog On" that he'd jt fished — that he tracked down the head of Motown Rerds, Berry Gordy, who was on vatn the Bahamas, to tell him the ia.
MARV GAYE
Bettg on 30 days of What's Gog OnAfter Gordy had been proven wrong about the succs of the sgle "What's Gog On, " he drove to Gaye's hoe to ask for the full album. This irked Gaye, bee Gordy had actively tried to stop the song om beg Gordy knew that one sure-fire way to get mic out of Gaye was to make a bet wh the sger. 'What's Gog On' almost beme a song for vol group the OrigalsIn mid-1970, after workg on the song wh lyricist Al Cleveland, Benson fally had a chance to play for Gaye after trackg him down on a golf urse.
The album hered a new look for GayeTo separate himself om the fishg-school look of other Motown artists, Gaye changed his image while rerdg this album. Many of his fans pied his fashn sense, but Gaye later admted to bgrapher David Rz that he wore them to ver up a growg bald spot on the top of his head, and was tickled to see people wear them to look Gaye, wearg his signature toque.
MARV GAYE CONCERT SETLISTS & TOUR DAT
Unlike most producers, Gaye sat down the Snakep wh the micians, leadg the rhythm sectn and playg piano stead of producg om behd the glass the Snakep, where What's Gog On was rerd. The end of 'The Sound of Young Ameri'Both the ont and rear ver shots for the album were taken the backyard of the hoe where Gaye and his wife were livg wh their son, Marv III. In the image on the rear of the album, Gaye is surround by a swg set and toys piled up agast a wall, echog one of the album's central songs, "Save the Children.
Gaye went heavy on percsn players, g Eddie Brown (Gaye's former valet) and Earl Derouen on ngas and bongos, Jack Brokensha on vib and Jack Ashford on tamboure.
Jam Jamerson rerd his bass l while layg flat on his backThe story go that Gaye knew he wanted Motown ssn man and key Funk Brother Jam Jamerson to play bass on the rhythm tracks, so he followed Jamerson down to a lol Detro blu club where the bassist was playg the band. Gaye axed him offstage and back to the stud, but Jamerson was so toxited he kept fallg off his stool durg the rerdg, so he lay flat on his back to lay down the bass riffs that were wrten out for him by arranger David Van DePte. Ward was gettg a one-dience-member Marv Gaye ncert but says that she was so by gettg the lyrics down rrectly that she didn't have time to enjoy Gaye sgg jt for her.