Little Beaver: I Can Dig It Baby [1975]
Vox and guitar: Willie "Little Beaver" Hale
Keys: Benny Latimore and Timmy Thomas
Bass: Jaco Pastorius
Drums and percussions: Robert Ferguson, Willie Clarke and Glen Holmes
Background vocals: Betty Wright
Little Beaver's short career produced a few noteworthy tracks; this collaboration with 23-year-old Jaco Pastorius was one of them. Steady steady.
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Nice! I wonder if Big B (AKA Big Beaver) will like this?
ReplyDeleteBeaver's voice is very reminiscent of Billy Holiday on this.
Big B is the immodest version of William Hale.
ReplyDeleteJaco makes that track his own! He just infuses with such a funkiness that a twenty three year old should not be able to. Can't believe he was only 23 there...
ReplyDeleteI reckon this track is probably the best he ever used that signature bassline. Works really well with the vocals.