Cornell Dupree. Never heard of him until I bought a record "King Curtis Live at Montreaux." MAN HE BLEW MY BRAINS OUT and there were all sorts of edit to his solos but how he comps. Man, he comps so damned tasty. His solo work is the tastiest stuff to this day I've ever heard. Utter warmth. He talks, man, so eloquently! So strong, so Gospel Church! I want to testify!
@@tombstoneslim7070 If you're addressing my comment, I have no idea what you're saying at all. Lots of jerks like Clapton played on loads of smash hits. Why were they hits? You'd have to know the suck-ass nature of the business. In the day Curtis was the hitmaker, the business for all those great Texas players. When he died, things went downhill markedly into poseur Clapton rubbish.
I’m saying just like all the great studio cats of the day you heard them playing on everyone’s stuff but nobody knew who they were because they didn’t receive they’re just dues.
@billkarmetsky4003 - Cornell Dupree was/is one of the most-recorded guitarists in history, and if you have listened to popular music on the radio in the last half century or so, you have almost certainly heard him without realizing it was him. He played in the road bands of King Curtis and Aretha Franklin for many years, and then on the band for 'Saturday Night Live," called "Stuff" back in the 1970s-1980s. He also worked as a first-call session guitarist for decades playing behind everyone from Brook Benton to Madonna. All of his work was very tasteful and often brilliant, but he really topped himself on his first LP as a leader, "Teasin'" which was done in 1974, if memory serves. All instrumental, using the cream of the NY session scene, plus the King Curtis and Aretha Franklin bands. David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax; Bernard Purdy, drums; Jon Faddis, trumpet; Richard Tee, keyboards; Ralph McDonald, percussion; George Stubbs, piano and keyboards; Eric Gale, second guitar; Chuck Rainey, bass, and a bunch of other heavyweights. Do not walk, run - to order this recording! You will be very happy that you did. It is an absolute classic. Nothing like it has been done before or since. And naturally, Dupree plays the heck out of his guitar on the album. It is just an absolute classic. On the merits of his work besides this album, Dupree ranks as one of the most important and best electric guitarists of the 20th century, but this record really cements his status as an all-time great. Simply superb. It is a particularly important recording since nothing like it could be made today. For reasons of economics, but also simply because the talent and experience level isn't there anymore. That whole music scene back then is gone for good. Even Dupree himself couldn't make lightning strike twice; he tried and the results were nice, but not up to the level of that 1974 classic.
Tho I played with Stuff in the early '90's (At Tatou)- I met Cornell through Buddy Miles a couple years later...A wonderful man & a truly soulful musician!
Daniel Mendoza, amen to your comment. Having personally know, AND to have actually played with Cornel Dupree AND Eric Gale. It's NOT how many notes you play. It's what one does and the emotion behind each note. ONE note can mean MUCH MORE than a thousand.
I Met Cornell In 1994 At CARAVAN OF DREAMS In Fort Worth , Walked Up During Break To Stage And Thanked Him For The 30+Years Of Immense Pleasure He Had Given Me At That Point , Told Him I First Fell In Love With His Leads With Brook Benton , Then Aretha Franklin and KING CURTIS , STUFF , But That My Favorite Was WHATS UP ( Originally LIVE AT THE BUDDAKAN )With SADAO WATANABE --He Asked Me To Come Backstage and Visit With Him ...That Was the Beginning of a 17 Year Friendship With “ MR. 2500 “ , RECORDED OVER 2500 Sessions With TheAforementioned , STEELY DAN , JOHN LENNON , THE SOUL SURVIVORS , BOOKER T. JONES , Far Too Many To Mention !!! INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT , KIND , DEEPLY SPIRITUAL BROTHER , And Blessing Of A Wonderful Friend !!!? R.I.P. CORNELL DuPREE.
I just learning about Cornell. He played with Paul Simon and is famous for Rainy Nite in Georgia. He played with many great people. Thank you for this!!!
Looks like Jerry Jemmott on bass and Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums.. two legends in their own right and a part of one of the baddest rhythm sections of all time.
Brilliant! Thank You for posting that! Cornell was a friend of Jimi Hendrix , they were the same age and even their bithdates were close ))) He played here a couple of riffs in Jimi style Master of solo, i like the way he leads the melody. Nevertheless he was a great sidemen too! What a unique gitarist! R.I.P.
The most recogniseable sound of any picker. All that shredding stuff is soooo boring this is the boss cat. God bless you Cornell - I bet all them angels up where you are now are just having a ball.
He was careful to use a rhythm section that knew its place and remained there. No showboating or sudden leaps in volume - bass and drums knew the value of honoring the leader by holding steady.
Had his own unique and instantly recognisable sound. He just coaxed and squeezed notes out of his guitar - he vocalises a little off key, and his fingers take over. There will never be another.
