Name: Black Moses
Brand: Isaac Hayes

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ENS5003

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-02-02

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Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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888072359017

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LPx2

Artist

Isaac Hayes

Genre US

Funk / Soul

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Concord

Isaac Hayes was an influential American artist, known for his talents as a singer, keyboardist, producer, songwriter, and actor. Born on August 20, 1942 in Covington, Tennessee, he played a significant role in shaping the "Memphis sound" during the 1960s and 1970s while signed to the Stax record label. He achieved great success as a solo artist with the soundtrack to the movie Shaft in 1971. In addition to his musical accomplishments, Hayes also gained recognition as the voice of Chef on the animated TV series South Park from 1997 to 2006. Isaac Hayes left behind a lasting legacy and was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Throughout his career, Isaac Hayes showcased his diverse talents as a musician and songwriter/producer. Collaborating with David Porter at Stax records allowed him to make significant contributions to the music industry during this time period.
In addition to his musical achievements, Isaac Hayes also made waves in Hollywood as an actor. His portrayal of Chef on South Park endeared him to audiences worldwide and solidified his status as a multi-talented entertainer.

The sheer tenacity — albeit undeniably fitting — of this double-disc set has made Black Moses (1971) one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works. Black Moses reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger. Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive. The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes — "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" — are also worth noting for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration — from both Hayes and his long-time associate Johnny Allen. The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-1970s. Hayes' own composition, "Good Love," recalls the upbeat and jive talkin' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from Hot Buttered Soul (1969), adding some spicy and sexy double-entendre in the chorus. Wisely, the CD reissue also reproduced Chester Higgins' original tongue-in-cheek liner note essay giving the history and mythology of the Black Moses persona.

Black Moses

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