Exit 9 - Straight Up (Full Album)

Copyright belongs to artists and company. For More Jazz / Blues / Rock / Soul / Greek Music And Presentations, check my channel - press “video“ - to see all and subscribe. Vinyl Rip From LP (1975) “Straight Up“ was the only album released by Exit 9, a nine-piece funk band out of New York. The group was a young one, with all members aged between of 16 and 20 when “Straight Up” was recorded. Originally called “Qualified Funk”, the group built a reputation as a solid soul/rock outfit. A few months before this album was recorded, the group signed on with new managers, John Jenkins and Modeste Clark, changed their name to Exit 9, and shifted to a more dance music approach, with funky rhythms, strong melodies, tight brass, and guitars adding a raw edge to many of the songs. Man [0:00] Up [5:05] I Love You [8:25] [12:06] Funky Fox [15:45] Of You [19:22] 7.I Love You! Love You Completely [24:28] In Funk [27:30] . [31:12] JOHNNY RIOS : lead vocals ERIC HOOSIER : alto sax MICHAEL PELZER : WILLIAM McCORMICK : trumpet SOLOMON JAPPA : tenor sax, flute DAVID LAVENDER : rhythm & lead guitar JAMES DAVIS : drums ENOCH JAPPA : congas, back. vocals HOLLIS GOOGE : lead guitar