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Hardy, Lavell

ROJAC

ROJ-119

1968

Soul Fever

Jack Taylor

Jack Taylor

What Kind of Woman

Jack Taylor

Jack Taylor

none

VG / VG (white label DJ/promo copy) 

none

$30.00

none

Wish I knew more about this guy.  I believe he was originally from Kansas City, but that's about the extent of my insight.  I have no idea how he ended up on Jack Taylor's New York based ROJAC label, though Taylor apparently signed a couple of other Kansas City acts (The International Kansas City Playboys) and then shipped them to Chicago or Detroit to record.  Regardless, this was Hardy's second release for ROJAC and it's much rarer than his debut 'Don't Lose Your Groove'.  Hardy's got a great, raspy voice that's perfect for deep soul.  Showcasing the same song structure and horn arrangement, to my ears the "A" side sounds a little bit like Sam and Dave's 'Soul Man'.  That doesn't make the song any less enjoyable ...  The slower flip side was equally derivative, in this case the comparison being to something out of Joe Simon's catalog. Once again the song benefited from a nice horn arrangement.