Outlook (Vinyl LP)

During the mid-60s trumpeter Gary Chandler toured with the Motown Revue before joining the bands of Lou Donaldson then Charles Earland, where he featured on Living Black! and Soul Story in 1971. Producer Bob Porter urged Chandler to record his own album and enlisted a crack band including the irrepressibly funky Idris Muhammad on drums, Caesar Frazier on wild Hammond, plus the legendary Rudy Van Gelder on engineering duties.

With such pedigree and supporting cast the resulting 1972 album for Eastbound Records is every bit the tasty soul-jazz stew it promises. The rolling ten-minute groove 'Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)' is worth the purchase alone as the band stretch out with Chandler's natural funk, Cornell Dupree's twisting lines guitar (Dupree of Aretha's "Respect" intro fame) and Frazier's heavenly Hammond all taking a lead. Chandler's compositions positively sizzle throughout with the dizzying dancefloor groove of 'Kaleidoscope' being the pick of the rest, although that in no way downplays 'Blue Dues' or 'The Jet Set'. Only on 'Flamingo', the album's only ballad, is the heat turned from boil to simmer.

Outlook proved to be Chandler's only album. The question on this evidence is why.

Condition
Media: Mint (M)
Sleeve: Mint (M)

Our Grading Standards
We grade all vinyl using the Goldmine standard:
Mint (M): Perfect, unplayed condition.
Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect with minimal signs of handling.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Shows light signs of play but plays with minimal surface noise. The most common grade for collectable vinyl.
Very Good (VG): Noticeable marks and some surface noise, but still an enjoyable listen.
Good (G): Heavy wear — for collectors only.

All records are graded visually and by play. Media and sleeve are graded separately.

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