Two sweet and sultry renditions of King Cole's Carib-crossover classic 'Calypso Blues' back to back. On the top side, a super seductive, coquettish vocal turn from Zilla Mays, over a laid-back and lilting, percussion aided backing. This is taken from May's 61 LP 'The Men I Love and the Songs They Sing'. On the flip, Ray Johnson's take - a smooth exotic trip to the Islands with atmospheric, high-pitched backing vox.
Reminiscent of Menahan Street Band, which is a great thing! Instrumental soul with enough funk and looseness to transport me to sundown streets in early 70s Harlem. Eric Cross