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Alan Tew
Drama Suite Part I
Alan Tew’s driving jazz-rock, sleuth-funk masterpiece, Drama Suite Part I, is finally reissued to sate your appetites for arguably the very best library two-parter in existence. If you don’t know, get to know. Originally released in 1976 but wonderfully timeless, this one’s at the top of every library funk collectors’ list. It’s easy to see why. Racing out of the gate, the gritty crime funk of ‘The Detectives’ makes for a thrilling ride. A dramatic action theme, it’s packed with strident playing and bags of attitude; and thereafter, we get ten drama-tinged, horn-heavy, wah-wah-laced, conga-enhanced, synth-riddled tracks built for maximum funk fever. ‘Helicop’ is one such fast paced and energetic dramatic action background, while ‘The Big One (Prelude)’ brings with it an ace bassline and creeps along superbly, adding tension with an amazing rolling piano loop stopping us dead in our tracks. It’s all building to ‘The Big One’, a driving, dramatic, full-band action with fantastic funk breaks, heavy horns and *that* piano refrain. Notably, the track was sampled by Jay-Z; and you can’t really blame him, can you?
A1
The Detectives (Long Version)
2:26
A2
The Detectives (Short Version)
1:31
A3
The Detectives (Link 1)
0:08
A4
The Detectives (Link 2a)
0:06
A5
The Detectives (Link 2b)
0:16
A6
The Detectives (Link 2c)
0:16
A7
The Detectives (Link 3)
0:10
A8
The Detectives (Link 4a)
0:06
A9
The Detectives (Link 4b)
0:15
A10
The Detectives (Link 4c)
0:15
A11
Helicop
2:54
A12
The Big One (Prelude)
1:26
A13
The Big One
4:05
A14
Headlights
1:09
A15
The Burn
1:05
A16
Bust Up (a)
0:14
A17
Bust Up (b)
0:13
B1
The Detectives (Slow Version)
2:07
B2
The Detectives (Interlude)
1:47
B3
The Detectives (Link 5a)
0:12
B4
The Detectives (Link 5b)
0:29
B5
The Detectives (Link 6a)
0:11
B6
The Detectives (Link 6b)
0:32
B7
The Detectives (Link 7a)
0:19
B8
The Detectives (Link 7b)
0:13
B9
The Build Up
5:57
B10
Snout
1:04
B11
The Prowler
2:02