J & S Harlem Soul / Various J & S Harlem Soul / Various CD

Ace has already released four compilations of material from Zell Sanders' New York-based J&S Records and subsidiaries, and now it is the turn of Kent to dig into the label's soul output. The CD contains super-rare singles from Jimmy & Arthur, Taffie Lee, Dicky & Billy, and the Gillettes. Deep soul comes from Miss Johnnie, Baby Washington and the Freeman Brothers, plus there are some great tracks from the neglected Clarence Ashe. While eleven of these tracks have previously appeared over the four Ace compilations, this CD is designed purely for the Kent customer, who is unlikely to have purchased the previous releases. Compilation and notes by Ady Croasdell.

1. Disappointed Bride - Baby Washington with the Hearts 2. The Leaf Is Just Like Me - Catha Morrison 3. I'm a Working Man Who Needs a Good Woman - Clarence Ashe 4. She Said I'd Be a Failure - Clarence Ashe 5. The Dream I Had Came True - Dicky ; Billy 6. I Got a Feeling - Dicky ; Billy 7. Money and All Your Love - Freda Allyne 8. I Won't Ever Try to Change You - Henry Hodge 9. I Want to Be Close to You - Jimmy Armstrong ; the Pins 10. I Pray to Keep Our Love Strong - Johnnie ; Joe 11. Let Your Mind Do the Walking - Johnnie ; Joe 12. Every Night the Same Time - Johnnie Richardson 13. Ha Baby, I'm Coming on Back - Lee Pratt 14. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - Miss Johnnie 15. It Doesn't Matter - Neice Dezel 16. You Needn't Tell Me - Sity ; James 17. Stay Away from My Baby - Taffie Lee 18. Life of Love - Freeman Brothers 19. 24 Hours of the Day - the Gillettes 20. You Haven't Been Like You Should - the Gillettes 21. Don't Let Me Down - the Hearts 22. Be My Boyfriend - the Jaynetts 23. Say You Love Me - the Relations 24. Dancing in a Dream World - Jimmy ; Arthur