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Leon's Right Hand

from Music From The Mint Hotel by Hakim Jamal

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A kind of psychedelic Love Unlimited Orchestra vibe, with sensual female vocals, a jazzy guitar solo and lots of strings.

In the 1970s, Thompson covered the high-profile boxing match between Muhammad Ali, then decidedly on the wane, and a bruising newcomer called Leon Spinks. Everyone thought Ali’s aura and reputation would capped him through. Thompson describes the frenzy as the fight bookmakers slowly realize that Spinks might actually win the fight, the odds tumbling rapidly for the in-fight punters who had bet on Ali out of a kind of blindness to his approaching demise. “My friend, sitting in one of the 200 dollar seats with a bunch of high-rollers, lost at least $45,000 in 45 minutes, pleading “I was betting on a goddamned legend. I must have been out of my mind.” Instrumental track with saxophone, flute and guitar solos.

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from Music From The Mint Hotel, released March 31, 2023

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Hakim Jamal Manchester, UK

The music created by Paul Ashley Wheatcroft is inspired by 70s artists such as Gil Scott-Heron, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. English musician Paul signed for Big Life/Polygram and is published by Universal Music.His new incarnation is a collective called The Mint 400. ... more

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