''Right On Brother'' is the fourth album by the

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guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones. It was recorded in 1970 and released on the

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Boogaloo Joe Jones discography
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Reception

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awarded the album 3 stars stating "A mostly original program of solid, relaxed, and funky (if not quite inspirational) soul-jazz on this 1969 date".Unterberger, R
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Track listing

All compositions by Ivan "Boogaloo" Joe Jones except where noted # "Right On" (Joe Jones) - 5:42 # "

Things Ain't What They Used to Be "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. Background In 1941 there was a strike against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, of which Duke Elling ...

" (Ted Persons,

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) - 7:05 # "Poppin'" - 6:08 # "

Someday We'll Be Together "Someday We'll Be Together" is a song written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, and Harvey Fuqua. It was the last of twelve American number-one pop singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. Although it was released as the f ...

" (Jackey Beavers, Johnny Bristol,

Harvey Fuqua Harvey Fuqua (July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of th ...

) - 6:49 # "Brown Bag" - 5:06 # " Let It Be Me" (

Gilbert Bécaud Gilbert Bécaud (, 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are " Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release ...

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pet ...

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) - 5:29

Personnel

* Boogaloo Joe Jones -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Rusty Bryant -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

, alto saxophone * Charles Earland - organ * Jimmy Lewis -

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

* Bernard Purdie - drums

References

{{Authority control Boogaloo Joe Jones albums 1970 albums Prestige Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Bob Porter (record producer)