Name: OLYMPIANS, THE - Self-Titled LP
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Label: Daptone

The surreal illustration that covers this Daptone offering vaguely recalls those of Philadelphia International releases by Billy Paul, Monk Montgomery, and MFSB. Among the Olympians' late-'60s/early-'70s inspirations must be the musicians behind those recordings, as well as the crews who contributed to the sessions guided by supreme chamber-soul architects Charles Stepney and Norman Whitfield. 

There are some Southern derivations, too -- aspects adeptly drawn from the Stax and Hi catalogs, the Crusaders' synchronic Blue Thumb period, and so forth. Toby Pazner, a writer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has been involved with El Michels Affair, Menahan Street Band, and the Expressions, is the mastermind here. Joined by 13 associates within his vintage-modern R&B orbit Pazner picks up where the Olympians left off in 2009, after the second of two 45s for Truth & Soul. Succinct, tight, and fully ornamented yet restrained, these instrumentals evoke the era with as much precision and depth heard on any given release from the musicians' previous output. 

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OLYMPIANS, THE - Self-Titled LP