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cd cover Bunky & Jake
L.A.M.F. (reissued by the artist)

The legendary underground pop recording from 1969, by an artist I was always fascinated with and had the good fortune to meet in my early days in the New Haven-to-New York music scene in the 70s. L.A.M.F.: It's sweet, it's funky, it's bunky and it's cool. It's a personal favorite for me, and for those who remember the time as clever, innovative, funny and sweet, like I do, it's a must-have snapshot of the time. The sessions were recorded with some of the greats in the NY studio scene, including Felix Pappalardi, Buzzy Linhart, Ray Barretto, Ernie Hayes and Chuck Rainey. But of course, it was all about Jake's great songs and Bunky and Jake's conjoined voices, and it still is.
This CD was made from the original master tapes. It is a not a bootleg or a CDR.. it's the real deal, made with the artist for the 21st Century. It is in a slimline jewel case with the front and back covers from the LP.

   

See also:
Stormin' Norman
Clare Fader and The Vaudevillains

Tracks:
1. Uncle Henry's Basement
2. If I Had A Dream
3. County Line [Jaguar]
4. Girl From France
5. You Two
6. Big Boy Pete
7. Oh Pearl
8. Bump In My Groove
9. I Am The Light
10. Cadillac Bleu
11. One More Cowboy
12. I Was A Champion

If you saw Karen Kramer's recent documentary "The Ballad of Greenwich Village" on PBS or in the theater in NYC, then you know how cool it was to see the close-up of the "BUNKY & JAKE" poster in that amazing film about the magical 1960's folk scene in the Village...and you thought you'd never find a copy of L.A.M.F.!!!!!!

From the original liner notes:
If you were to mash a princess off the boat from Brooklyn Bluesland, with a dissipated pinnochio from Canarsie, you’d probably think you got Bunky & Jake. You’re almost right, Jim.

The Bunk and the Jake proclaim dizziness upon hearing discs made by the late, great Django Reinhart. They are also anchored to the never ending art of early classical subway a capella. Bunky & Jake conglomerated between strokes of the brush at the school of Visual Arts in New York, 1962.

Along with, and part of them you got a heavy groove bassfoot belonging to "Vito" Rosa, a middle class runaway, and a long, skinny anemic bass player called D. H. Rauch. And there’s the music in this here album, Jack.

I saw, yes I saw Miss Bunk’s earrings dance about her ears, and the Jake’s hair curl as they giggled to the virtuoso second tenor layed down by Charlie Chin on "Girl From France." They loved and Melted with Buzzy on "One More Cowboy." Indeed Buzzy is a cowboy. They danced and rolled with the notes only Felix could pluck on "Henry’s Basement," and "Champion." And they were influenced and zonked into Everland by the clarinet of friend Perry Robinson.

  • PRODUCED BY: ART POLHEMUS and BOB WYLD
  • Recorded at Regent Sound Studio
  • Engineer: Art Polhemus
  • Photos: Tom Wright
  • A LONGHAIR PRODUCTION

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