That's The Way It Should Be

Performer: Booker T. & the MG's
Distributor: Infinity Entertainment Gr

Notes: Booker T. & The MG's: Booker T. Jones (vocals, guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 & M-3 organs, MiniMoog, synthesizer); Steve Cropper (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar); Donald "Duck" Dunn (vocals, baritone guitar, bass). Additional personnel: Steve Jordan (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, congas, bongos); James Gadson (drums). Recorded at The Site, San Rafael, California and The Power Station, New York. "Cruisin'" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. As the house band for a dizzying number of classic Stax sessions, Booker T. & the MG's defined the sound of '60s southern soul, and on their own they created a distinctive sound that set the template for instrumental R&B. After their '70s breakup, they reconvened a couple of times in the early '90s, backing up Neil Young and others. Thus the seed was planted for this '94 reunion album. With session giants James Gadson and Steve Jordan filling in for late drummer Al Jackson, Booker and the boys tackle everything from Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" to U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," reinventing each song with their distinctive sound. Booker T.'s spare, concise organ parts, Steve Cropper's punchy guitar, and "Duck" Dunn's locomotive bass sound like old friends showing up at your doorstep after a long absence.

Rolling Stone (10/20/94, p.148) - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...the group showed...impeccable taste on its own instrumental hits, eschewing flashy solos for full-bodied interpretaions. On the band's first album in 15 years, the style remains the same..."

Booker T. & the MG's, led by soul organist Booker T. Jones, were the house band for much of the music that came out of Memphis in the 1960s on the Stax label. Their instrumental releases--typified by their minimalist classic "Green Onions"-- were the very definition of soulful economy, supple chops and laidback funk--truly regal stuff.

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