Sharon Jones at Jackie Robinson Park
I went uptown to Harlem for Sharon Jones and The Dap-kings Super Soul Review on Wednesday night at Jackie Robinson Park. Sharon Jones is always a pleasure to see live and I have never seen her put on a bad show. She recently celebrated her 50th birthday but, damn, she can still dance. Now, Sharon is usually dressed to the nines and always wears stilettos. Still she busted out The Camel Walk, The Boogaloo, The Pony, The Tighten Up, The Mashed Potato, The Funky Chicken, and The Swim. But when it was time to really get down, she had to take off her shoes. Growing up in Augusta Georgia, some people have called Sharon the female James Brown; she has got the soul but claims she can't do any splits. The Dap-kings hail from Brooklyn and could not be a finer funk/soul band. I am convinced they have a time portal from the sixties, which they use to spring decades ahead and blow peoples mind with songs that don't sound like revivals but golden-era raw funk/soul.
Get MP3s of Naturally here. Get MP3s of Dap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings here. Do it! I think Daptone Records puts it up for download because they know you will probably want to buy it on vinyl too.
Jackie Robinson Park is a great shaded outdoor venue with a cool bandshell and even cooler mural of Jackie Robinson. People bring chairs and just hang out. Next week the first rapper with a record contract, Kurtis Blow, will perform at the park. This man is a legend. “Basketball is my favorite sport, I like the way they dribble up and down the court.” Word. The show starts promptly at 7:00pm next Wednesday.
More pics after the jump.
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