Lenny Welch

Cadences Lenny Welch

Jasmine further expands its catalogue of "Early Soul" this month with "Cadences" - a superb collection showcasing the early singles of two future giants of black American music, Lenny Welch and O. C. Smith.

Both of these great singers would find their biggest success in the 1960s, but both began recording in the mid- 1950s and both spent a period of their career with New York's Cadence label - the common factor in this compilation.

Some superb music - mastered, as always, from the finest available sources - that capably represents a time

when Rhythm & Blues was transitioning into Soul, and was being assisted in that transition by two highly able

and highly enjoy-able vocalists.