Curtis Mayfield: Guitar Songbook

From his work with The Impressions through his classic soundtrack for Superfly , Curtis Mayfield helped shape and define the sound of classic Soul music. While most people knew him as a brilliant songwriter and soul singer, Curtis's gentle guitar style quietly influenced an entire generation of guitarists, specifically the famous Jimi Hendrix, whose ballad style was highly influenced by Curtis Mayfield. Alfred is pleased to present a collection of Curtis Mayfield's great hits. Music includes lyrics and guitar TAB. Titles: Beautiful Brother of Mine * Choice of Colors * Fool for You * Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly) * Give Me Your Love * Gypsy Woman * I'm So Proud * It's All Right * Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey) * Move On Up * People Get Ready * Pusherman * Superfly * This Is My Country * We Got to Have Peace * We're a Winner * Woman's Got Soul.

This indefinable debut album with its immediate and distinctive new sound was put together as a demo by 5 lads in a garage in Yorkshire. With its stupendous vocals and wonderfully layered textures Bring It On brought Gomez a deal with Virgin Records and almost overnight acclaim. Well-deserved winner of the 1998 Mercury Music Prize as well as a plethora of other awards the album displays influences of Tom Waits Beck Dr. John and Curtis Mayfield as well as old-style blues and soul.Here are all the songs from the album arranged for voice and guitar in standard and tablature notation complete with guitar chord boxes and lyrics.