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Classic DVD Review: Curtis Mayfield | Live At Ronnie Scott’s

The soul man offers an hour of classics from his tragically short ’80s comeback.

This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


The silken-voiced ’70s soul legend plays an hour of classics like People Get Ready, Pusherman and Freddie’s Dead at the iconic British jazz club in 1988, during his tragically brief comeback. Sadly, Superfly isn’t on the set list, but an interview by Paul Weller is decent consolation.