Is It Love That We're Missin' by The Brothers Johnson

[sxydesi]

The bass in this song is SICK!!!

[paytonbf1]

Quincy is a genius!



[ponder1972]

Music from the 70's will always be the "JAM"...today, tomorrow & forever. On the real... if you were listening to this song on the radio for the first time today...would you be blown away?

[oldschoolbx1970]

I fell in love with this joint when I was four years old from the time my moms played it.

[unique74muzik]

JAM!!!!

[tubagee]

I saw them do this in concert with Quincy Jones and his Orchestra . This was a great show . The brothers were just starting out . Despite having a great time , I ahad some tight ass shoes on . I met George Johnson when I was thirteen and he was mean to me . I said "Are you Geoge Johnson ? " He said yeah why ? He dissed me cold . Still a good show .

[tubagee]

I swa them do this in concert with Quincy Jones and his Orchestra . This was a great show . The brothers were just starting out . Despite having a great time , I ahad some tight ass shoes on . I met George Johnson when I was thirteen and he was mean to me . I said "Are you Geoge Johnson ? " He said yeah why ? He dissed me cold . Still a good show .

[tljones9]

Hip-O Select needs to release the "Mellow Madness" album on CD.......this was the musical "coming out party" for the Brothers Johnson, and the start of their hit making career in the '70s.

[NOLAHB]

I have this L.P. but I really would rather it in digital form. I think Blusette was on that album with Grady Tate as the Drummer. Thats some stuf Man!!

[MelMediaServices]

Feeling this one today...

[jgk381]

man this mix is pure.

[FromUR2UB]

I love the pure sound of real instruments.

[donnab4real]

@FromUR2UB ditto

[dr3vgn2]

Great song sounds good even today.

[50mrrac]

now that was music.i still have here that cd

[njblack73]

This was the best cut off Quincy Jones' 1976 double album, "I Heard That!" There were several nice cuts on the album, like "Body Heat," Summer In The City" and "If I Ever Lose This Heaven."

[maris2ish]

whatta great find....FANATSTIK!

[guitarlady46]

This song is so smooth....

[thedocisin35]

Great song from the Brothers Johnson. But does anyone have the 1995 updated version by Gloria Estefan?

[useverlastin]

@thedocisin35 that's from Q's Juke Joint

[wandermusic27]

This is the first time I ever heard the Brothers Johnson. I wasn't long afterwards that I fell in love with the Brothers.

[752367]

@wandermusic27 OMG. You must be a youngster. Check out Johnny Guitar Watson listen to Aint that a Bitch. I'm not directing that to you it's just the name of the song.

After that song just go down the list they all are bad to me. I have his music

This is the Best Of the Best of songs,guitar playing song writing from the heart damm good tunes. Enjoy

1 more group Ohio Players. bye

[wandermusic27]

@752367 I am sorry that anyone misunderstood what I was saying. What I meant to say that this song was the first song I ever heard by The Brother's Johnson that I liked. I heard it over 30 years ago and it made me a fan of theirs! Thanks for your comment!

[basssheasd4]

what do you know about this?? [smile] this came out rite after Q was starting be be really known ..for his funk game ....rember sanford and son theme.......yea thats funky mr Q ...jones

[urfixed]

@basssheasd4 Q got the funk from Dizzy G. Diz OG everything is on the 1 true that Trumpeters rock the world

Satchmo, Miles, Dizzy, Freddie, Q!

[terrencepaulmiller]

thanks for this post...Fender Percision Bass, Arp String Ensemble & A Fender Rhodes Piano !!

[sixthsense3]

hey roscoegino what's the music on the intro from? thanks

[roscoegino]

it's soundtrack music from a bruce li kung fu flick. it's called dynamo.

[sixthsense3]

ahh cool, thanks mate.

[1ganggreen]

which film?

[roscoegino]

dynamo

[XrisSmiles]

i love this song, i only wish they would have drugged the bridge out a few more bars

[roscoegino]

you're probably right. The bridge is very good.

[GMONY5]

Nothing but Quincy's influence all through this jam, thanks for the memories.

[bluesgirl62]

FANTASTICCCC!!!!!!!

[tbtyu]

brothers-J PEACE love!!

[rhythmcdr]

Okay..this is a truly classic song!! Featured on Quincy's album in 75, it was the precursor to the smash I'll be good to you album by Brothers Johnson. Took me a long time to find it- thanks for posting. For those paying attention in 75, Quincy was already a genius with a keen eye for talent as well as an unmatched producer...seven years before Thriller!!! James Ingram Patti Austin, Brothers Johnson, Tevin Campbell, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne and so on and so on. QUINCY F. JONES!!!

[roscoegino]

The funny thing is that he could've died a fews years prior to Mellow. He had a brain aneursym that had to be operated on playing trumpet could make it worse. So he just produced. I have to read his autobiography one of these days.

[AvlDao]

Quincy's jazz genius goes back thru the 1960s and earlier; even the 1960s TV score, Ironside, displayed it.

But I think 1974's "If I Ever Lose This Heaven' with vocals by Minnie R. and Leon W. gave us our first peek at his extraordinary talent to work with voices and contemporary R&B music. 'Heaven' predates this great track here that intro'd the Brothers Johnson.

[roscoegino]

The Minnie version of If I Ever Lose This Heaven is exactly what it is meant to be -- heavenly.

[AvlDao]

Indeed, the record sounds seraphically ordained.

[AvlDao]

Actually, I overlooked something from year prior to 74's If I Ever Lose This Heaven.

'Quincy Met Aretha Franklin' as I like to tell the story, and came up with the incredible but seldom heard 1973 Grammy Winning "Master of Eyes (The Deepness of His Eyes)" which can be found here on YouTube but not on very many of her compilation LPs. Master of Eyes really gave us an early peak of what Quincy could do with Michael, Chaka, Patti A., George, and the Brothers J.

Ya just gotta give it a listen!!!

[bourgeoisbrats]

I think Q is even credited with introducing what's called, "the looping 8, out chorus". That's when the out chorus is written to be an 8 measure pattern, that loops. It feels like you're floating up for 7 measures, then you float down in the eighth one, only to float right back up again :-) This song has a "the looping 8 out chorus", of course. Babyface, SOS Band (TL & JJ) and Narada Michael Walden used it, quite a bit.

[doughborne]

Haven't heard Brothers Johnson since I was in the Army 75-78, Right on ! Peace doughboy