Rotary Connection "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun" (1971)

From there 1971 album "Hey Love"

Rotary Connection was a psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966. The highly experimental band was the idea of Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Marshall was the director behind a start-up label, Cadet Concept Records, and wanted to focus on music outside of the blues and rock genres, which had made the Chess label popular. This led Marshall to turn his attention to the burgeoning psychedelic movement. He recruited Charles Stepney, a vibraphonist and classically-trained arranger and producer for sonic wizardry. Marshall then recruited members of a little-known white rock band, The Proper Strangers: Bobby Simms, Mitch Aliotta, and Ken Venegas. Sidney Barnes, a songwriter within the Chess organization, also joined, as did Judy Hauff and a Chess receptionist named Minnie Riperton, who would later be successful in her own solo career. Marshall also called up prominent session musicians associated with the Chess label, including guitarist Phil Upchurch and drummer Morris Jennings.

Included in this video montage is a homage to the late great Sun Ra.

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[pontello3]

masterpiece

[DJCW]

I have had the 4 Hero Remix of this track on vinyl (yes I'm ol' skool) for almost a decade now. I have never heard (this) the original before. You can hear both tracks stayed very much close to their roots. What an amazing track and remix, listening to this, makes me appreciate 4 Hero even more.

[poetexcelsior]

So many gems like this one came out of the 60s. What a fertile period of creativity. Louie Vega paid perfect homage to this tune by covering it.

[kanewung]

Minnie is killin' it !!! Incredible track.

[jody808]

i do love this song!

[Seanontube1]

My god, music can hardly get better than this. Utter brilliance!

[mattluderman]

Charles Stepney is a bonafide genius!!

[mjjcng8958]

minnie was gorgeous

[allen63b]

Too good

[MrOrmus777]

I love it, miss and love you Minnie

[dranrebrecrem]

@ CKegler thanks for your response.