Curtis Mayfield

In 1990, at an outdoor concert in Brooklyn, N.Y., Curtis Mayfield was hit by a falling lighting
rig, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. New World Order is the soul titan's first
new studio effort since then, and it is a triumphant return. Produced with a cast of
contemporary R&B players, the album doesn't update Mayfield's style; it underscores where
his influence is felt – everywhere. Black music as we hear it today wouldn't exi... More >

Floating free of the merely corporeal, just like always ("Here But I'm Gone," "The Got Dang Song")