Ramon Morris' lone Groove Merchant date remains one of the most potent fusion records of its time. An uncommonly soulful and nimble tenorman,
Morris proves ideally matched to the jazz-funk idiom, and
Sweet Sister Funk achieves a near-perfect balance between its mainstream and experimental leanings, forging a series of fierce grooves as imaginative as they are accessible. Recorded with a crack supporting unit including trumpeter
Cecil Bridgewater and percussionist
Tony Waters, the album radiates with positive energy -- it's a genuine shame
Morris never again recorded as a leader, because the mind reels at the possibilities his muse might have pursued.