Sonny Sharrock is a wonderful guitarist, and he is a big part of the appeal of pretty much any album he appears on as a side man (Pharoah TAUHID, side 2 of JACK JOHNSON, Wayne Shorter SUPER NOVA . . . )
My favorite of his is the 1975 PARADISE album, co-credited with ex-wife Linda Sharrock.
It's like fusion sorta, but unique (imagine Eno producing 70's pop R&B -- with Yoko Ono and Sonny Muthafuggin Sharrock!!) Critics hated it, didn't sell shit, supposedly Sonny himself said he "wished it had never seen the light of day!"
I LOVE IT!
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7101-paradise/
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