ROGER GLEN
REACHIN

Roger Glenn was one of the regular session crew for the Mizell brothers as they cut a swathe through early 70s jazz-funk with their production work for Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey and Johnny Hammond . Glenn, a talented vibes player and flautist, appeared on some of the biggest jazz records of the decade, such as Donald Byrd’s “Blackbyrd” and Johnny Hammond’s “Gears”. He had started his career in the Army band at Fort Nix in New Jersey playing alongside Grover Washington and Billy Cobham. “Reachin’” is the least well known of the Mizell’s sought-after productions, possibly made as a thank you to Roger for his sterling work on the brothers’ other productions. It is a more latin-influenced LP than many of their recordings. Funky workouts such as the title track and ‘Kick’ mingle with the Latin jazz dancer ‘Rio’.