Eddie Hazel (1977) California Dreamin

Eddie Hazel, lead guitar on the famous Parliament Funkadelic masterpiece, Maggot Brain had his own solo album in 1977. The modestly titled Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs is full of great guitar work in his inimitable funky, chicken scratch guitar style. Backed by his fellow band members from Funkadelic the results are incredible, his rendition of the Mamas and Papas tune features some of his most clean guitar runs with great restrained vocals from him and the Brides of Funkenstein. A ghostly
piano figure builds considerable drama and tension in the music throughout is the real genius of a forgotten guitar hero on an album no longer available.