Katmandu “Katmandu” 1971/1991 (maybe?) reissue, Mainstream Records. Another mystery record propped by my turntable, I had no idea what to expect when I threw this one on: it’s bluesy, soulful and sometimes funky r&b. Very little information exists about Katmandu – I found they were “discovered” by Little Richard and the lineup consisted of Bob Jabo (lead guitar), Kenny Zale (drums), Bob Caldwell (bass) and Norman Harris (organ, lead vocal). Harris seems to have done most of the songwriting on the album; Harris in particular was involved in a lot musical undertakings in the 60′s and 70′s as part of the “Philly soul” scene including playing with MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother, a collection of studio musicians from Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studio and had a hit with “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” better known as the theme to Soul Train) and producing for acts like the Dells, The Four Tops and The Temptations. Katmandu is not the kind of music I generally listen to and for what it is, it’s fine. “Honkey Donkey” and “Catch the Groove” are funky uptempo jams with groovy early 70′s organ but would I put this on my turntable again? Probably not. For the “should it stay or should it go” project, this one is a go.