Bunny Sigler - Let It Snow 1980

 Bunny Sigler let his fertile, prolific imagination run wild for his final Salsoul album, Let It Snow, issued in June 1980 with the end results being fun, funny, and funky. The first single, "Super Duper Super Man," has great cartoonish sound effects and the chant: "I don't like Kryptonite/ but I like Lois Lane and some serious tympani rolls." The snap-laced, quiet storm-ish title track -- not the holiday standard -- seductively swirls around in a frosty mix of echoing "oohs" and lazy don't-give-a-darn guitar lines. The track became a steppers standard, so copies of Let It Snow maybe extremely hard to find. "Girl You're Driving Me Crazy" skates along on a hi-hat, a sense of wacky humor, and a great horn and string arrangement by Lenny Pakula. "Dis Away Dat Away" thumps along with a gonging electronic beat, shimmying funky rhythm guitar breaks, and kazoos (yes, kazoos, as on his Let Me Party With You LP). Sigler and Instant Funk sounded like they had a lot of fun recording this jam. The snappy, joyous "Since the Day I First Saw You" is one of the most engaging tracks he has ever done. The multi-talented Philly soul veteran's brother, Jimmy Sigler, wrote the sparse, organ-laced, balladic single, "How Can I Tell Her It's Over." The album closer, the explosive, extremely hyper "Slow Down," reflects Sigler's agony while trying to keep up with his wayward woman. On some copies of Let It Snow you'll see a song listing for "Rise," but you won't find the track on the actual record. Oddly, his cover of Herb Alpert's 1979 pop hit was never released. Still, Let It Snow is one of Sigler's best LPs.