Salsoul Orchestra
Assembled from a rotating pool of Philadelphia's finest studio players, the Salsoul Orchestra took the lush, string-swept 'Philly sound' and pushed it further into pure disco extravagance. Under arranger Vincent Montana Jr., they turned session musicianship into its own kind of stardom, cutting instrumental disco records built for maximum dance-floor sweep. Their orchestral grandeur became a secret ingredient in the DNA of house music that followed.
Salsoul Orchestra founder Vincent Montana Jr. was a member of the early-1970s MFSB collective before splitting off to start his own label group — he deliberately recreated that lush, string-and-horn Philadelphia sound with his new ensemble.
listen forPlay TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) and hear the sweeping strings and driving rhythm section, then put on Salsoul Hustle — it's the same sumptuous orchestral disco blueprint, just under a different name.