Released on CD for the first time, Superstition was the last of the three albums that ‘Queen Of The Organ’ Shirley Scott recorded for Cadet in the early 1970s, following Mystical Lady (1971) and Lean on Me (1972). The two standout cuts are both Scott originals. Album opener ‘Hanky's Panky’ is a classic eight-minute slice of soul jazz, powered by the propulsive drumming of Grady Tate and punchy horn charts by bassist Richard Evans, with the leader's own soulful B-3 playing, heavily flavoured by the blues and gospel, sitting centre stage. There's great soloing, too, from Scott, trumpeter Jimmy Owens and tenorist Ramon Morris. The rolling groove of ‘Liberation Song’, the other Scott original, possesses a similarly inexorable force. The covers are a mixed bag, ranging from a lacklustre ‘Lady Madonna’ to a funky take on ‘Rainy Days and Mondays’. You'd certainly find it hard to feel down listening to Scott's blistering account.