Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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It's What's Happenin' is a 60s instrumental album by Memphis bandleader and producer Willie Mitchell, released on Hi Records. Recorded before Mitchell became the architect behind Al Green's golden run, the album catches him at an earlier peak, confident, swinging, and already in command of a sound that was distinctly his own.

Punchy horns, locked-in rhythms, and a no-frills directness run through every track, with standout cuts like "Secret Agent Man," "Bad Eye," and "Honky Tonk" showing the full range of what Mitchell and his band could do. Rooted in Memphis R&B but with enough jazz instinct to keep things unpredictable, it's a record that moves and makes no apologies for it.

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📀 Tracklist:
0:00 - What Now My Love
2:11 - The "In" Crowd
4:16 - Hot Cha
6:41 - Taste of Honey
9:01 - Secret Agent Man
11:20 - Blueberry Hill
13:56 - Bad Eye
16:23 - 634-5789
18:36 - Honky Tonk
21:00 - Wooly Bully
23:04 - Java
25:15 - Shadow of Your Smile


🔊 Genre: Instrumental R&B, Soul
🏷️ Label: Hi Records
📍 Released: 1966
🎙️ Produced by: Willie Mitchell

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