itage . ▁ ▁Before ▁establish ing ▁the ▁L yman ▁Wood ard ▁Organ ization , ▁he ▁compr ised ▁a ▁jazz ▁tri o ▁with ▁drum mer ▁Mel vin ▁Davis ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Dennis ▁C off ey ; ▁the ▁ensemble ▁made ▁its ▁reputation ▁playing ▁numerous ▁shows ▁at ▁a ▁night club ▁called ▁C obb ' s ▁Cor ner . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Wood ard ▁and ▁Mel vin ▁Davis ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ▁H air ▁And ▁Th angs ▁with ▁Dennis ▁C off ey . ▁Although ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁project ▁by ▁Dennis ▁C off ey ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁a ▁single ▁containing ▁" It ' s ▁Your ▁Th ing " ▁(" It ' s ▁Your ▁Th ang " ▁on ▁the ▁LP ) ▁and ▁" R iver ▁Rou ge " ▁was ▁released ▁with ▁the ▁artist ( s ) ▁as ▁" D ennis ▁C off ey ▁and ▁the ▁L yman ▁Wood ard ▁T rio ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Wood ard ▁returned ▁to ▁C obb ' s ▁Cor ner ▁with ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁to ▁record ▁Don ' t ▁Stop ▁the ▁Gro ove , ▁for ▁the ▁Cor rid or ▁label . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁recording , ▁ ▁D edic acion , ▁featured ▁viol in ist ▁Regin a ▁Carter . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁W ax ▁Po et ics ▁Records ▁re iss ued ▁a ▁limited ▁pressing ▁of ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Special ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁LP ▁on ▁ 1 8 0 - gram ▁vin