Bill Evans > Cool Eddie
Composed by Bill Evans

Bill Evans (he played with Miles, but not that Bill Evans) is seven years younger than me, so it makes sense that he’d want to mash up funk and jazz. And it might not quite have that ‘strangeness’ Mike defined, but it would be pretty hard to imagine anyone even a generation older (maybe Herbie) remixing the stuff this way.

Postmodern Soul Jazz Week #4

Ohio Players > Skin Tight

Random Hits Week #12 (70s Edition)
Legends of Funk #2

Eric Burdon & War
Composed by War

When this single hit I really really gave a second thought to “War.” Then afterwards, I never gave a second thought to Eric Burdon.

Random Hits Week #10 (70s Edition)
Legends of Rock #15
Legends of the British Invasion #2
Legends of Funk #1

Miles Davis > Black Satin
Composed by Miles Davis

Legends of the Trumpet #2 

suddenly:wolfandfox:

melanyouth:(via measart):

black satin-miles davis

Love this era of Miles. And I still have my original vinyl copy of On The Corner. I love it that there is just nobody that sounds anything like he does….

Lou Donaldson > Alligator Boogaloo

“Everything I Play is Funky” says Lou Donaldson. He is sooooo right.

Soul Jazz Week #1
Legends of Soul Jazz #5 
Legends of the Saxophone #10

Heatwave > Always and Forever
Composed by Rod Temperton

Can’t help it, I’m a sap at heart.

Wimp Week #1 
Ballad #10

Ivan “Boogaloo Joe” Jones > Hoochie Coo Chickie

As much as I love this stuff, it always amuses me to see a guy like Ron Carter playing on it.

Hoochie Week #2 
Legends of Acid Jazz #1

Legends of Soul #7
Covers #7

James Brown > Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag

I’m not exactly sure an artist can actually “cover” their own records, but that’s sure what JB has done here. The mark of class for black artists born between the world wars was the big band. And by 1970 James was certain he had the class, now all he needed was the record to prove it. The Soul On Top band, led by Louis Belson and arranged by Oliver Nelson, funked out as hard as any of the Famous Flames, so watch out.

Legends of Soul #7

James Brown > Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Parts 1, 2, &3)

If you’re into the funk, stop! right now, because you’re in the right place. And if you think you already know PGABNB, stop! again because this definitely isn’t what you think it is. Seriously. There’s a JB CD comp called “Roots of a Revolution” but this actually starts the revolution. Because everything we know as funk can be found here.

James recorded this 6+ minute version of the song, but something wasn’t right. Being first at everything he remixed, mashed up, overdubbed. (More to come.)