Jazz Funk Tunes

[scarey55]

Yes Cad, I knew exactly what you meant by the term Jazz Funk I LURVE it!

I'd not heard of the track Loose ends but I'm going to buy it now. How about this:

Birdland by Weather Report featuring the very talented Jaco Pastorious

[Cadalot]

Scarey55 at last someone who has heard of Jazz Funk do you recall The Scratch - Surface Noise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPYNIc_M1ng

There was a track called "Underwater" and for the life of me I can't recall who did it.

[Sappidis]

I must admit I didn't expect a jazz funk thread..... I'm a jazz musician with a keen interest in jazz funk / modern funk

Currently doing my dissertation on Michael Brecker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3YpPpBydE
Gotta check out Lettuce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjIyebaiJUI
Stank is great, shame it's just an American College band. One hell of a EWI solo in this but I don't particularly like the patch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywN06XZ1Y_g
The Robert Glasper experiment is on the current modern apex, but you're breaking into Neo-soul there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjQxpPkeQRI
And you can't say modern funk without Vulfpeck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRHQPG1xd9o


I haven't heard a lot of the old stuff because I wasn't around at the time, but have a keen interest in Fusion

[ESBkevin]

This is right up my 'Streetlife' By the Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford.

In fact I play in a band that specialise in doing 70s funk with the like of Chic, Gibson Bros, Stevie Wonder, Rose Royce, The wispers etc. I love the music so much I travel deep into the next county regularly to meet my band mates rather than join a local band doing 'other stuff'.

It's a love thing!

[scarey55]

I was trying to pick one track from the Crusaders album Kevin, they're all so good.
Great band list, I guess it's a child of the 70's thing. I remember dancing around my handbag at the Top Rank disco to all those bands!

Here's one for you: Tito Lopez Combo. Not much on Youtube but I heard them in a record shop once HMV I think and bought the CD there and then!

[Sappidis]

This is right up my 'Streetlife' By the Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford.

In fact I play in a band that specialise in doing 70s funk with the like of Chic, Gibson Bros, Stevie Wonder, Rose Royce, The wispers etc. I love the music so much I travel deep into the next county regularly to meet my band mates rather than join a local band doing 'other stuff'.

It's a love thing!

I know the feeling with that one lol, the band rehearsals are 90 miles away from where I live.... but it's all worth it!

[Cadalot]

Sappidis - great list and you have introduced me to some bands that I'm now going to have to listen to their back catalogue

Here is an old one for you Fatback Band - I Found Lovin' (12" Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-gYmOyRi4

Atmosfear - Dancing In Outer Space (Original 12'' Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrb2iYV_Dvg

Princess - I'll Keep On Loving You (12inch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIjE4cq5w6A

David Christie - Saddle Up Original 12 inch Version 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQVLjvNDIQ

Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It - Extended Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10DQm5-9Zz0

[ESBkevin]

I know the feeling with that one lol, the band rehearsals are 90 miles away from where I live.... but it's all worth it!

Blimey 90 miles, I thought 50+ and an hour or so was brave, but yes the right band and people make it so right. I even took along a singer to Dep. a gig once and she loved it so much she joined up and now drags herself a similar distance just to be in the groove. Of course you don't have to be mad to do this, but it helps. 90 Miles, thats gotta be nearly 4 hours travel for as many hours noodling. You're hired!

[ESBkevin]

Nobody has gone hardcore and mentioned


Sly and the Family stone - Thank you (falettinme be Mice Elf agin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOa5UOHdwnc

Way ahead of the curve as a 1969 hit single, Also special mention for anything Bootsy Collins or George Clinton graced from James Brown to Parliment/Funkadelic

Me I really went more commercial in taste with The Meters, Temptations, Spinners O'Jays, Four Tops and the incomparable Al green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsU6_eSG4k4

[Sappidis]

Sappidis - great list and you have introduced me to some bands that I'm now going to have to listen to their back catalogue

Here is an old one for you Fatback Band - I Found Lovin' (12" Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-gYmOyRi4

Atmosfear - Dancing In Outer Space (Original 12'' Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrb2iYV_Dvg

Princess - I'll Keep On Loving You (12inch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIjE4cq5w6A

David Christie - Saddle Up Original 12 inch Version 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQVLjvNDIQ

Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It - Extended Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10DQm5-9Zz0

That seems to be going more into rare groove - a genre I like but haven't really listened a lot to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5WgYSRFix0
I still dig rare groove though!

These days I'm going more towards the jazz rock fusion and jazz rap.
This band is great;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tErZ5LUJY
But it's more neo-soul.
Lola's day off is absolutely fantastic. they don't seem to gig too much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-m1sn3qsf4
Lettuce have done a cover but you can't beat herbie's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqtki6I-VTY
Skip the first 40 seconds, eddie harris playing around with some very early eletronic kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI5v3WHy--g&index=3
Seriously though; Brecker. It turns to funk at around 2 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO71hcTJDbA

Blimey 90 miles, I thought 50+ and an hour or so was brave, but yes the right band and people make it so right. I even took along a singer to Dep. a gig once and she loved it so much she joined up and now drags herself a similar distance just to be in the groove. Of course you don't have to be mad to do this, but it helps. 90 Miles, thats gotta be nearly 4 hours travel for as many hours noodling. You're hired!

Yeah it's a long way, but it's worth it. The band have started taking off and we have some pretty impressive gigs lined up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o8SsH9sZrE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMFUFXSf0lM - I don't play on this song.