"Fonky Jazz" A Mix By: HeavySoulBrutha

SoulSistas And SoulBruthas! I though I'd get in my last mix before I turn the blog over to you in February. It feels like I've neglected one of my favourite genres over the past few months and that's Jazz/Funk. I gotta admit, I was really a stranger to it until my Brutha T-Money played some Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters for me back in the day. And if you're a frequent visitor you know I usually jump at any opportunity to sneak Headhunters stuff in mixes. The last one "Four Quads," being a prime example. This mix has also got some really groovy stuff in it. I've got some of the influences on the early 90's Acid Jazz scene like "Boogaloo Joe" Jones, a superbly talented guitar player, as well as the MASSIVE organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes. Some greasy funk from a group I really know nothing about called Deodato, to the Ohio Players, who I'm sure you've heard of, with a rare instrumental. Some swingin' tunes are represented by Donald Byrd with a take on the classic "Boom Boom," as well as the great Les McCann taking you down that "Green, Green, Rocky Road." It's a real mix up, but all the tunes have those get-down-groovy elements I really dig. My hope is that you will too. So, check out the "Fonkey Jazz Mix." As always, feel free to leave a comment if you dig it...and even if you don't. All the best!!!

The Tunes:
01. Intro..."and then there were all these fantastic Jazz musicians"
02. September 13 - Deodato
03. Hamp's Hump - Lou Donaldson
04. Right On - Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones
05. Boom Boom - Donald Byrd
06. Sunny - George Benson
07. Night Glider - Richard "Groove" Holmes
08. Odds On - Charles Kynard
09. Green, Green, Rocky Road - Les McCann
10. Your Love Is Too Much - The Three Sounds
11. There It Is - Ohio Players
12. Sweetback's Theme - Melvin Van Peebles
13. Trippin' - Cal Green
14. Outro..."a history of the music, inside out, outside in."

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