Soul Jazz Records latest excursion into the Crescent City vaults delves deep into the roots and history of the Voodoo world of New Orleans Funk.
Packed to the brim with serious break-heavy, heavyweight funk tunes from classic New Orleans artists including Eddie Bo, Betty Harris, Dave Bartholomew, Johnny Adams and Eldridge Holmes (with the ever-present Allen Toussaint and The Meters as always behind the scenes).
There is also a host of rare cuts from a number of lesser-known second line New Orleans artists, whose fame rarely reached past the walls of the city, including Gus ‘The Groove’ Lewis, James K-Nine, Norma Jean, Bob French, Chuck Colbert, Zilla Mayes and Joe Haywood.
In the 1960s the syncopated beat of New Orleans Funk developed out of a gumbo mix of New Orleans local flavours – rhythm and blues, Mardi Gras Indians, the street percussion Second Line of the Jazz Funeral and Marching bands, Caribbean rhumba and mambo rhythms – all of which are in full effect. Even Zydeco, the rhythm and blues offspring of Louisiana Cajun music, had the funk as the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, shows us here.
New Orleans music and Voodoo both have their roots in the African-American free black and slave gatherings held at Congo Square from the 18th century onwards. Here Voodoo king Doctor John (the original one!) and Voodoo queen Marie Levaux held court over their followers, and here also could be heard the first sounds of New Orleans jazz music.
Soul Jazz Records latest album describes how these two cultural forms are inextricably inter-related.

This new episode of New Orleans Funk subtitled 'Two-Way-Pocky-Way, Gumbo Ya Ya and the Mardi Gras Mambo' features more classic New Orleans funk in all its forms.

The syncopated percussion beat of the second line jazz parade bands, the secret language and dances of the Mardi Gras Indians, the mambo and latin rhythms of Professor Longhair and the city’s many piano players help make New Orleans a unique musical melting pot.

New journey into the heart of New Orleans and a guide to the City’s finest Funk Music produced in the late 1960s & early 1970s. Featuring everyone from The Meters to Eddie Bo, Lee Dorsey to Betty Harris, this is a who’s who of the Crescent City’s most famous and most funky!

Jalousement conservées par quelques collectionneurs et inédites depuis près de cinq décennies, les sessions New-Yorkaises de Betty Davis se matérialisent en 2016 sous la forme d’un album somptueusement édité par les talentueux archivistes de Light in the Attic. En mai 1969, la future Reine du F.U.N.K. enregistre plusieurs séances aux studios Columbia sous la direction de Miles Davis et de son producteur Teo Macero en compagnie d’Harvey Brooks, Billy Cox (bassiste du Band of Gypsys), Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience), Wayne Shorter et Larry Young.

Sex Machine Today n'est pas le meilleur album de James, loin de là! (Far From It) Mais si je postes cet album c'est uniquement pour le morceau : Dead On It

ONE OF THE BEST FUNKY TUNE

RAW - DEEP - 70's Wah-Wah Style

Maceo! Maceo!
If you had to play right here, what would you play?
Cool it, Cheese

This Funky Thing! 20 Raw & Funky Groovers 1967-1973

This Funky Thing 2! 20 More Raw & Funky Groovers 1967-1973

Red Onion : la ligne de Bass la plus Deep de Richard "Groove" Holmes. Samplé Par Jeru The Damaja.

Big Up à Hesope!

LA BASS DANS TA FACE

"...To all my brothers claiming that they‘re Hispanic and Latino
You’re African, Aztecs, Indian and Taino
Now that I showed you how this nations gained their wealth
I hope I keep your interest so check it out for yourself" Jeru The Damaja

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Recorded By Rudy Van Gelder. Originally released in 1969 (Prestige 7765)

The Brazilian Funk Experience - Rare Grooves From The EMI & Odeon Vaults 1968-1980

Funky16Corners Radio v.24.5 – The Beat Goes On

Brother Jack McDuff – Oblighetto (Blue Note)
Freddy McCoy – Gimme Some (Cobblestone)
Vince Guaraldi – The Beat Goes On (WB)
Soulful Strings – (I Know) I’m Losing You (Cadet)
Hugh Masekela – Bajabula Bonke (Healing Song) (UNI)
Gabor Szabo – Gypsy Queen (Impulse)
Jeremy Steig – Howling for Judy (Blue Note)
Merl Saunders – Julia (Fantasy)
Gary McFarland – Fried Bananas (Verve)
Sly Stone – Rock Dirge Pt1 (Woodcock)
Bob James – Nautilus (CTI)
Brian Augers Oblivion Express – Inner City Blues (RCA)

The Funky16Corners Saga continues...

Funky16Corners Radio v.55 – Soul On

Four Gents – Soul Sister (HBR)
Billy Larkin & the Delegates – Little Jr. Detroit (World Pacific)
Leon Haywood – Soul On (Imperial)
Merl Saunders – Soul Roach Pt2 (Early Bird)
Hank Jacobs – Heide (Sue)
Wildare Trio – Cruising (Brunswick)
Tall Paul Hankins – I Did It (Pop Up)
Magnets – The Swingin’ Organ (Keys)
Bill Black’s Combo – But It’s Alright (Columbia)
Johnny Hammond Smith – NYPD (Prestige)
Brother Jack McDuff – The Vibrator (Blue Note)

Rare & Unreleased New Orleans Funk Music!

Eddie Bo (Edwin Joseph Bocage) was a singer/pianist from New Orleans. Schooled in jazz, he was known for his blues, soul and funk recordings. Debuting on Ace Records in 1955, he released more single records than anyone else in New Orleans other than Fats Domino.

It covers the period from the emergence of New Orleans Funk in the early 1960's through to the mid-seventies.

Classic & Rare Electric Blues, Funk & Psychedelic Soul Music from Chicago's legendary Chess Records in the 1960s.

Melvin Sparks - Akilah! (Prestige, 1972)

Alto Saxophone – George Coleman (tracks: B1), Sonny Fortune (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Flute – Dave Hubbard (tracks: B3), Hubert Laws (tracks: B3)
Guitar - Melvin SParks
Organ, Piano –Leon Spencer
Percussion – Buddy Caldwell
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1, A2, B1),  Dave Hubbard (tracks: A3)
Trumpet – Virgil Jones (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Ernie Royal (tracks: B1)
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder