the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
so, there's a whole lot of talk about hip hop on this site. fair enough, it's pretty much the genre of our generation. however, i don't think there's enough discussion re: the music that inspired (and indeed was used as samples in) hip hop music.
this is the thread in which you post the illest oldskool jams you listen to.
i'll kick it off with:
RAMP (roy ayers musical project) - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7wjBwjsVDo]everybody loves the sunshine[/url]
donald byrd - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t84LCgXU08]wind parade[/url] (sampled by beatminers for black moon's 'buck em down')
funkadelic - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3bleXWaCk]maggot brain[/url]
johnny hammond - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBikUbz42tE]lost on 23rd street[/url]
idris muhammad - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25uLX-1wUGY]loran's dance[/url]
ahmad jamal - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxsvPKrtLGg]swahililand[/url] (used by jay dee for de la soul's 'stakes is high')
caesar frazier - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7sqsQK7-gQ]sweet children[/url] (kanye jacked this)
marvin gaye - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPH3xNkHFhE]inner city blues[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
kizzle is ihs's expert soul/r&b man and will be glad to see this thread
some of my favs:
earth, wind and fire
the barkays
con funk shun
al green
stevie wonder
cameo
teddy pendergrass
frankie beverly and maze
parliament
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
[QUOTE=RainierBeachPoet]kizzle is ihs's expert soul/r&b man and will be glad to see this thread
some of my favs:
earth, wind and fire
the barkays
con funk shun
al green
stevie wonder
cameo
teddy pendergrass
frankie beverly and maze
parliament[/QUOTE]
great list there, rbp. some of my personal favourites also include parliament, al green, teddy pendergrass and earth, wind and fire.
some other nice cuts:
lou rawls - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PhsBk5xhLg]you've made me so very happy[/url]
deodato - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Ik81plN_Q]super strut[/url] (nice wah wah)
al hirt - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUJMqVkSMh4]harlem hendoo[/url] (pimpest track ever... i want this as my personal theme music. you know, the track that comes on whenever you walk in a room)
curtis mayfield - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bovB6XH7yoA]give me your love[/url]
minnie riperton - [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VS6X_ExoLU]inside my love[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
Yes.
Some of my personal favorites are:
The Spinners
The Stylistics
Bobby Womack
Chris Kenner
Allen Toussaint
Buddy Miles
The Meters
Stanley Turrentine (If he counts)
King Curtis
Todd Rundgren
And of course a lot of the classics mentioned in this thread ( marvin Gaye, Al Green, Funkadelic, Bar Kays, Al Hirt)
ONe of the giants I never got is Sly Stone.
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
My favourite Jazz trumpeter ever, Lee Morgan:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDbrxLz20JY[/url]
this somehow always gives me chills (young Maynard Ferguson):
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4MwyGkPg10[/url]
classic Miles + 'Trane
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FAKRpUCYY[/url]
another classic, played by Charles Mingus:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY[/url]
Piano/Vibraphone duo, Chick Corea + Gary Burton:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCZ-iL19Em4[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
some lesser known soul gems:
odyssey - our lives are shaped by what we love [url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=zWdnX3XlaI4[/url]
chairmen of the board - working on a building of love [url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=urp6M6sXrII[/url]
honey cone - stick up [url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=_AhL3y1PsYM&feature=related[/url]
loose jointz - shoot the pump
[url]http://www.blaxploitation.com/sounds/2006/j%20walter%20negro%20&%20loose%20jointz%20-%20shoot%20the%20pump.mp3[/url]
(one of the awesomest songs of all time)
theres just too much great stuff out there from the days of yonder...
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
I've always been a Herbie Hancock man...
Here is Watermelon Man... maybe the funkiest opening to any song... ever.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5GcYeh7XA[/url]
Here is Miles Davis and the Quintets (which included Herbie Hancock) playing live:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
Maggot Brain = anything anyone ever did in the late 60's/70's including Jimi, Clapton, etc.
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
[QUOTE=RedBlackAttack]
Here is Miles Davis and the Quintets (which included Herbie Hancock) playing live:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE[/url][/QUOTE]
maybe the best quintet Miles has ever lead. Wayne Shorter was/is just off the hook. Same goes for Ron Carter.
some nice soul/funk by Maceo Parker:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JawQn7gKdJo[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
Y'all heard of Shuggie Otis (son of legend Johnny Otis?) Dude is very underrated and rare. Very ahead of his time, doing stuff in the late '60 and '70 which really didn't come widely used until decades later. Cat did the original Strawberry Letter.
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=vq0tl5h_a7s"]Inspiration Information[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=-olNCb8FEzE&feature=related"]Happy House[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eIQn6Gc1Fdc&feature=related"]Island Letter[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=5eJ7utitnYg"]Pling[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xCBNoEcMn-g&feature=related"]Rainy Day[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Z1NlJnktBQ&feature=related"]Sparkle City[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=r_Hx6F2cTzA"]Strawberry Letter #23[/URL]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
One of the best Funk bands ever, Tower of Power:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpMW7WrUW4o&feature=related[/url]
ToP w/ Santana
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw1Pt6yrARE&feature=related[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]Y'all heard of Shuggie Otis (son of legend Johnny Otis?) Dude is very underrated and rare. Very ahead of his time, doing stuff in the late '60 and '70 which really didn't come widely used until decades later. Cat did the original Strawberry Letter.
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=vq0tl5h_a7s"]Inspiration Information[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=-olNCb8FEzE&feature=related"]Happy House[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eIQn6Gc1Fdc&feature=related"]Island Letter[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=5eJ7utitnYg"]Pling[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xCBNoEcMn-g&feature=related"]Rainy Day[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Z1NlJnktBQ&feature=related"]Sparkle City[/URL]
[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=r_Hx6F2cTzA"]Strawberry Letter #23[/URL][/QUOTE]
yes. his trippy style rules!
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
some great picks in here from everyone. stylistics, shuggie otis (i was stuck on that album for a while), mingus, herbie, chick corea, miles, coltrane... just what i was hoping for.
i was sad to hear that the greatest hammond organist ever died just the other day.
RIP jimmy mcgriff
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDBDCZhNHY]turn blue[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
[QUOTE=i seen hippos]Maggot Brain = anything anyone ever did in the late 60's/70's including Jimi, Clapton, etc.[/QUOTE]
Cosign.
Anyway I might as well add some of my faves.
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You (the solo is ridiculous)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5DLL9TlqM[/url]
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzRJgZG98I[/url]
Isley Brothers - Who's That Lady (Ernie plays his arse off)
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DDgNCLD84[/url]
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCgthG5sL6M[/url]
Re: the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread
[QUOTE=RedBlackAttack]I've always been a Herbie Hancock man...
Here is Watermelon Man... maybe the funkiest opening to any song... ever.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5GcYeh7XA[/url]
Here is Miles Davis and the Quintets (which included Herbie Hancock) playing live:
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE[/url][/QUOTE]
such a good song :cheers: