the ultimate ish otc funk/soul/jazz thread

[playtetris]

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) - everybody loves the sunshine

donald byrd - wind parade (sampled by beatminers for black moon's 'buck em down')

funkadelic - maggot brain

johnny hammond - lost on 23rd street

idris muhammad - loran's dance

ahmad jamal - swahililand (used by jay dee for de la soul's 'stakes is high')

caesar frazier - sweet children (kanye jacked this)

marvin gaye - inner city blues

[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

[playtetris]

Originally Posted by 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

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 - you've made me so very happy

deodato - super strut (nice wah wah)

al hirt - harlem hendoo (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 - give me your love

minnie riperton - inside my love

[LJJ]

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.

[Brunch@Five]

My favourite Jazz trumpeter ever, Lee Morgan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDbrxLz20JY

this somehow always gives me chills (young Maynard Ferguson):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4MwyGkPg10

classic Miles + 'Trane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FAKRpUCYY

another classic, played by Charles Mingus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY

Piano/Vibraphone duo, Chick Corea + Gary Burton:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCZ-iL19Em4

[ikoiko]

some lesser known soul gems:

odyssey - our lives are shaped by what we love http://youtube.com/watch?v=zWdnX3XlaI4

chairmen of the board - working on a building of love http://youtube.com/watch?v=urp6M6sXrII

honey cone - stick up http://youtube.com/watch?v=_AhL3y1PsYM&feature=related

loose jointz - shoot the pump
http://www.blaxploitation.com/sounds...the%20pump.mp3
(one of the awesomest songs of all time)

theres just too much great stuff out there from the days of yonder...

[RedBlackAttack]

I've always been a Herbie Hancock man...

Here is Watermelon Man... maybe the funkiest opening to any song... ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5GcYeh7XA


Here is Miles Davis and the Quintets (which included Herbie Hancock) playing live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE

[i seen hippos]

Maggot Brain = anything anyone ever did in the late 60's/70's including Jimi, Clapton, etc.

[Brunch@Five]

Originally Posted by RedBlackAttack

Here is Miles Davis and the Quintets (which included Herbie Hancock) playing live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE

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:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JawQn7gKdJo

[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.

Inspiration Information
Happy House
Island Letter
Pling
Rainy Day
Sparkle City
Strawberry Letter #23

[Brunch@Five]

One of the best Funk bands ever, Tower of Power:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpMW7...eature=related

ToP w/ Santana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw1Pt...eature=related

[ikoiko]

Originally Posted by 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.

Inspiration Information
Happy House
Island Letter
Pling
Rainy Day
Sparkle City
Strawberry Letter #23

yes. his trippy style rules!

[playtetris]

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

turn blue

[Roy Munson]

Originally Posted by i seen hippos

Maggot Brain = anything anyone ever did in the late 60's/70's including Jimi, Clapton, etc.

Cosign.

Anyway I might as well add some of my faves.

Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You (the solo is ridiculous)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5DLL9TlqM

Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzRJgZG98I

Isley Brothers - Who's That Lady (Ernie plays his arse off)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DDgNCLD84

Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCgthG5sL6M

[SHEED_ gangsta]

Originally Posted by RedBlackAttack

I've always been a Herbie Hancock man...

Here is Watermelon Man... maybe the funkiest opening to any song... ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5GcYeh7XA


Here is Miles Davis and the Quintets (which included Herbie Hancock) playing live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE

such a good song