Ain't It Funky Now! (Vinyl 2xLP) Hip HopIn the late 60s there was a panic going on at jazz record companies. Records just weren't selling sure Ella or Miles were shifting units, the big international stars, but new acoustic talent was having a hard time. Soul and funk was what was being danced to in the clubs. There was one ray of hope shining through. Since 1967, when Lou Donaldson had scored a Top 10 R&B album with Alligator Bogaloo his band had developed a hybrid of funky jazz that was
The Bust of Beezlebub bears an ageless wisdom across its succinct seven-song/29-minute runtime
Little is known about Norman Feels
just barely anchored by the entrancing swirl of wah-guitar
and is hailed one of the greatest and most iconic film scores of recent times
not to mention fine tuning their skills as brilliant tunesmiths
they peaked at number one and two on the Billboard R&B chart
when nobody knew his back-story
Newly remastered from original analogue masters
featuring beats and studio smarts from spank rock' producer Alex Epton aka Armani xxxchange
'Theme Song' is a slightly funkier Brassy groover and there is a great version of Ronnie Laws' 'Always There'
On the flip youll find a further Kenny collaboration with the dynamic duo entitled Loving You the trio teaming up to deliver a stunning Motown inspired dance floor stomper with an uplifting vocal by the one and only Yasmeen
the groups' first foray into a harsher
