Good Jazz-Funk Albums

[oldspice676]

What are some Jazz-Funk albums from back in the day im trying to start a jazz collection!

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Wow, there's so many,but I'll list a few of my favorites.

You can't go wrong with any of the Kudu recordings from Grover Washington Jr.
Mr. Magic
A Secret Place
Live at the Bijou
It Feels So Good

Any CTI recordings
Deodato 1 and 2
Bob James 1,2,3,and 4
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay and First Flight
Stanley Turrentine - Sugar, Don't Mess With Mr. T.
George Benson - Bad Benson

Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before
Return To Forever - No Mystery
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior

Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Billy Cobham - Crosswind

George Duke - Feel
George Duke - Faces In Reflection
George Duke - I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry

Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Herbie Hancock -Thrust
Herbie Hancock - Man child

Tom Browne - Browne Sugar [[his debut recording before "Funkin' For Jamaica")
Roy Ayers - Red,Black and Green
Roy Ayers - A Tear To A Smile
Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage
Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke [[self title recording)
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Stanley Clarke - Journey To Love


I could go on and on, but that's just a start. If you like, check out a old thread of SDF entitled "Contemporary Jazz or Jazz Fusion, Is There A Difference ?" It was based on a show I put together last summer. The MP3 link is no longer available to hear,but we had a great discussion going on. You can also find some YouTube clips that a few members of the forum posted up.

I hope this helps. Continue the journey,and keep this great music alive !

[oldspice676]

Wow, there's so many,but I'll list a few of my favorites.

You can't go wrong with any of the Kudu recordings from Grover Washington Jr.
Mr. Magic
A Secret Place
Live at the Bijou
It Feels So Good

Any CTI recordings
Deodato 1 and 2
Bob James 1,2,3,and 4
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay and First Flight
Stanley Turrentine - Sugar, Don't Mess With Mr. T.
George Benson - Bad Benson

Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before
Return To Forever - No Mystery
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior

Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Billy Cobham - Crosswind

George Duke - Feel
George Duke - Faces In Reflection
George Duke - I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry

Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Herbie Hancock -Thrust
Herbie Hancock - Man child

Tom Browne - Browne Sugar [[his debut recording before "Funkin' For Jamaica")
Roy Ayers - Red,Black and Green
Roy Ayers - A Tear To A Smile
Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage
Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke [[self title recording)
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Stanley Clarke - Journey To Love


I could go on and on, but that's just a start. If you like, check out a old thread of SDF entitled "Contemporary Jazz or Jazz Fusion, Is There A Difference ?" It was based on a show I put together last summer. The MP3 link is no longer available to hear,but we had a great discussion going on. You can also find some YouTube clips that a few members of the forum posted up.

I hope this helps. Continue the journey,and keep this great music alive !

lol mann thats a great list, but i wished the mp3 link as still available!, but i'll check that out & thanks for ur help much appreciated

[GeeTee(HPK)]

You're welcome, from one DJ to another.
The MP3 links are only good for a week. When I post them on the forum, you pretty much have to listen or download it right away.

Who knows, I might do a jazz fusion show later this year.

[oldspice676]

You're welcome, from one DJ to another.
The MP3 links are only good for a week. When I post them on the forum, you pretty much have to listen or download it right away.

Who knows, I might do a jazz fusion show later this year.

sweet id u ever do it let me know i'll enjoy it!

[timmyfunk]

Anything by Gil Scott Heron.

[daddyacey]

Donald Byrd--Places and Spaces
Bobbie Humphries --Blacks And Blues
Lonnie Liston Smith--Expansions
Weather Report--Best of Vol 1
Ronnie Laws --Pressure Sensitive
Ronnie Laws --Friends And Strangers
Santana---- Welcome--[["Oh Yes I Said Santana!!!!")
Rainbow Seeker --Joe Sample
Stanley Clarke--School Days

Now let us go deep into the early Jazz Funk ,[[here we go ) I recommend ,
Silver Cycles - Eddie Harris
That Is Why You"re Overweight--Eddie Harris
Lee Morgan--Sidewinder
Herbie Mann--Memphis Underground

[oldspice676]

good stuff people! im enjoying these albums haha keep em up :-)

[destruction]

One of our faves:

Lou Donaldson - Everything I Play is Funky

[destruction]

And our other fave:

Mr Ramsey Lewis.

[the_chicks_call_me__slick]

What about Dexter Wansel - Life on Mars?

[oldspice676]

What about Dexter Wansel - Life on Mars?

i got that one dexter wansel is a great jazz fusion artist

[paladin]

The CTI Live Summer Sessions were pretty dam good back then, Stanley T, Hank Crawford, Grover, Esther Philip's, Bob James, Idris Muhammad etc.... [[ think Motown Review of a Collection of Jazz Greats playing together.....)

Also :

Gears by Johnny Hammond : spotlight on Los Conquistadores la Chocolates
Hank Crawford's Back : spotlight on Midnight over Memphis

[destruction]

Rock Creek Park - BlackByrds

Maybe some Fela for an international slant.

[oldspice676]

rock creek park - blackbyrds

maybe some fela for an international slant.

right on brothers!!

[zebop]

Pleasure-Dust Yourself Off
Pleasure-Joyous
The Crusaders-1
The Crusaders-2nd Crusade
Ramsey Lewis-Don't It Feel Good
Ramsey Lewis-Sun Goddess
Ramsey Lewis-Salongo
Lonnie Liston Smith-Loveland
Bob James-Lucky Seven- Most of his stuff from 74-84
The Brecker Brothers-s/t to Detente
David Sanborn-s/t- Released in 1975, this is a really nice album

[imnokid]

Root Down-Jimmy Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R99VnAwZepM

just about any Eddie Harris album from the 70s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSJ8SGxyFSE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xs2os0f7t8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8Fwo1aBcg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWqjG5244uw

[ollie]

Miles Davic ~ Bitches Brew and many more albums in that genre
Billy Cobham ~ Spectrum & Crosswinds
The Headhunters 1st & 2nd Album
Jimmy Smith ~ Sit On It
Pharoah Sanders ~ Tembi
Lenny White ~ Venusion Summer & Big City & Streamline
Eddie Henderson ~ Sunburst
Eddie Henderson ~ Mahal
Peaces Of A Dream ~ 1st album
Harvey Mason ~ Earth Movers
Azymuth ~ 1st & 2nd Album
Airto Moeira ~ Fingers on CTI
Joe Farrell ~ Canned Heat on CTI
Chick Corea ~ Inner Space
Idris Muhammad ~ Power Of Sou on CTI
Gabor Szabo ~ Macho on CTI

[oldspice676]

miles davic ~ bitches brew and many more albums in that genre
billy cobham ~ spectrum & crosswinds
the headhunters 1st & 2nd album
jimmy smith ~ sit on it
pharoah sanders ~ tembi
lenny white ~ venusion summer & big city & streamline
eddie henderson ~ sunburst
eddie henderson ~ mahal
peaces of a dream ~ 1st album
harvey mason ~ earth movers
azymuth ~ 1st & 2nd album
airto moeira ~ fingers on cti
joe farrell ~ canned heat on cti
chick corea ~ inner space
idris muhammad ~ power of sou on cti
gabor szabo ~ macho on cti

ohhh i love those sound clips i like it alot keep em comin!

[cozmic]

Azymuth ~ 1st & 2nd Album

Great band. I'm glad that live footage from the 80's appeared online.





I guess you referred to their first 2 albums on Milestone Records ?
If you have a chance, check also their earlier releases from 1974-1977 :

1974/1975 - Som Livre [[Brasil)

Original copy.

Reissues from FarOut Records [[UK) are available on cd & vinyl :






Som Livre and another Brazilian label [[Cast) also reissued the album on cd :





1975 - Polydor [[Brasil)

EP released on 45-format




1977 - Atlantic [[Brasil)

[tomato tom]

BRICK..BRICK
GEORGE DUKE..LIBERATED FANTASIES
GROVER WASHINGTON JR..MISTER MAGIC / SOUL BOX VOLUMES 1 & 2 / FEELS SO GOOD
DR STRUTT..DR STRUTT / STRUTTIN
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN..AWAKENING
Just a few of the top of me head..PAULO XXXX

[paul1970]

I'm a HUGE fan of Jazz Funk so i'm right at home with this.....

This is the group Passport from the album Cross Collateral...



This is the title song from Joe Farrell's album Canned Funk....



There's also this classic from Freddie Hubbard's Windjammer album...

[soulster]

The first side of Ronnie Foster's "Love Satelite" album from 1978. Stevie Wonder even plays the drums on the track "Happy Song".

[roger]

Well ..

Anything from ROY AYERS/THE CRUSADERS/LONNIE LISTON SMITH is good for me ..

One that seems to have been missed so far is the collection of "Live" recordings at the Montreux [[ Switzerland ) Jazz Festival in the '80s ..

http://www.amazon.com/Casino-Lights-.../dp/B000002KY7

The DAVID SANBORNE track "Love Is Not Enough" is an absolute gem ..

And you get the likes of RANDY CRAWFORD on there too ..

Roger

[chidrummer]

Albums eh?

Funk in a Mason Jar - Harvey Mason
Hiroshima - Hiroshima
Urban Renewal - Tower of Power
Rhythm & Business - Tower of Power
Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
Catching The Sun - Spyro Gyra
Double Feature - Special EFX
Mystique - Special EFX
Carmel - Joe Sample
8:30 - Weather Report
Mr. Gone - Weather Report
Straight To The Heart - David Sanborn
Voyeur - David Sanborn
ManChild - Herbie Hancock
Secrets - Herbie Hancock
Aja - Steely Dan
You Know That Feeling - Brian Bromberg
Every Step of The Way - David Benoit
After The Storm - Norman Brown
Yellowjackets - Yellowjackets
Blue Hats - Yellowjackets
Pat Metheny Group - PMG
Letter From Home - PMG
Live in Japan - The Crusaders
Wired - Jeff Beck
Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck
Night of The Living Dregs - The Dixie Dregs

[tomato tom]

Has anyone on this site ever actually heard GEORGE DUKE LIBERATED FANTASIES LP on the BASF label? Wish I knew how to upload from vinyl. This is probably the best Jazz Funk Fusion album I have ever had the pleasure to hear. i will try and get one of my comnputer savy mates to sort something out so I can share with you..Paulo xxxx

[marv2]

Donald Byrd--Places and Spaces
Bobbie Humphries --Blacks And Blues
Lonnie Liston Smith--Expansions
Weather Report--Best of Vol 1
Ronnie Laws --Pressure Sensitive
Ronnie Laws --Friends And Strangers
Santana---- Welcome--[["Oh Yes I Said Santana!!!!")
Rainbow Seeker --Joe Sample
Stanley Clarke--School Days

Now let us go deep into the early Jazz Funk ,[[here we go ) I recommend ,
Silver Cycles - Eddie Harris
That Is Why You"re Overweight--Eddie Harris
Lee Morgan--Sidewinder
Herbie Mann--Memphis Underground

Daddy, you named several my favorites......Ronnie Laws FOREVER!

I'll Harvey Mason - Funk in a Mason Jar

Stanley Turrentine - anything by him!

Jimmy Smith - The Cat
- Midnight Special
- The Sermon

[cozmic]

Has anyone on this site ever actually heard GEORGE DUKE LIBERATED FANTASIES LP on the BASF label?

I dig most of George's work on BASF ! Great series of albums with rich textures of sound.