TOP 40 JAZZ FUNK 1975-1981

[gvtaylor]

Thanks for clearing away the mist surrounding my brain! :roll:
K.G.B. it was, on Saturday nights 12.00 - 09.00 (sometimes would go straight over to Cleethorpes on the Sunday for the All Dayers, where did we get the energy!)

[MarcusGarveyLives]

1. Add to the list:

Bread Sandwiches - Bernard Wright (Album Track from Nard (1981))

2. Where is this music played now?

[MarcusGarveyLives]

... Where is this music played now?

[gvtaylor]

There are still a few clubs/venues in London and around the U.K. that still spin jazz, also Japan has an underground jazz-dance scene as well. You can listen to some of this style of music on a web radio show called 'Happy Jazz' on the following links: www.danceandsoul.com, www.ipodyourmondo.com

Mark

[JazzandR&BFreak]

oh please add these other albums:

1. Bob James- Heads
2. Grover Washington- Mister Magic
3. Bob James- Touchdown
4. Maynard Ferguson- Conquistador

[Elotero]

This is a very interesting read for me. I am 25 years old. I live in the California.. and I have been turned on to alot of these artists.. most of which I categorize under UK funk.. the difference between Northern and Southern?? I have no clue.. I really love both sides I guess.. and it is very hard to follow since alot of these scenes were around before I was born. But definately form a listeners POV as well as a djs.. Jazz Funk is a favorite.. are bands like Blue Feather and Cool Notes considered jazz funk in your opinions? personally I would classify them as so because of the instrumentals they have in mid song. as far as Fusion goes.. i have no clue what that term means.. I have many songs listed in MP3 format.. almost no 12 inch..well.. except for Tom Tom Club _ Close to the Bone.. but I enjoy reading first hand experience of what this music meant to some of you when it was new or fairly new.. alot newer than today.. but even today I rally appreciate these gems.. not so much the disco/pure disco side.. but the funky jazzy side.. as a student of the funk i am humbled by all of your knowledge and appreciate this thread as well as this forum for true funk lovers.

[D C]

For those who still have an interest in Jazz/Funk there are 6 mixes we put together to celebrate some of the better moments.

They're available for streaming/downloading from our website:

Six Million Steps

Here's the tracklists - enjoy!!!

DC/JJ and all at 6MS

Jazz Funk mix 1

The Heath Brothers - A Time And Place
Jimmy Smith - Can't Hide Love
Idris Muhammad - One With A Star
Lonnie Liston Smith - Springtime Magic
Rinder & Lewis - Blue Steel
Atmosfear - Interplay
Incognito - Summers Ended
Lonnie Liston Smith - We Can Dream
Eddie Henderson - The Funk Surgeon
Hiroshi Fukumura - Captain Caribe
Karma - Funk De Mambo
Norman Connors - Captain Connors
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Movin' Groovin
Miroslav Vitous - New York City
Ronnie Foster - Why Don't You Look Inside
Tania Maria - Funky Tambourine
Norman Connors - Butterfly

Jazz Funk mix 2

Pleasure - Let Me Be The One
Bill Summers - Straight To The Bank
Ubiquity - Midnight After Dark
Wilbert Longmire - Black Is The Colour
Lalo Schifrin - Jaws
George Benson - On Broadway
Eddie Henderson - Say You Will
Earth, Wind & Fire - Africano
Cameo - The Sound Table
Aquarian Dream - East 6th Street
Lonnie Liston Smith - Explorations
Locksmith - Blackjack
Patrice Rushen - Roll With The Punches
Charles Earland - Let The Music Play
Starship Orchestra - You're A Star
Roy Ayers - Poo Poo Lah Lah

Jazz Funk mix 3

Gilberto Gil - Palco
Seawind - Free
Lee Ritenour - Fly By Night
Tyzik - Sweet Nothings
Sonny Stitt - Slick Eddie
Banda Black Rio - Miss Cheryl
Teramasu Hinu - Send Me Your Feelings
Earl Klugh - Twinkle
Lalo Schifrin - Rollercoaster
Willie Bobo - Always There
Incognito - Parisian Girl
Dizzy Gillespie - Unicorn
Johnny Hammond - Shifting Gears
Gary Bartz - Music Is My Sanctuary
Paulinho Da Costa - Til The End Of Time
Ramsey Lewis - Spring High
Light Of The World - Pete's Crusade

Jazz Funk mix 4

Herbie Hancock - Hang Up Your Hang Ups
Deodato - Whistle Bump
Manzel - Space Funk
Jimmy Owens - Do It To It
Raul De Souza - Jump Street
Donald Byrd - Wild Life
Roy Ayers - Evolution
Eddie Henderson - Prance On
George Duke - My Soul
EW&F - Runnin (Hollywood Mix)
Robert Lowe - Back To Funk
Wood, Brass And Steel - Funkanova
Gonzalez - Saoca
Webster Lewis - Barbara Anne
John Handy - Hard Work
Earl Klugh - Heard It Through The Grapevine
Ramsey Lewis - That's The Way Of The World

Jazz Funk mix 5

Grover Washington Junior - Mr Magic
Bob James - Westchester Lady
Confunkshun - Indian Summer Love
Deodato - Super Strut
Maynard Ferguson - The Fly
Ronnie Laws - Goodtime Ride
Tom Browne - Throw Down
Raul De Souza - Daisy Mae
Richard Evans - Burning Spear (disco version)
Donald Byrd - Blackbyrd
George Duke - Yeah, We're Going
Aquarian Dream - Look Ahead
Powerline - Double Journey
Azymuth - Carambola
FBI - Talking 'Bout Love

Jazz Funk mix 6

Caldera - Sky Islands
Side Effect - Keep That Same Old Feeling
Gabor Szabo - Keep Smiling
Pieces Of A Dream - Warm Weather
John Handy - I Can Tell
Sergio Mendes and Brazil 77 - The Real Thing
MFSB - Mysteries Of The World
Dennis Coffey - Free Spirit
War - Flying Machine
Angela Bofill - People Make The World Go Round
Renzo Fraeise - 12 Engle Street
Mass Production - Cosmic Lust
Atmosfear - Invasion
Incognito - Shine
Ramsey Lewis - Salongo
Gary Bartz - Carnaval De L'Esprit

[buckaroo]

Originally Posted by Elotero

...Jazz Funk is a favorite.. are bands like Blue Feather and Cool Notes considered jazz funk in your opinions? personally I would classify them as so because of the instrumentals they have in mid song. as far as Fusion goes.. i have no clue what that term means..

Hi there,
The 'scene' was very exciting and creative on both sides of the pond. Blue Feather were a group from Holland much like Mezzoforté, who did a funk LP or two. The Cool Notes aren't really considered as jazz funk artists...They were making what was called soul and dance music back in the early '80s. Now it would be called R&B, but years ago only old people made R&B: BB King etc. Hope that helps ya.

[SandraDee]

Would 'Space Dust/Sherlock' by Deodato & 'Do You Have Any' by Le Pamplemousse been played in UK jazz-funk clubs in '79?

[Disco Dave]

Very nice thread. I heard Deodato - Super Strut for the first time this week and glad there is a whole connected sub-genre for Jazz/Disco/Latin/Funk fusion. I've got my work cut out for me but I'll start my quest!