TOP 40 JAZZ FUNK 1975-1981

[Disco Dave]

Hmm I've checked out a bunch of these and some are a little light on the funk. A few I'd describe more as Crossover Jazz if anything. I guess there's so much cross pollenation of genres here that its natural for a song to fit in a variety of categories. I'd love more danceable stuff myself. Still finding some good stuff regardless.

[antonymc]

Originally Posted by 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

great lists but try these ones! 1.pistachio. jimmy cobb.2.sausalito. grover washington jnr. 3.summer song. grover washington jnr.4.see you later. joanne grauer. 5.new york afternoon. richie cole/ eddie jefferson. 6.i bet you thought i d never find you. jon hendricks. 7. capricorn rising. richard evans. 8.listen love. jon lucien. 9.jubilee. bobby mcferrin. 10.dancin love affair. wayne henderson. these were played at caister/all dayers and on various radio stations in the south of england in the early 80 s. I thought i was the only one who remembered the Tyzik track! these tracks are in no particular order and are off the top of my head, hope they re of interest to you all! i ve been to caister a couple of times in the last couple of years and the vibes still there and the accomodations still terrible!

[Afroboy]

Two classics killer Jazz-Funk Lp's that are must listens are
" MASADA" by Joe Thomas
" MEAN MACHINE " by Jimmy McGriff
Don't think the artists received a mention either ...

[motown01]

Good to see George Bensen's name a couple times.

[Greg Wilson]

Just to let y'all know, Snowboy's book on the UK Jazz Dance scene is now in print:

[antonymc]

i thought i d do a quick list of my own, off the top of my head, of my favourites from the jazz/funk/soul era.1. he loves you- seawind. 2. sausalito, live at the bijou-grover washington jr.3.whats going on-tom browne. 4.new york afternoon-richie cole. 5. dance with me-bobby mcferrin. 6. cant you see me-roy ayers. 7. dominoes-donald byrd. 8. barbara anne-webster lewis. 9. see you later-joanne grauer/lorraine feather.10. two kites-mark murphy 11. shifting gears-johnny hammond. 12.rock creek park- blackbyrds .13. keep the fire burning-gwen mcrae. 14. mr magician-mystic merlin.15. why i came to califonia-leon ware. 16.why cant we be lovers-lamont dozier. 17.candidate for love-t.s. monk. 18.oops,here i go-edna wright. 19. deodato-night cruiser. 20. you got the floor-arthur adams. 21. dancin love affair-wayne henderson. 22. everybody s singing(love songs)-sweet thunder. 23. lets get it together-el coco. 24.inherit the wind-wilton felder. 25.the sound table-cameo. these arent in any particular order, just a snapshot of what was being played at caister soul weekends and various clubs in london and the home counties/south. i think jazzfunk was a term used by the average man/woman on the street for music with sax/trumpet in them. if anyone used to ask me what music i liked i would answer, jazz, funk and soul. people who were n t really into it would say jazzfunk in my opinion.

[iwasthere2]

The slide - Chic Corea
Good question - Herbie Hancock
Flying machine (The chase) - War
Free - James Mason
Slick - Ramsey Lewis
Runnin - Earth wind and fire
Faces - Eartg wind and fire
Weekend in la - Monty Alexander
Mad hatter rhapsody - Chic Corea
Jubilee - Bobby Mcferrin
2 for 1 - Pleasure
The road is hard (But we're going to make it) - Airto
Cinnamon flower - The Charlie Rouse band
The hawk - Dave Valentin

[barbarella]

Hey Guys! Great Forum You Got Here! Some of my fave tracks include -
Herb Alpert.. Rotation
Herb Alpert.. Rise
T- Connection.. Cush
Toto, fea. Cheryl Lynn.. Georgie Peorgy ( Ok, so I admit the Charme version fea. Luther Vandross came out in '82, but I love that too!)
Roy Ayres.. Running Away
Idris Muhammad.. Could Heaven Ever be Like This
Rah Band.. Falcon

Cheers!

[Bernie]

Originally Posted by barbarella

Hey Guys! Great Forum You Got Here!

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