VA • The Funk Jazz Brothers

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A compilation like this one is where Blue Note Records in the European Union has it all over us Americanskis. This 19-track double disc goes deep into the label's classics to pull out gem after gem of classic no-holds-barred quintessential soul-jazz and early jazz-funk. Lou Donaldson's "Hot Dog," Gene Harris' smokin' "Put on Train," and Reuben Wilson's "Love Bug" -- which have been sampled on countless hip-hop records -- are among the slew of well-known cuts here. But for every one of these there is a hidden nugget of pure funky gold, including cuts like Bobby Hutcherson's popping reads of Sly Stone's "Family Affair" and Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues," Candido's "I'm on My Way," and Grant Green's "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing." The sequencing is dead-on, where the groove moves from intense heat to simmering nocturnal love burn and then party-down rowdy and back again. Simply put, this is one of those comps where there isn't a weak moment in the bunch throughout its nearly two hours. Check the disc one opener, Brother Jack McDuff's "Butter for You Popcorn," with a full-blown horn section on top of nasty electric guitar and drums, and you know you've arrived in the right spot. Add to this a fine price tag for a two-disc import, and there is absolutely no excuse not to snap this baby up as soon as you see it anywhere.

by Thom Jurek

https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-funk-jazz-brothers-mw0001217200

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Una compilación como esta es donde Blue Note Records en la Unión Europea lo tiene todo sobre nosotros los esquíes americanos. Este doble disco de 19 pistas se adentra en los clásicos del sello para sacar gema tras gema del clásico soul-jazz sin límites y del jazz-funk temprano. El "Hot Dog" de Lou Donaldson, el humeante "Put on Train" de Gene Harris y "Love Bug" de Reuben Wilson, que han sido sampleados en innumerables discos de hip-hop, se encuentran entre la gran cantidad de cortes conocidos aquí. Pero para cada uno de ellos hay una pepita escondida de oro puro y funky, incluyendo cortes como la lectura popping de Bobby Hutcherson de "Family Affair" de Sly Stone y "Inner City Blues" de Marvin Gaye, "I'm on My Way" de Candido y "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing" de Grant Green. La secuencia es perfecta, donde el ritmo pasa de un calor intenso a una quemadura de amor nocturno y luego a una fiesta ruidosa y otra vez. En pocas palabras, esta es una de esas composiciones en las que no hay un momento de debilidad en el grupo a lo largo de sus casi dos horas. Mira el primer disco, "Butter for You Popcorn", del hermano Jack McDuff, con una sección de trompeta completa encima de la guitarra eléctrica y la batería, y sabes que has llegado al lugar correcto. Añade a esto un buen precio por la importación de dos discos, y no hay ninguna excusa para no romper a este bebé tan pronto como lo veas en cualquier parte.

por Thom Jurek

https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-funk-jazz-brothers-mw0001217200

 

 Tracklist:
1-1 - Brother Jack McDuff - Butter (For Yo Popcorn)
1-2 - Ronnie Foster - Don't Knock My Love
1-3 - Reuben Wilson - Orange Peel
1-4 - Lou Donaldson - Hot Dog
1-5 - Gene Harris, The Three Sounds - Put On Train
1-6 - Blue Mitchell - Who Dun It?
1-7 - Grant Green - In The Middle
1-8 - Bobby Hutcherson - Family Affair
1-9 - Ronnie Foster - Sweet Revival
1-10 - Candido - I'm On My Way -
2-1 - Lou Donaldson - If There's A Hell Below (We're All Gonna Go)
2-2 - Gene Harris - Don't Call Me Nigger Whitey
2-3 - Blue Mitchell - Hnic
2-4 - Bobby Hutcherson - Inner City Blues
2-5 - Grant Green - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open The Door I'll Get It Myself)
2-6 - Lonnie Smith - I Can't Stand It
2-7 - Jimmy McGriff - Step One
2-8 - Reuben Wilson - Love Bug
2-9 - Grant Green - Let The Music Take Your Mind


Label: Blue Note ‎– 521423 0
Series: Blue Note Explosion –
Country: Europe
Released: 2008
Genre: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz

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