{"id":1259,"date":"2011-01-30T14:33:07","date_gmt":"2011-01-30T19:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2015-02-04T16:56:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:56:29","slug":"funky16corners-radio-v-92-regular-funk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1259","title":{"rendered":"Funky16Corners Radio v.92 – Regular Funk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Funky16Corners Radio v.92 – Regular Funk<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bar-Kays \u2013 Don\u2019t Do That (Volt)
\nBuddy Miles \u2013 Easy Greasy (Mercury)
\nSyl Johnson \u2013 Get Ready (Twinight)
\nNate Turner, Venetta Fields and the Mirettes \u2013 Rap, Run It On Down (Uni)
\nToddlin\u2019 Town Sounds \u2013 The Dud (Toddlin\u2019 Town)
\nC and The Shells \u2013 Funky Tambourine (Zanzee)
\nCrusaders \u2013 Gotta Get It On (Chisa\/Blue Thumb)
\nMagic Sam \u2013 Sams Funck (Bright Star)
\nBackyard Heavies \u2013 Expo 83 (Scepter)
\nBobby Byrd \u2013 Back From the Dead (International Brothers)
\nEddie Harris \u2013 Get On Down (Atlantic)
\nFame Gang \u2013 It\u2019s Your Thing (Fame)
\nShowmen Inc \u2013 Tramp (From Funky Broadway) Pt2 (Now)
\nJr Walker & the All Stars \u2013 Baby You Know You Ain\u2019t Right (Soul)
\nAndre Williams \u2013 It\u2019s Gonna Be Fine in \u201969 (Cadet)
\nWilbur Bascomb and the Zodiact \u2013 Just A Groove In G (Carnival)
\nBilly Cobham \u2013 Crosswind (Atlantic)
\nGrant Green \u2013 James Brown Medley (Blue Note)
\nQuickest Way Out \u2013 Tick Tock Baby (It\u2019s a Quarter to Love) (Karen)
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Greetings all.<\/strong><\/div>\n

I hope you\u2019re all ready to step into a week.<\/p>\n

I should let you know that this coming Friday (2\/4) I’ll be guesting at the After the Laughter Soul Club<\/strong> at Lulu’s, 113 Franklin St., Greenpoint, NY<\/strong>. I’ll be joining DJ Hambone <\/strong>and Ben Carey<\/strong> for a night of funk, soul and R&B, all on 45. Things get going at 10PM and go into the wee hours of the morning, so make sure you fall by for some beer, pizza and hot wax.<\/p>\n

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That said, who wants to pull down the ones and zeros for some of what we record collectors refer to as \u2018the funk\u2019?<\/p>\n

This is not to say that Funky16Corners Radio v.92 \u2013 Regular Funk<\/strong> is all one kind of thing, since it was assembled and mixed under a somewhat larger umbrella than some of you might be accustomed to.<\/p>\n

You get some funky soul, some in the regular funk 45 stylee, and some jazz funk as well. I think it all fits together nicely, and hopefully once you stuff it into your ears, you will too.<\/p>\n

Things get started with a little taste of Memphis groove, with the Bar-Kays <\/strong>and \u2018Don\u2019t Do That\u2019. The flipside of 1967\u2019s \u2018Give Everybody Some\u2019, \u2018Don\u2019t Do That\u2019 is positively dripping with that Stax\/Volt sound, including some very twangy gitbox<\/em>, which comes to the fore when the horns aren\u2019t blazing.<\/p>\n

Buddy Miles<\/strong> is one of those groovy artists who kind of dwell in a gray area between soul and rock, working ably on both sides of the line, and mixing the two together whenever he got the opportunity. \u2018Easy Greasy\u2019 is an instrumental from his 1970 \u2018We Got to Live Together\u2019 album, and it carries with it much of the horn heavy vibe of the time, with the BST\u2019s<\/strong> and the Chicago\u2019s<\/strong> and naturally the Electric Flag\u2019s<\/strong>, and Buddy manages to whip it all into a nice swaggering groove, that when you least expect it drops in a little bit of a quote (today\u2019s kids might think of it as a sample) from Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u2018<\/strong>Bring It On Home\u2019. Things even manage to get a tiny bit psychedelic \u2013 which was the style of the time \u2013 so settle in and dig it.<\/p>\n

The mighty Syl Johnson<\/strong> appeared in this very spot but a few short weeks ago. He was \u2013 as has been stated previously \u2013 100% badass \u2013 and his take on the Temptation\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Get Ready\u2019 has a lot of grit in its groove.<\/p>\n

Despite a bit of searching, I haven\u2019t been able to nail down Nate Turner<\/strong>, but Venetta Fields<\/strong> (big time backup singer of the day) and the Mirettes <\/strong>were familiar. The tune \u2018Rap, Run It On Down\u2019 is a cut from the soundtrack to the 1969 Sidney Poitier<\/strong> vehicle \u2018The Lost Man\u2019. I dig the vibe on this one (co-written by Quincy Jones, Dick Cooper<\/strong> and Ernie Shelby<\/strong>*), and the flip side (on which Venetta sits out), \u2018Sweet Soul Sister\u2019 is also cool, in a more downtempo way.<\/p>\n

I always assumed that the Toddlin\u2019 Town Sounds <\/strong>were an anonymous amalgamation of Chitown sessioners, or perhaps an instro track that someone leased to the label. Either way, their funky stomper \u2018The Dud\u2019 (flip of their better known cover of the Isleys<\/strong> \u2018It\u2019s Your Thing\u2019) is a killer (dig that chopping rhythm guitar).<\/p>\n

\u2018Funky Tambourine\u2019 by C and the Shells<\/strong> has always been a fave of mine, simply because it defies narrow categorization. It is funky, but it also has an odd, fast moving time signature, as well as some stinging fuzz guitar. There might even be a little bit of gospel flavor weaving in and out of this one as well.<\/p>\n

The Crusaders<\/strong>, once a tight soul jazz outfit (as the Jazz Crusaders<\/strong>) evolved into the funky R&B band that hit the charts in the 70s. Led by keyboardist Joe Sample<\/strong> (lots of tasty electric piano here), drummer Stix Hooper<\/strong> and saxophonist Wilton Felder<\/strong> (all three of whom did a lot of work on other people\u2019s records in the 60s and 70s) lay down a very tasty groove indeed on 1973s \u2018Gotta Get It On\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sams Funck\u2019 is blues legend Magic Sam\u2019s<\/strong> entry into the blues guys get funky sweepstakes. Based loosely on the \u2018It\u2019s Your Thing\u2019 template, recorded in the lowest of fi\u2019s (as it were) you still get to hear some of the guitar action that made the man a legend. If you find yourself a copy of this one, flip it over, since the vocal version \u2018I\u2019ll Pay You Back\u2019 is quite nice indeed.<\/p>\n

The Backyard Heavies<\/strong> got their start as a North Carolina show band called the Tempests<\/strong>. \u2018Expo 83\u2019, one of the funkiest piano driven 45s in my crates was sampled by Pete Rock<\/strong> for \u2018The Basement Intro\u2019.<\/p>\n

Does Bobby Byrd<\/strong> need and introduction to the likes of you? Since you\u2019re one of the fine folks that falls by Funky16Corners I\u2019d say no. Mr. Byrd was for years James Brown\u2019s <\/strong>on-stage wing man, but also stepped out to make some hot as hell 45s under his own name. \u2018Back From the Dead\u2019 is from a period when Byrd had separated from the Brown organization and found his way to Henry Stone\u2019s<\/strong> Florida-based TK label subsidiary International Brothers. Bobby is in fine form, and lays down a solid bit of dance floor funk.<\/p>\n

Eddie Harris<\/strong> has appeared in this space many times. He was one of the true giants of soul jazz, and as 1974\u2019s \u2018Get On Down\u2019 illustrates, he could also be quite funky. The cool thing is that you get to hear Eddie double on keys and sax (which he also did on earlier albums like \u2018Mean Greens\u2019).<\/p>\n

The Fame Gang<\/strong> was the house band at the storied Alabama studio of the same name. Their cover of the Isley Brothers <\/strong>\u2018It\u2019s Your Thing\u2019 is another groovy cover of that funky classic. Much like Archie Bell and the Drells<\/strong> \u2018Tighten Up\u2019, \u2018It\u2019s Your Thing\u2019 is one of those records that was not only had scores of straightforward covers, but was also (see Magic Sam above) ripped off, reprocessed and renamed countless times.<\/p>\n

From the funk 45 column comes Pt2 of the Showmen Inc.\u2019s <\/strong>\u2019Tramp (from Funky Broadway)\u2019, working one of my favorite vibes, that being an intertwining of two separate dance crazes in the same record. The famed break is on the other side, but I\u2019ll make sure to get that one up onto the blog sometime soon.<\/p>\n

Jr. Walker and the All Stars<\/strong> are one of those Motown groups that had a huge, omnipresent radio hit in the 60s (Shotgun) that is so much a standard on oldies radio that it tends to make you take them for granted. Well, get yourself out and grab some of their records, because they\u2019re filled with solid, hard hitting gems like \u2018Baby You Ain\u2019t Right\u2019.<\/p>\n

Now Andre Williams <\/strong>is a dude that has yet to get his props. Williams, acting as performer, writer and producer had his hand in some incredibly good records out of Chicago and Detroit in the 60s. He was an OG badass, with that gangsta lean, lots of greasy soul and attitude for weeks. \u2018It\u2019s Gonna Be Fine in \u201869\u2019 is another one of his masterpieces for the Chess\/Checker\/Cadet family of labels. It features some wild guitar, snapping drums, and of course Mr Williams on the vocal.<\/p>\n

Wilbur Bascomb and the Zodiact <\/strong>recorded under their own name, as well as backing other artists. \u2018Just a Groove in G\u2019 features a classic drum break, some wailing organ, and some imspired if spasmodic guitar action.<\/p>\n

Billy Cobham<\/strong> is one of the great drummers of the jazz fusion era. His 1974 \u2018Crosswind\u2019 (also covered, very nicely by Woody Herman<\/strong>!) is a funky killer, with tight drumming by Billy, grooving electric piano and tasty horns. Sampled by Gang Starr<\/strong> among others.<\/p>\n

Another jazz hero with funky tendencies was the mighty Grant Green<\/strong>. A seriously talented hard bopper who contributed to countless classic Blue Note sessions as a sideman, also had quite the discography under his own name. As the 60s rolled to a close, he got progressively more funky, so much so that his albums from that period are crate digger faves and his 1971 set \u2018Shades of Green\u2019 is no exception. His \u2018James Brown Medley\u2019 is a laid back, funky, extended take on the Godfather.<\/p>\n

This edition of Funky16Corners Radio closes out with a cool bit of Motor City funk, \u2018Tick Tock Baby (It\u2019s a Quarter To Love)\u2019 by the Quickest Way Out<\/strong>. Groovy because it shares a backing track with Reggie Milner\u2019s<\/strong> raging \u2018Soul Machine\u2019. The Quickest Way Out take on the tune is a little more laid back, and the break is open, so what\u2019s not to like.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the mix, and I\u2019ll be back later in the week with something cool.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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