Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Introduction to the J.B.'s/Doing It to Death [Complete Version][#] - Danny Ray, Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
2. Grunt, Pts. 1 & 2 - The J.B.'s
3. My Brother, Pts. 1 & 2 - The J.B.'s
4. Pass the Peas - The J.B.'s
5. Gimme Some More - The J.B.'s
6. J.B. Shout - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
7. Blessed Blackness - The J.B.'s
8. Hot Pants Road - The J.B.'s
9. Givin' Up Food for Funk, Pts. 1 & 2 - The J.B.'s
10. Honky Tonk, Pt. 1 - James Brown
11. Dirty Harri - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
12. Watermelon Man - Fred Wesley
13. Parrty, Pts. 1 & 2 - The J.B.'s, Maceo & the Macks
14. You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
15. More Peas [Complete Version][#] - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

Disc 2:

1. Gimme Some More [Very Live][#] - The J.B.'s
2. Same Beat, Pts. 1-3 - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
3. If You Don't Get It the First Time, Back up and Try It Again, Party - Fred Wesley
4. Damn Right I Am Somebody - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
5. I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin' - Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s
6. Soul Power '74 - The J.B.'s, Maceo & the Macks
7. Keep on Bumpin' Before You Give Out of Gas - The J.B.'s, The Last Word
8. Breakin' Bread - Fred & the New J.B.'s
9. Rockin' Funky Watergate - Fred & the New J.B.'s
10. Control (People Go Where We Send You), Pt. 1 - The First Family, , The J.B.'s
11. Cross the Track (We Better Go Back) - The J.B.'s, Maceo & the Macks
12. All Aboard the Soul Funky Train - The J.B.'s
13. (It's Not the Express) It's the J.B.'s Monaurail - The J.B.'s
14. Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off) - The J.B.'s, , Maceo Parker
15. Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time, Pt. 1 - James Brown, , The J.B.'s

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29007 in Music
• Released on: 1995-02-28
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .33 pounds

Customer Reviews

Have your cake and eat it too ! ! !
My gosh... there was a time when except for a couple of short compilations put out here and there by Polydor, it was really impossible to find most of this stuff, unless you intended to pay some heavy bread for the original 45s and albums... and even then without a good discography in hand and the right resources it was hard to track down. - - Then when the hip hop DJs discovered this stuff and started sampling it, the values of the records themselves went through the roof.... now, finally funkateers, here they are, the best stuff, all in one place on a double CD anthology. - - The JBs epitomize the heavy funk side of James Brown... If you're a die hard funk-a-haulic, there's no need to preach to the congregation... If you're hear because you just happened to type the keyword "James Brown" and you're looking for "I Feel Good" or "Living In America" - - its time to get hip to the real, deep heavy funk, my friend. - - Though JB productions, JB is definitely at the healm throughout most of these sessions... in fact, the impression you get, is many of these sessions were just out-takes from If you're down with Bootsy, Maceo, Fred and all the gang (circa their P-Funk days) and JB's sound circa The Payback, Hell, Good Foot and Body Heat... here's the instrumental side of it... and its even badda' and better !

Move the Tower of Power Over
While I have the utmost respect for TOP's horn charts, nothing on earth beats or will ever beat this compilation of superb funk, courtesy of none other than the JB's.

I've been updating my James Brown catalogue, and finally got around to picking this up, and now I don't know what took me so long. Rappers have been sampling off James Brown since forever, and "Funky Good Time" will make the scam one-stop shopping.

...almost every single track on here deserves it's place in the funk hall of fame--and for additional excellence, do check out JB's "Soul Pride; the Instrumentals 1960-1969" which is equally brilliant (if lesser in funky chops).

A Necessity for Any Fan of Funk
This two CD set represents two things: 1) a side of James Brown many don't get to see, given the countless pop compilations of his Top 40 music, and 2)the very best of the JBs. I love this album so much that I have been hunting down anything that sounds like it since I first heard it six years ago. I've discovered that this IS the definitive collection of the JBs hard hitting, mostly instrumental funk. Left off of this album are the cheesy tunes contained on the worst JBs effort ever, "Bring the Funk On Down." If you have so much as an inkling that you like funky music, buy this set. Highlights: "My Brother, Pass the Peas, Hot Pants Road, Honky Tonk, Soul Power '74, All Aboard the Soul Funky Train." Enjoy.