Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Roy Ayers - Coffy (Coffy)
2. Gene Page - Blacula (Blacula)
3. Johnny Pate - Shaft In Africa (Addis) (Shaft In Africa)
4. Willie Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out (The Mack)
5. Don Costa - Soul Of Nigger Charley (Soul Of Nigger Charley)
6. Marvin Gaye - T Plays It Cool (Troubleman)
7. Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (Across 110th Street)
8. J.J. Johnson - Willie's Chase (Willie Dynamite)
9. James Brown - Down And Out In New York City (Clack Caeser)
10. Quincy Jones - They Call Me Mister tibbs (They Call Me Mister Tibbs)
11. J.J. Johnson - Keep On Movin On (Willie Dynamite)
12. Dennis Coffy - Black Belt Jones (Black Belt Jones)
13. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (Super Fly)
14. Blackbyd's - Wilford's Gone (Cornbread, Earl And Me)
15. Willie Hutch - Foxy Brown (Foxy Brown)
16. Isaac Hayes - Run Fay Run (Three Tough Guys)

Disc 2:

1. Isaac Hayes - Shaft (Shaft)
2. Joe Simon - Theme From Cleopatra Jones (Cleopatra Jones)
3. Roy Ayers - Aragon (Coffy)
4. Gordon Staples - All Strung Out (Mean Johnny Burrows)
5. Brer Soul & Earth, Wind And Fire - Sweetback's Theme (Sweet Sweetback)
6. Johnny Pate - Truck Stop (Shaft In Africa)
7. James Brown - Make It Good To Yourself (Black Caeser)
8. Isaac Hayes - Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile (Shaft In Africa)
9. Edwin Starr - Easin' In (Hell Up In Harlem)
10. Don Julian - Lay It On Your Head (Savage)
11. Gene Page - The Bus (Cool Breeze)
12. Grant Green - Travelling To Get Doc (The Final Comedown)
13. Impressions - Make A Resolution (Three The Hard Way)
14. Not dove And The Devils - Zombie March (Petey Wheatstraw)
15. Booker T And MG's - Time Is Tight (Uptight!)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5530 in Music
• Released on: 2009-09-29
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Import, Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .67 pounds

Album Description
2009 two CD release. Can You Dig It? charts the rise and fall of black action films from 1968-75. As well as featuring a double disc collection of the stunning music from these films, Can You Dig It? comes with a 100-page booklet, mini-film poster cards and stickers! This release covers music from such classic 'blaxploitation' films as Blacula, Shaft, Across 110th Street, Super Fly, Foxy Brown and Black Caesar amongst many, many more. Includes many super fly obscurities that'll make you hot including tracks from Don Costa, Grant Green, Dennis Coffy, Don Julian and others. Soul Jazz Records.

Customer Reviews

One bad mutha of a compilation, baby. Solid !
Great selection, sequencing and sonics. The book is focused more on the genre within the film industry, not with the music, specifically. The music was the best part of many of these films and it comes shining through, brilliantly.