 | Root Down by Jimmy Smith
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.24 Slammin' organ/guitar jazz-funk. One of the funkiest records ever
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 | Fencewalk: The Anthology by Mandrill
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $9.48 Funk Rock Latin Jazzy Soul Jams. If you like War and Santana, check them out
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![Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits [Epic]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UdCeVF3WL._SL75_.jpg) | Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits [Epic] by Sly & the Family Stone
Buy used from: $1.65 Tight collection of his peak singles. Pure joy.
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 | The Best of Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, Vol. 1 by Larry Graham & Graham Central Station
Buy new: $8.96 / Used from: $1.53 Sly's bassist laying down grooves in the '70s
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 | Pangaea by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.93 / Used from: $7.49 How deep can your funk go?
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![Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall [2-CD SET]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61RR4S5A7GL._SL75_.jpg) | Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall [2-CD SET] by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.93 / Used from: $6.97 More deep, dark, untamed funk from the Prince of Darkness
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 | Sextant by Herbie Hancock
Buy used from: $4.98 Unlimited ambition, and Herbie hits all the marks
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 | The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions by Miles Davis
Buy used from: $39.94 The interplay between Miles & McLaughlin is mind-blowing
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 | Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.29 Herbie regrouped, streamlined his sound, and blew up bigtime. If you like this, also check out 'Thrust'
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 | Sunburst by Eddie Henderson
Buy used from: $14.97 An offshoot of Herbie's "Mwandishi" sphere
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 | Moon Germs by Joe Farrell
Buy used from: $15.99 The saxman from Return to Forever (also played with Parliament), plus Herbie on electric keys... superb jazz-funk
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 | Straight Life by Freddie Hubbard
Buy used from: $2.99 Adventurous and funky, and the closing ballad comes down like a cool rain after a hot summer day
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 | Worm by Jimmy Mcgriff
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.75 The soundtrack to your next BBQ
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 | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 by Various Artists
Buy new: $89.99 / Used from: $76.00 Stands in for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas and all that funky soul music from Stax/Volt
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 | Original Musiquarium I by Stevie Wonder
Buy new: $20.97 / Used from: $5.79 Anthology of his '70s peak
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 | Gold by The Ohio Players
Buy used from: $1.95 F-I-I-I-Y-ERRR!!!
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 | Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $9.12 Fun collection of indie singles from back in the day
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 | The Ultimate O'Jays by The O'Jays
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.50 Throwdown with the O'Jays
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 | Spectrum: The Anthology by Tony Williams Lifetime
Buy used from: $19.98 Genius drummer, pioneer of jazz-funk fusion
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 | Brazilian Funk Experience: Rare Grooves from EMI Odeon Vaults (1968-1980) by Various Artists
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $33.35 Funk Samba!
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 | Blacks and Blues by Bobbi Humphrey
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.00 Funky '70s soul, featuring a flute? Yeah, it's beautiful
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 | Santana III by Santana
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.95 Santana is beyond category
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 | The Very Best of War by War
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $16.97 Love the Latin-soul jams
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 | Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang by James Brown
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.92 MAKE it FON-ky! Featuring the J.B.'s with Bootsy, Catfish, Bobby Byrd, and Jabo Starks
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 | One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic
Buy used from: $3.98 Who says a funk band can't play ROCK?! (My token P-Funk listing. If you're reading this list, you probably know your way from here....)
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