 | Inspiration Information, Vol. 3 by Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics
Buy new: $13.99 soo good and funky, really interesting
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 | Thrust by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.99 Everyone's got "Headhunters", but this is a better CD in my opinion, with the same backing band. Don't sleep on this one. Also check out "Man-Child", "Flood", and other stuff from the "Mwandishi" period.
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 | Soulive by Soulive
Buy used from: $7.77 Another group who, like Galactic, had solid early CDs but has started to stink of late. This live CD is super cool, check out their studio stuff also.
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 | Root Down by Jimmy Smith
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.81 Most know Jimmy Smith as a soul or boogaloo jazz master--on this CD he kicks the funk hard!
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 | Crazyhorse Mongoose by Galactic
Buy used from: $39.09 Jumping to the present, Galactic is a group whose first few CDs are great, but lately they stink. This is a good one, as is "Late for the Future". Good New Orleans-ified soul/boogaloo jazz
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 | West Coast Boogaloo by Greyboy Allstars
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $9.75 These guys are pretty cool, not one of my absolute favorites but worth a listen for sure--maybe you'll like it more than me!
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 | Live at Club Mozambique by Lonnie Smith
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.66 A funky, smoky set from one of the organ masters.
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 | Dance Lesson #2 by Karl Denson
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.00 Karl Denson plays with the Greyboy Allstars, and has his own evolving group. He boarders on smooth jazz sometimes, but this CD is solid, with Chris Wood (MMW) on bass and DJ logic on turntables.
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 | Return Of The Candyman by Charlie Hunter & Pound For Pound
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $5.89 Pretty cool CD by Charlie hunter, older work with Stefon Harris on vibes. Charlie is hard to pin down, but this is probably the funkiest of his CDs.
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 | Live at the It Club by Gene Harris & the Three Sounds
Buy used from: $9.89 Sheer genius here--you can't go wrong with any of the early 3 Sounds stuff. Swingin funky fun stuff
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 | Combustication by Medeski Martin & Wood
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.98 These guys are so funky, but not in the usual way. Use your imagination and they will open your mind. This CD is one of their best...but then they're all good in their own way.
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 | Down Home Style by Jack McDuff
Buy used from: $9.67 Funk Soul Brotha, don't miss another smokin session, with a plate of ribs on the side!
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 | Überjam by The John Scofield Band
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $3.99 Scofield played with Miles Davis back in the day, and has partnered with MMW, Pat Metheny and others. Here his group is a weird funky thing, but worth checking out.
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 | All Kooked Out! by Stanton Moore
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.49 Drummer for Galactic, with some cool solo CDs worth checking out. This one has Charlie Hunter and Skerik on it. "Flyin the Koop" is fun, too.
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 | Electric Funk by Jimmy McGriff
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.39 Pretty damn funky stuff from another ogan master. He's got some other earlier CDs that are great, too.
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 | Outta Here by Lettuce
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $9.74 Kind of like Soulive with horns, and partly comprised of Soulive members. They are a good time, and worth checking out, including the live CDs, too.
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 | A Go Go by John Scofield
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $2.73 One of my all time favorite CDs, Scofield teams up with MMW on this one for some grooving jazz. Much better than "Out Louder" in my opinion.
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 | Booker T. & The MG'S :The Definitive Soul Collection by Booker T. & the MG's
Buy new: $19.98 / Used from: $5.50 If you don't know who the are, it's time to learn. Hits like "Green Onions" wouldn't exist without these funky dudes.
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 | Momentum by Joshua Redman
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $3.38 He's one of the best and most creative Sax players today--this CD is pretty funky on the whole.
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 | Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology by The Meters
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $16.99 one of the forefathers of funky jazz, indispensable for understanding funk and modern new orleans inspired funky jazz. This CD set has all the good stuff.
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 | The Budos Band by The Budos Band
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.93 Funky soulful jazz with an afrobeat flavor. Another Daptone gem--can't go wrong with this record label!
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 | The Philadelphia Experiment by Philadelphia Experiment
Buy used from: $7.63 Cool collaboration of Uri Caine on Fender Rhodes, Christian McBride on bass, and ?uestlove on drums.
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 | Skimming the Skum by Lefties Soul Connection
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $10.49 Great psychedelic soul funk, lots of wah-wah guitar and funky organ.
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 | Super Heavy Organ by Robert Walter
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $45.94 Robert Walter is a pretty cool organist, not as talented as John Medeski, but definitely hip and funky.
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 | Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.'s by The J.B.'s
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.94 A mostly instrumental CD by the James Brown's backing band. This is a decent compilation from The J.B's and Fred Wesley's Horny Horns.
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 | Sensei by Jim Payne
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $1.80 Funky CD by an old JB drummer. Similar style to Mike Clark.
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 | Live at La Cova by New Mastersounds
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $8.90 very funky band, all of their cds seem pretty good, this is a great live set.
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 | Sunburst by Eddie Henderson
Buy used from: $14.33 This is an often overlooked funky CD, similar to Herbie Hancock's "Man-Child" work.
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 | Project Logic by DJ Logic
Buy used from: $0.28 DJ Logic puts together a pretty funky band and lets them do all the hard stuff. This one's a little out there, but worth it if you can get a good price.
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 | Farewell Shows - Seattle, WA
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $10.73 A cool group, no longer together. Tim Young on guitar and Wayne Horvitz on B-3, plus bass and drums. haven't heard their studio work, may be a little more succinct than this Live CD.
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 | Live Mix Part 1
Buy used from: $48.97 Pretty cool, relatively unknown band that likes to play music from cool Hip-Hop tracks.
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