Funky Compilations — CDs  

The headier sound of Blue Note Records – served up in a batch of tracks that focus on that late 60s period when the label started to open up into a much more righteous groove! The styles here are very much in step with the most progressive cultural movements in the US at the time – and traditional soul jazz and hardbop modes are broken down and recast with a new sense of positive energy and spirituality – all served up in styles that Blue Note hardly would have recorded a few short years before! Most of these tracks are instrumental – done in grooves that range from funky, to modal, to soaring and searching – but a few other great numbers have vocals by singers like Andy Bey or Eugene McDaniels, both artists who helped really hip things up nicely! 2CD package features a total of 18 tracks in all – including "Psychedelic Pi" by Lonnie Smith, "Hey Hey" by Andrew Hill, "The Emperor" by Donald Byrd, "Black Rhythm Happening" by Eddie Gale, "The Phantom" by Duke Pearson, "I Have A Dream" by Herbie Hancock, "Peace" by Horace Silver, "Slow Drag" by Donald Byrd, "Fulton Street" by Eddie Gale, "Message From The Nile" by McCoy Tyner, "Slow Change" by Bobby Hutcherson, and "Soul Soul Soul" by Jackie McLean.

Heavy funk from the deeper EMI catalog – packaged with a Blue Note label, but featuring gems from a wealth of related labels too! The assortment of styles here is really wonderful – and runs from gritty deep funk, to warmer soul jazz, to some sweet 70s groovers with a really slinky feel – all laid out in a way that really makes sense, and hardly lets you feel like you're jumping around from genre to genre! Titles include "Momma" by Ronnie Foster, "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Baretta's Theme)" by Earl Klugh, "Bring Down The Birds" by Herbie Hancock, "Shack Up (parts 1 & 2)" by Banbara, "Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter" by Ike & Tina Turner, "Daisy Mae" by Raul De Souza, "You Are The World" by Donald Byrd, "Movin" by Brass Construction, "Punch Bowl" by Alan Parker, "Ain't It Funky Now" by Jimmy McGriff, "Color Blind" by Maze, "Communication" by Bobby Womack, "Funky Sneakers" by Willie Bobo, "Funky In Here" by Willard Burton, and "Street Lady" by Donald Byrd. 18 cuts in all!

Tremendous tremendous grooves – hip, jazzy, and deeply soulful – all hand-picked by DJ Spinna, and way more than just the usual funk compilation! Spinna's not kicking back, letting the licensors do his work for him here – and he's really gone out of his way to select a batch of older tracks that match the hipness of his own current work – sublime tunes throughout, all glowing in a united love of soul, funk, fusion, Latin, and Brazilian modes! 2CD set is unmixed, and features 20 tracks that include "River People" by Weather Report, "Bail Out" by DJ Rogers, "When She Made Me Promise" by Beginning Of The End, "Tuane" by Hammer, "Movin On" by Outside, "The World Was Young" by Monika Linges, "Let's Rock" by Feel, "Nereci" by Djavan, "Too Late" by Junior, "Automan (dub)" by Newcleus, "It Ain't Whatcha Say" by Aquarian Dream, "Come Into My Life" by The Supremes, "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" by Herbie Hancock, and "Body Talk" by Eddie Kendricks.