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Some real cage-rattling funk from the Jive Turkeys – combo who come together in a bracingly bold blend of organ, guitar, bass, and drums! There's a real Meters-like simplicity to the groove on "BA" – rompingly soulful, with a loping line we totally love – pitched a bit differently than classic New Orleans funk, but with a very similar spirit! "Chickenfoot" follows suit in a similar way, but with a slightly faster, modder-styled groove – still with plenty of organ and guitar in the lead!

Some real cage-rattling funk from the Jive Turkeys – combo who come together in a bracingly bold blend of organ, guitar, bass, and drums! There's a real Meters-like simplicity to the groove on "BA" – rompingly soulful, with a loping line we totally love – pitched a bit differently than classic New Orleans funk, but with a very similar spirit! "Chickenfoot" follows suit in a similar way, but with a slightly faster, modder-styled groove – still with plenty of organ and guitar in the lead!

Heavy holiday funk from Ohio's Jive Turkeys! "Get Down Santa" sets up an irresistible, all purpose funky groove with hard hitting drums, organ and a raw rhythm that picks up steam before rolling into interpolations of handful of seasonal favorites. "Funky Jesus" is on the flip, and he could save your soul all year long – a richly grooving organ funk tune for all seasons, really!

Lots of fast, funky organ riffing on "Straight Fire" – a cooking little cut that has lots of bass romping around in the rhythms – and a mighty lean groove that definitely stays the course throughout! "Thumpin" is another great instrumental too – with the drums kicked up a bit more than on the flipside, really pushing hard on the cut's tight blend of bumping bass and heavy Hammond!

Damn funk work from Jive Turkeys – a cooking cut that begins with a super-slick guitar riff, then soars into fast drums, romping Hammond, and totally groovy grooves! "Funky Brewster" begins with some great organ lines – almost as riffing as the guitar – then hits this Meters-like groove that's totally great – almost as rough and raw as one of their classic singles on Josie!

Cinematic funky soul instros from Tee See Connection – and one of the best 45s yet from our friends at Colemine Records! "Black Mamba" is the charming, serpentine A-Side – a slow cooker with hypnotic trumpet and sax leading the instrumentation – with a steady, but laidback beat, percussion that rattles and hisses, a heavy bass line and some nice guitar. The flipside is an inventive dubby funk instrumental cover of "Take My Breath Away" – yes, the song from Top Gun – with a woozy, Jackie Mittoo-inspired keyboard sound, dub-style bass and drums, and that inescapable melody played nicely by the horn section. Funky stuff from a group that features members of The Jive Turkeys and The Monophonics.