SoulAlive said:

MrSoulpower said:

I've seen a couple of those around here,
Hustler's Convention on CD
Cicero Park
Chocolate Milk (reissue)

SoulAlive said:

Got It

Doriella Du Fontaine"

Jimi Hendrix ( guitar and bass),
with Buddy Miles on drums.
RAP by"Lightning Rod"

MrSoulpower said:

I take it that you don't like CDs?

MrSoulpower said:

David Axelrod related?

Cinnie said:

No. Why?

SoulAlive said:

Let's put it like this ... at home, I don't even have a CD player.

prettymansson said:

Yeah, that's a nice one. What a strange and yet amazing combination of artists.

Another recommendation ...

Y'all probably know this record, right?

Chakachas - Jungle Fever


The Chakachas were a Belgium-based group of Latin Soul studio musicians. They were also known as Les Chakachas or Los Chakachas. Although they issued numerous recordings, they are best remembered as a one-hit wonder for their hit single Jungle Fever from 1972, which sold over a million copies in the U.S. and reached #3.

From what I understand the band also recorded an album which was released in Belgium as Super Funky Discotheque. The name of the album - La Bamba. The A-Side contains funky latin tracks in the Chakachas tradition. But the B-Side is a 22-minute-Funk anthem titled Lord Funk. This Funk epic must be one of tha hardest hitting tracks of that genre. I found this record in 1994 and I've been playing it since then. A lot of people sleep on it, especially here in the U.S. It rarely turns up somewhere, but it's currently on Ebay for those who want it - currently at roughly 10 bucks. Usually, you don't see it for under $100 and I paid about $300 14 years ago. But when you see it, it's usually not that expensive, because very few people know about it.

Definetely a MUST for every serious Funk collector.

MrSoulpower said:

I thought he produced it; I've been looking for that one.

MrSoulpower said:

Really cool. I got that Chakachas album but I didn't know about Super Funky Discotheque (Reminds me of an orger ).

Cinnie said:

I just checked the sleeve. You are right. Forgot about that.

Since you guys mentioned most of what I love(Ramp )...





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Harlepolis said:

Diggin' the Caesar Frazier albums. But do you really like the "Starbooty" album? I think it's among the worst material Roy Ayers has done in the 70s .. of course that's just my opinion.

This thread makes me want to go out and buy a lot of this stuff:

MrSoulpower said:

Brotha Roy have the most impressive side-projects ever, he reminds me of JB when it comes to that department.

Harlepolis said:

He definetely had some cool side projects going (RAMP being my favorite as well), but he started sounding too cheesy in the late '70s. "Starbooty" is one of those albums and I haven't touched it in years. Maybe I should give it another listen today.

Phyrework - Phyrework '78 Produced by Michael Cooper.
Not a favorite of mine, but I did dig some songs from this joint.


"Put your hands up and reach for the ceiling"

Put Your Hands Up
Dance With Me
My Funk
Comin' For Your Love

...are the cuts I use to rotate often, from this album.

MrSoulpower said:

Wow,you really are Old School,huh? I bet you still have an 8-track player!

magnificentsynthesizer said:

In 1978,I had a velvet poster on my wall.I also had a purple light/lamp that came with it....anybody remember those?

For a VERY long time this was my favorite album ! The shit is BAAAAAD !
James Mason, ex Roy Ayers band member..and a superBad multi instrumentalist...GET IT !

Thanks to all who posted here and have introduced me (someone who thought he knew funk) to a whole new level of stuff to dig for.

I am in love with this thread! maaan I love looking for the rare groups just to satisfy my curiosity. some were good and some were great and some well the cover was good anyhow. I have never heard of many of these groups, but they look like they kick ass! I know I have an lp or two by a couple in the list, but after looking at this thread I am amazed that the ones I have on record on put out so many. the ironic thing though is the ones I have aren't ones in the lists of the artist's collection. I am truly loving this and am amazed.

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IMO, These are two Absolute Must-Haves...

1. Edwin Birdsong: Supernatural (1973)



Marcus Miller once mentioned in an interview that while he was growing up in Jamaica, Queens, cats in the neighborhood like keyboardist Edwin Birdsong and guitarist Ronnie Drayton were doing a serious Funk/Rock thang, noting that it was an extension of the Band of Gypsies vibe. You can hear a lot of that sound and feel on Edwin Birdsong's "Supernatural" album.


I'll let the Amg review speak for this one:

"If you ever wondered where Kravitz got his thing, search no further. This album from the early '70s is shockingly ahead of its time; drenched in odd keyboard hues and stinging layers of guitar, this is the blueprint for the black rock that followed. This is a record that works on a whole lot of levels. If you dig Funkadelic and its immediate progeny, this is something you simply need to hear. "

Take a listen to the opening cut, "Rising Sign", and you'll see what the reviewer is talkin' about....BTW, Ronnie Drayton does blistering guitar work throughout the record...smokin!

Info from Soulwalking UK:

Edwin Birdsong is an underrated organist, who has worked with numerous artists in varied musical scenarios.

Birdong was originally brought up in a gospel background playing organ in community choirs. Along the way, he met artists like Merry Clayton, Billy Preston, and D.J. Rogers,

He was signed to Polydor in 71, and issued two albums of funk, rock, fusion, and jazz, 'What It Is' and 'Supernatural' in 1971 and 1973.
Birdsong issued one album for Bamboo, 'Dance of Survival', in 1975, then recorded 'Edwin Birdsong' for Philadelphia International in 1979, which included the single 'Phiss-Phizz.'. He later had a club hit with 'Rapper Dapper Sapper', in 1981.

However, Birdsong had more success teaming with vibist / vocalist Roy Ayers. The two co-wrote the songs 'Running Away' and 'Freaky Deaky,' and Birdsong co-produced Ayers' LPs 'Vibrations', 'Lifeline', and 'Let's Do It'.

through the remainder of the 80's Birdsong continued session work with many artists, including Stevie Wonder.




2. While they aren't exactly unknown, The Stairsteps' "2nd Resurrection" is one of the baddest records to come down the pike in the 70's!!!

Formerly the Five Stairsteps, these guys really came of age in 1970, when they released "Ooh Child" under the name "Stairsteps". Five Years later, they hook up with Billy Preston and Stevie Wonder collaborators Malcom Cecil and Robert Margouleff to create this Funk/Soul gem from '75. The Burke Brothers would resurface again in the 80's, under the name "Invisible Man's Band" and the Hit, "All Night Thing", At the same time , bassist brother Keni Burke became an in demand sesssion bassist as well as a solo artist , scoring a hit with "Rising To The Top"...










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Paligap,is that really you?? I knew it would take a thread like this to bring you back to the Org,lol.

PFunkjazz said:

But I am "Sun Oh Sun" and "Vibeka" is what i blast at home.

SoulAlive said:

I'm busier now, but I still pop up (occasionaly, Lol)...and Yeah, I'm diggin the thread, !! Great choices from everybody!


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JazzyJ said:

yeah uh-huh u know it playah.

chewwsey said:

Don't get us started on 45s. It won't be such a visual treat (label scans can be quite boring), but musically it would be fun ...