This post confused the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks outta me at first. But knowing there had to be a method to the madness of Brother Timmy, I had to do some research. Couldn't understand, at first, the connection this post had to Bill Cosby OR MLK's funeral. Little did I EVER know Bill Cosby (aka "Badfoot Brown"), among other things, was a qualified musician who had recorded an album other than for comedic effect. Well shut my mouth, here's what I learned:

Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band

A funky masterpiece from Bill Cosby (...yes, THAT Bill Cosby) – hardly the sort of record you might expect from all of his years on mainstream TV! This set was cut back when Bill was a much hipper cat on the LA scene – and it was the start of a brief all-instrumental run with his Badfoot Brown ensemble – a group who's not named in the notes on the record, but who offer up some seriously funky grooves! Bill supposedly plays keyboards himself – some really mad electric piano that's often repetitive, cyclical, and really hypnotic – a tripped-out style that's more funk than jazz, and which is easily one of the best parts of the record. But the rhythms are great too – equally hypnotic, and build up from bass, organ, guitar, and this whomping sort of drum part – echoing strongly in the background and really bringing a spooky feel to the set.

Side one includes the amazing "Martin's Funeral" – sampled famously by Tribe Called Quest, and a 15 minute jam that's inspired by the funeral of Martin Luther King. Side two features "Hybish Shybish", an even longer track that's sort of an improvised jazz game – and which features tripped-out instrumental trading that's simply amazing. The whole record is really mindblowing – a messed-up jam session that's well worth the legend that's been built up around it over the years – and we're hard-pressed to think of another album like it! And as a special bonus, the package features these really long notes written by Bill Cosby himself – words that are as unusual as the music, and a side of him that's hardly been shown again.

Thanks Timmy - You taught me something today.

PDogz said:

This post confused the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks outta me at first. But knowing there had to be a method to the madness of Brother Timmy, I had to do some research. Couldn't understand, at first, the connection this post had to Bill Cosby OR MLK's funeral. Little did I EVER know Bill Cosby (aka "Badfoot Brown"), among other things, was a qualified musician who had recorded an album other than for comedic effect. Well shut my mouth, here's what I learned:

Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band

A funky masterpiece from Bill Cosby (...yes, THAT Bill Cosby) – hardly the sort of record you might expect from all of his years on mainstream TV! This set was cut back when Bill was a much hipper cat on the LA scene – and it was the start of a brief all-instrumental run with his Badfoot Brown ensemble – a group who's not named in the notes on the record, but who offer up some seriously funky grooves! Bill supposedly plays keyboards himself – some really mad electric piano that's often repetitive, cyclical, and really hypnotic – a tripped-out style that's more funk than jazz, and which is easily one of the best parts of the record. But the rhythms are great too – equally hypnotic, and build up from bass, organ, guitar, and this whomping sort of drum part – echoing strongly in the background and really bringing a spooky feel to the set.

Side one includes the amazing "Martin's Funeral" – sampled famously by Tribe Called Quest, and a 15 minute jam that's inspired by the funeral of Martin Luther King. Side two features "Hybish Shybish", an even longer track that's sort of an improvised jazz game – and which features tripped-out instrumental trading that's simply amazing. The whole record is really mindblowing – a messed-up jam session that's well worth the legend that's been built up around it over the years – and we're hard-pressed to think of another album like it! And as a special bonus, the package features these really long notes written by Bill Cosby himself – words that are as unusual as the music, and a side of him that's hardly been shown again.

Thanks Timmy - You taught me something today.

You're welcome. I knew there was more to the man than his stand-up, Jell-O and Cliff Huxtable.

PDogz said:

This post confused the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks outta me at first. But knowing there had to be a method to the madness of Brother Timmy, I had to do some research. Couldn't understand, at first, the connection this post had to Bill Cosby OR MLK's funeral. Little did I EVER know Bill Cosby (aka "Badfoot Brown"), among other things, was a qualified musician who had recorded an album other than for comedic effect. Well shut my mouth, here's what I learned:

Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band

A funky masterpiece from Bill Cosby (...yes, THAT Bill Cosby) – hardly the sort of record you might expect from all of his years on mainstream TV! This set was cut back when Bill was a much hipper cat on the LA scene – and it was the start of a brief all-instrumental run with his Badfoot Brown ensemble – a group who's not named in the notes on the record, but who offer up some seriously funky grooves! Bill supposedly plays keyboards himself – some really mad electric piano that's often repetitive, cyclical, and really hypnotic – a tripped-out style that's more funk than jazz, and which is easily one of the best parts of the record. But the rhythms are great too – equally hypnotic, and build up from bass, organ, guitar, and this whomping sort of drum part – echoing strongly in the background and really bringing a spooky feel to the set.

Side one includes the amazing "Martin's Funeral" – sampled famously by Tribe Called Quest, and a 15 minute jam that's inspired by the funeral of Martin Luther King. Side two features "Hybish Shybish", an even longer track that's sort of an improvised jazz game – and which features tripped-out instrumental trading that's simply amazing. The whole record is really mindblowing – a messed-up jam session that's well worth the legend that's been built up around it over the years – and we're hard-pressed to think of another album like it! And as a special bonus, the package features these really long notes written by Bill Cosby himself – words that are as unusual as the music, and a side of him that's hardly been shown again.

Thanks Timmy - You taught me something today.

Here's some more of their stuff.

http://prince.org/msg/8/350801

[Edited 1/17/11 17:38pm]

Bill Cosby & The Buni...~ Ursulena

[...thanks MD...]

PDogz said:

You're welcome. I knew there was more to the man than his stand-up, Jell-O and Cliff Huxtable.

And don't forget Hilton Lucas

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funkpill said:

And don't forget Hilton Lucas

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Or Alexander Scott.

MickyDolenz said:

Or Alexander Scott.

ahhhhh...

Or Chet Kincaid

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Or Fat Albert?

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Electric Company

MickyDolenz said:

Electric Company

ahhhhh.....good one

funkpill said:

ahhhhh.....good one

I remember Bill used to do Picture Pages on Captain Kangaroo too.

MickyDolenz said:

funkpill said:

ahhhhh.....good one

I remember Bill used to do Picture Pages on Captain Kangaroo too.

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

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My mom has this on videotape: