Jazz Funk Selection
Here is a selection of the Jazz Funk favorites of SomehowJazz Blog. You’ll find here albums, tunes, and live videos from the genre. Just click on the titles for more information and please leave your comments.
David Matthews “The Return Of Zorro”
The Return Of Zorro by David Matthews from the album "SUPER FUNKY SAX" released in 1984 by GNP Crescendo Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: David Sanborn – Alto Sax | Michael Brecker – Tenor Sax | Ronnie Cuber – Baritone Sax | David Spinozza – Guitar | Neil...
Brecker Brothers “Sneakin’ Up Behind You”
Sneakin' Up Behind You by The Brecker Brothers from the album “BRECKER BROS.” released in 1975 by Arista Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Randy Brecker - Trumpet | Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax | David Sanborn - Alto Sax | Don Grolnick - Keyboards | Will Lee - Bass |...
Dennis Chambers “Amos Ignored”
Amos Ignored by Dennis Chambers from the album "PLANET EARTH" released in 2005 by BHM Productions... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL : Dennis Chambers - Drums | Jim Beard - Clavinet, Organ | Kenny Garrett - Alto Saxophone | Will Lee - Bass | Dean Brown - Guitar | Bob...
Earth Wind & Fire “September”
September by Earth Wind & Fire from the album "THE BEST OF EARTH WIND & FIRE VOL. 1" released in 1978 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Maurice White - Lead Vocals | Philip Bailey - Vocals | Verdine White - Bass, Vocals | Al McKay - Guitar |...
Kenny Pore “Everyone Needs Someone Like You”
Everyone Needs Someone Like You by Kenny Pore from the album “INNER CITY DREAMS” released in 1984 by ITI Records. MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Kenny Pore - Guitar | Robben Ford - Guitar | Pat Coil - Keyboards | Brandon Fields - Saxophone | Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums |...
Lee Ritenour “G-Rit”
G-Rit by Lee Ritenour from the album "PORTRAIT" released in 1987 by GRP Label... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Kenny Gorelick - Tenor Saxophone | Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards | Paul Jackson Jr. - Rhythm Guitar | Nathan East - Bass | Harvey Mason - Drums, Percussion |...
Deodato “September 13”
September 13 by Deodato from the album “PRELUDE” released in 1973 by CTI Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Eumir Deodato - Electric Piano | Stanley Clarke - Bass | Billy Cobham - Drums | John Tropea - Guitar | Airto Moreira - Percussion | Ray Barretto - Congas...
Jeff Lorber Fusion “Night Love”
Night Love by Jeff Lorber Fusion from the album "GALAXIAN" released in 1981 by Arista Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jeff Lorber - Acoustic Piano, Synthesizers | Dennis Bradford - Drums | Danny Wilson - Bass | Kenny Gorelick - Soprano Saxophone | Dean Parks...
Tom Scott “Reed My Lips”
Reed My Lips by Tom Scott from the album "REED MY LIPS" released in 1994 by GRP Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: John Guerin, Johnny Friday - Drums | Tom Scott - Tenor Saxophone, Producer, Arranger, Soprano Saxophone, Synth Keyboards, Alto Saxophone, Synth...
Tom Browne “Forever More”
Forever More by Tom Browne from the album "LOVE APPROACH" released in 1980 by GRP Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Bernard Wright - Keyboards | Buddy Williams - Drums | Tom Browne - Trumpet | Bobby Broom - Guitar | Sekou Bunch - Bass | Written by Don Blackman|...
Bernard Wright “Mr. Clean”
Mr. Clean by Bernard Wright from the album "FUNKY BEAT" released in 1983 by Arista Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Sekou Bunch - Bass | Charlie Drayton - Drums | Bernard Wright - Synthesizers | Weldon Irvine - Piano | Ronald Drayton - Guitar | Crusher Bennett...
Tower Of Power “Undercurrent”
Undercurrent by Tower Of Power from the album "SOULED OUT" released in 1995 by Epic Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Emilio Castillo - Tenor Saxophone | Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Baritone Saxophone | Herman Matthews - Drums | Nick Milo - Keyboards | Carmen Grillo...
Jeff Lorber “Delevans”
Delevans by Jeff Lorber from the album “IT'S A FACT” released in 1982 by Arista Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jeff Lorber - Keyboards, Synthesizers | John Robinson - Drums | Nathan East - Electric Bass | Marlon McClain - Guitar | Pat Kelly - Guitar (solo) |...
The Crusaders “Nite Crawler”
Nite Crawler by The Crusaders from the album "FREE AS THE WIND" released in 1977 by ABC Blue Thumb Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample - Keyboards | Wilton Felder - Tenor Saxophone | Stix Hooper - Drums | Larry Carlton - Guitar | Robert "Pops" Popwell...
Herbie Hancock “Gettin’ To The Good Part”
Gettin' To The Good Part by Herbie Hancock from the album “LITE ME UP” released in 1982 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Herbie Hancock - Keyboards, Vocoder | Rod Temperton - Vocals | John JR Robinson - Drums | Louis Johnson - Bass | David Williams...
The Blackbyrds “Happy Music”
Happy Music by The Blackbyrds from the album "CITY LIFE" released in 1975 by Fantasy Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Donald Byrd - Trumpet | The Blackbyrds, Merry Clayton - Vocals | Joe Hall - Bass | Keith Killgo - Drums | Orville Saunders - Guitar | Kevin...
Kool & The Gang “Summer Madness”
Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang from the album "LIGHT OF WORLDS” released in 1974 by De-Lite Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass | George "Funky" Brown - Drums | Claydes E. X. Smith - Guitar | Ricky West - Piano | Ronald Bell -...
Azymuth “Through The Window”
Through The Window by Azymuth from the album “CASCADES” released in 1982 by Milestone Records. MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Ivan Conti – Drums, Percussion, Vocals | Jose Roberto Bertrami – Keyboards, Percussion, Vocoder, Vocals | Alex Malheiros – Bass, Fretless Bass,...
George Benson “On Broadway”
On Broadway by George Benson from the album "WEEKEND IN L.A." released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: George Benson - Guitar | Jorge Dalto - Piano | Ronnie Foster - Synthesizer | Phil Upchurch - Rhythm Guitar | Ralph MacDonald -...
George Duke “T-Jam”
T-Jam by George Duke from the album “DUKE” released in 2005 by BPM Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Christian McBride - Bass | Teddy Campbell - Drums | Hubert Laws - Flute | Erick Walls - Guitar | Sheila Escovedo - Percussion | Daniel Higgins, Everette Harp -...
George Duke “411”
411 by George Duke from the album "ILLUSIONS" released in 1995 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Alex Brown, Josie James, Lori Perry, Lynn Davis, Phil Perry - Vocals | Jim Gilstrap, Rachelle Ferrell - Backing vocals | George Duke - Keyboards,...
George Duke “Sister Serene”
Sister Serene by George Duke from the album "I LOVE THE BLUES, SHE HEARD MY CRY" released in 1975 by MPS Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: George Duke - Arp & Moog Synthesizers, Mutron Phasers, Rhodes Electric Piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet | Byron Miller -...
The Brothers Johnson “Streetwave”
Streetwave by The Brothers Johnson from the album "BLAM!!" released in 1978 by A&M Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Louis Johnson - Bass | George Johnson - Guitar | Larry Williams - Moog Synthesizer (solo), Saxophone | Harvey Mason - Drums | Wayne Vaughn -...
Ronnie Laws “Love Is Here”
Love Is Here by Ronnie Laws from the album "FLAME" released in 1978 by United Artists Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Ronnie Laws - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone | Raymond Pounds - Drums | Roland Bautista, Melvin Robinson - Guitars | Barnaby Finch - Keyboards |...
Wah Wah Watson “I’ll Get By Without You”
I'll Get By Without You by Wah Wah Watson from the album "ELEMENTARY" released in 1976 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Wah Wah Watson - Guitar, Vocals | Henry Davis - Bass | Ollie Brown - Drums | Dave Grusin - Electric Piano | Sonny Burke - Piano,...
The Crusaders “So Far Away”
So Far Away by The Crusaders, from the album "CRUSADERS 1" released in 1972 by Blue Thumb Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample - Electric Piano | Stix Hooper - Drums | Wayne Henderson - Trombone | Wilton Felder - Tenor Saxophone | Chuck Rainey...
Manhattan Jazz Quintet “Song For My Father”
Song For My Father by Manhattan Jazz Quintet from the album "FUNKY STRUT" released in 1993 by Sweet Basil Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: David Matthews - Piano, Arranger | Lew Soloff - Trumpet | George Young - Tenor Saxophone | Peter Erskine - Drums | Eddie...
Herbie Hancock “People Music”
People Music by Herbie Hancock from the album "SECRETS" released in 1976 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Paul Jackson - Bass | Wah Wah Watson - Guitar, Synthesizers | Herbie Hancock - Rhodes Electric Piano, ARP Oddysey & String Ensemble,...
Herbie Hancock “Palm Grease”
Palm Grease by Herbie Hancock from the album "THRUST" released in 1974 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes, Hohner D6 Clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist, ARP 2600 | Bennie Maupin – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone,...
Herbie Hancock “Watermelon Man”
Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock from the album "HEAD HUNTERS" released in 1973 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Harvey Mason - Yamaha Drums | Paul Jackson - Marimbula, Electric Bass | Bennie Maupin - Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello,...
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