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MADLIB - Doom And Madlib=Madvillain : Madvillainy Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop | review permalink
FUNKADELIC - Maggot Brain Jazz Related Rock
KNOWER - Knower Forever Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop
MARVIN GAYE - What's Going On RnB
JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON - Ain't That A Bitch Funk
PATTY WATERS - Patty Waters Sings Avant-Garde Jazz
SUN RA - Astro Black Avant-Garde Jazz
KENDRICK LAMAR - To Pimp A Butterfly Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop
KING KRULE - Space Heavy Nu Jazz
FLYING LOTUS - Pattern + Grid World Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop
FUNKADELIC - America Eats Its Young Funk
QUINCY JONES - Smackwater Jack RnB
RYO KAWASAKI - Juice Fusion
KOKOROKO - Kokoroko African Fusion
NUJABES - Modal Soul Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop
WAR - All Day Music Latin Rock/Soul
WAR - The World Is a Ghetto Latin Rock/Soul
CURTIS MAYFIELD - Superfly Jazz Related Soundtracks
PHAROAH SANDERS - Karma Avant-Garde Jazz
STEELY DAN - Aja RnB

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Jazz Genre Nb. Rated Avg. rating
1 RnB 24 4.50
2 Pop/Art Song/Folk 20 4.15
3 Funk 20 4.58
4 Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 11 4.59
5 Jazz Related Rock 11 4.50
6 Fusion 9 4.50
7 Jazz Related Soundtracks 5 4.60
8 Nu Jazz 4 4.63
9 World Fusion 4 4.13
10 Avant-Garde Jazz 4 5.00
11 Bossa Nova 3 5.00
12 Jazz Related Gospel 3 5.00
13 Latin Rock/Soul 3 4.83
14 Progressive Big Band 2 4.25
15 Funk Jazz 2 4.25
16 Jazz Related Improv/Composition 1 3.50
17 African Fusion 1 5.00
18 Blues 1 4.50

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GRANDE MAHOGANY As Grande As

Album · 2024 · RnB
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Grande Mahogany has easily became my favorite musician of the current era, unfortunately there's nobody else who sounds like him, i say unfortunately because I love funk and soul but I guess that makes him more unique in the modern landscape of indie musicians. This album is pure love to the funk rock and psychedelic soul of the 70s while remaining really original, I can best describe this as a fusion of Jimi Hendrix, Funkadelic and Sly And The Family Stone with the quirkiness of Todd Rundgren and he's not afraid to show off his influences like the intro track being a homage to Fela Kuti the song "Angle Of The Dangle" is very energetic, Shades Ebony is very very funky and psychedelic and at the end it surprises you by turning into a reggae song, Super Rocker is pure Funkadelic/Hendrix worship and it's amazing, filled with wah effects and other various sound effects and man the outro track is my favorite, it's very dreamy and psychedelic, if you like 70s funk/psych soul but want a refreshing spin on it then please give this a listen

ALBERT COLLINS Live At Montreux 1992

Live album · 2008 · Blues
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An essential (and criminally underrated) album, Albert Collins in general is unfortunately very overlooked especially compared to contemporaries such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, but AC has some serious chops and has honestly become my favorite blues guitarist. This album is a live album (obviously) and imo the songs have much more breathing room and most of the songs here are extended jams ranging from 6 to 10 minutes the songs are very energetic especially the horns, honesty the horns alone make this album worthwhile, combined with the guitar playing its a match made in heaven, the track "Too Many Dirty Dishes" as one of the greatest sax solos ever. If you want to get into AC then definitely start here, longs story short it's an Electric Texas Blues classic and should be held in higher praise

CAMEO Word Up!

Album · 1986 · Funk
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Funk has an interesting evolution to me. The 50s/60s had R&B that would go on to become a more repetitive and jam band oriented genre artists like JAMES BROWN and WAR are some examples but the 70s saw fit to evolve the genre into having synths, and larger horn sections, (PARLIAMENT being the prime example) however the 80s threw horns away, it was all about synths and drum machines and the synth funk of the 80s even started to incorporate hip hop, at its infancy. PRINCE, ZAPP and CAMEO are the big three of the 80s funk scene imo although some might disagree, this band can get very 80s at times but I honestly love it, every track here is just fun, the track "She's Mine" is a fun, funky 80s hip hop track and do I even need to mention the track "Candy"? Overall this album is a blast and has always been a personal favorite of mine, I wish I could go into greater detail about this album but tbh I don't know how to sum it up other then "It's good, it's fun" sorry if this is a lackluster review lol

IDRIS MUHAMMAD Peace And Rhythm

Album · 1971 · Funk Jazz
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IDRIS MUHAMMAD is has become a personal favorite of mine in recent, thanks to his smooth blending of funk and soul jazz. This album opens with the 11 minute "Peace And Rhythm Suite" a calm paced jazz track, the whole thing reminds me of a PHAROAH SANDERS song. The second track starts off really quiet some avant garde-ish things going on before suddenly changing into a danceable funk jazz tune, and the percussion really shines here, there's also some reminders of some fusion, specifically SOFT MACHINE or BRAND X. The next track is the most energetic so far and it even features a female vocalist, it's probably the most danceable track here, but I'd kinda prefer the song to be instrumental but that's just a personal pet peeve. The next track isn't super special for me but like what other people have said about this record the first side of this album is much better, although the album ends on a strong note, the track "I'm a Believer" is a funky upbeat soul tune and I much like the vocals here better. Overall a decent album, I think he has better works but this album is an enjoyable listen

TOM WAITS The Heart Of Saturday Night

Album · 1974 · Pop/Art Song/Folk
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Tom Waits sophomore album is a personal favorite of mine, like the debut album its really accessible for Tom Waits standards unlike the debut record this is waaaay more jazzy then folksy, sonically and lyrically this reminds me of STEELY DAN aesthetically this album feels like your in the heart of downtown New York, its very lively compared to CLOSING TIME, CL feels more like your in a bar if that makes sense. My favorite track here is probably Drunk On The Moon, I always interpreted it as a sequel to FRANK SANATRAS Fly Me To The Moon. The songwriting is excellent although I prefer other albums writing wise but overall this is a fantastic album

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  • Posted 2 months ago in Question about collaborator status
    Well, I'd be lying if I said I was super knowledgeable in that era of jazz, I'm mostly a fusion guy at most I'm aware of some New Orleans stuff and Boogie Woogie
  • Posted 2 months ago in Question about collaborator status
    Would it be possible for me to become one? I love this website and there's plenty of artists I'd like to add here, I'll gladly give a helping hand

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