Funk Essentials - Under The Radar

Feel free to mention EWF, Parliament, etc., but I'm curious as to which releases this group thinks might be the overlooked gems.

TIA

Marty

martykl02-01-2011 3:47pm

shadorne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,477 posts 02-01-2011 at 09:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nils Landgren Harvey Mason Maceo Parker Fred Wesley Chaka Khan Average White Band Funkadelic Cold Blood Rhinocerous Sage Rufus Thomas Brothers Johnson Charles Wright & the Watts Commodores The Gap Band Phat Phunktion Soulive Herbie Hancock Sly & The Family Stone A good Funk label is "Brown Sugar".
soulbrass Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 246 posts 02-01-2011 at 10:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete In addition to the fine funk mentioned already... Mandrill Curtis Mayfield (post-Impressions) Rick James Prince Larry Graham/Graham Central Station Robert Randolph Lettuce
ghostrider45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 449 posts 02-01-2011 at 10:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Meters Neville Brothers Junior Giscombe Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews)
mwilson Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 430 posts 02-02-2011 at 12:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Adding to an already great list: Brick Jimmy Castor Bunch
shadorne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,477 posts 02-02-2011 at 01:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Check this out Fred Wesley's amazing Trombone playing Cold Sweat Perhaps the only thing better is hearing Cold Sweat played by Bernard Purdie with his famous Psh Psh Psh on the hi-hat!