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 Millie Jackson
Feeling Bitchy
Spring | 1977
When listening to miss Jackson, can’t help thinking of Jenifer Lewis (The Fresh Prince’s aunt Helen); one baaaaaaaad mama with a biiiiig mouth, explicit humour and an attitude! In ‘All The Way Lover’ Millie gets some sense into her sistas with some damn sarcastic lines, talking her way through, no singing at all!
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posted by: cpf | 03-26-2005
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 Les McCann
Layers
Atlantic | 1972
Waddup troopers? Jazztro is back from a trip to magnificent Rome, and besides pickin up honey dips at ‘the Spanish Stairs’, I’ve managed to dig out this classic break album from the funkiest piano player alive: Mr Les McCann. Real crate diggers know all about this album, caus it has like a dozen pieces that were sampled. Diamond D, Pete Rock, Lord ... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztro | 03-20-2005
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 Cymande
Cymande
Janus | 1973
Incredible debut album by one of England’s greatest contribution to soul and funk music. Cymande is composed of members that are originally from the West Indies; proof of that is the opening track ‘Zion I’, which is a dedication to the Rastafarian movement, just like the closing song ‘Rastafarian Folk Song’, both songs have typical African drums. <... [ READ
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posted by: Engelbert Humperfunk | 03-10-2005
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 Melvin Van Peebles
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
Stax | 1971
In 1972 Mario Van Peebles made a movie that is without a doubt a legend in the blackxploitation movie era that ruled theatres during the seventies! The other Van Peebles with the funkier name Melvin made this soundtrack to it, probably one of the illest spoken word albums out there!
The album is full of pro-black messages, the slave theme... [ READ
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posted by: Engelbert Humperfunk | 03-05-2005
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 Patricia Rushen
Straight From The Heart
Rhino | 1982
Oh yes, early 80s disco-soul-R&B that sounds so commercial but still so dope! This album reproduced a few pop hits as well as hip-hop hits. The opening joint ‘Forget Me Nots’ was not only a big hit for Miss Rushen herselves, but also for the Beatnuts (‘Gimme Da Ass’ on ‘Stone Crazy LP’) and most definitely for Will Smith (‘Men in Black’), as the en... [ READ
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posted by: Engelbert Humperfunk | 02-24-2005
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 Bobbi Humphrey
Blacks And Blues
Blue Note | 1973
Ah yes, how lovely and sweet this album is. Bobbi is one of the rare female flautists who made fame in the wonderful world of music. She was discovered by the legendary trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie and got the opportunity to make albums for the biggest label in jazz industry. Well jazz, this album, who is one of Bobbi’s biggest successes, is actu... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztronaut | 02-09-2005
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 Minnie Riperton
Adventures In Paradise
Epic | 1975
Unfortunately the ‘angel voice’ joined the real angels and left us too soon in 1979, but she treated us with a few classic songs (of which ‘Lovin You (is easy cause you’re beautiful)' is the most famous one) and fantastic albums. One of the greatest albums she did, is definitely her third solo album ‘Adventures in Paradise’. For this album she conn... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztro | 01-22-2005
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