Funk, Inc. – Superfunk (Remastered) (1973/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:44 minutes | 1,38 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings
One of Funk Inc’s greatest albums – and a really tight batch of funky tunes given some stellar production by David Axelrod! The band’s a bit tighter than on earlier releases – leaving behind the hard jazz-jam sound for a more together soul-oriented one, heard to best effect on the album’s enduring classic, “Goodbye, So Long” – a rolling funky tune that features vocals on the chorus, and an unbelievably catchy instrumental sound that you might recognize instantly from its use as a sample over the years. The rest of the record’s just as great – and the band runs through The Meters’ classic “Message From The Meters”, Barry White’s funky “I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Babe”, and a great rendition of the electric jazz classic “The Hill Where The Lord Hides”.
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Funk, Inc. – Funk, Inc. (1971/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 34:22 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Prestige
Funk, Inc. is the first studio album by Funk, Inc., released in 1971. Soul-jazz in the early Seventies was attuned to the dance rhythms of more commercial black music, yet still made room for the deep blues grooves and extended blowing that were hallmarks of the style in earlier years. Funk, Inc., the hot instrumental quintet from Indianapolis, was indicative of the era’s best, displaying traces of Sly Stone and Marvin Gaye, yet still able to stretch out and play unhyphenated jazz with subtlety and imagination. The extended grooves struck on the band’s Prestige albums, create a winning forum for the talents of organist/leader Bobby Watley, tenor saxophonist Eugene Barr, and blues-drenched guitarist Steve Weakley. This is perfect music for reminiscing, sampling, or just plain digging.
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