Classic Philly soul jazz with the 10 minutes long War Of The Gods a hypnotic masterpiece moving from spiritual jazz to blissful soul. Fantastic art gatefold cover to enjoy while exploring the music.

Classic jazz joint with Herbie Hancock backed by Harvey Mason, Paul Jackson, Wayne Shorter even Stevie Wonder is on board. Hang Up Your Hang Ups gets most heads nodding but The Traitor and Bubbles has that unique Head...

Top choice Herbie Hancock album with the entire Headhunters crew on board plus Bill Summers on percussion. Palm Grease in my personal fave but the blissful Butterfly is a close second. Disc shows subtle lines but very...

Unplayed backstock copy straight from the crates. Little introduction needed to this jazz funk monster from '75. Top drawer spins from start to finish with God Make Me Funky as the highlight. Small cut out to cover, c...

Pretty much all is funky on this Cadet release with Woody Herman bringing together Donny Hathaway and Phil Upchurch as soloists with a horn section comprising men like Sal Nistico or Bill Chase. Covers of Sex Machine,...

Band leader Woody Herman tackles the Carole King classic Corazon in great style. Perfect play out tune, a real jazz dancer. Good take of John Coltrane's Naima and Lazy Bird as well on here. Cheapo copy from a library ...

One fine recording by genius Quincy Jones and a long list of talent. Open the gatefold cover to find Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Pepper Adams, Milt Jackson, Grady Tate and a bunch of others. One can only dream of the b...

I'dl tip my hat for Quincy Jones any day. Check out his career, is there anything this man can not do. Smackwater Jack is a firm favorite from his seventies catalogue with Ironside, What's Going On and Hikky-Burr just...

Essential jazz funk album with the famous sample flip of In All My Wildest Dreams and upbeat jazz dancer There Are Many Stops Along The Way. The title track is great too. US original in near perfect shape, cover in sh...

Mastermind composer and arranger Lalo Schifrin bringing together the entire CTI crew for an abstract yet funky recording mixing jazz, funk, disco and cinematica. Check a snippet of their Rollercoaster reinterpretation...

Essential jazz funk album with Bob James at the helm underlying just who incredible a talent he is always adding that little extra sound. Beatdiggers favorite with both Hydra and Knucklehead breakbeat classics sampled...

Creed Taylor and Van Gelder in charge of a who's who line up in Harvey Mason, Gave Grusin, Ralph Macdonald, Eric Gale, Steve Kahn and more how can it not turn out good. Check the title track for a feel of funky smooth...

Probably the least sampled Grover Washington Jr record but does not mean it is not any good. Co produced by Ralph Macdonald and Marcus Miller, Paul Griffin and Steve Gadd joins the fun. Check a snippet of East River D...

Much underrated O'Donel Levy album that rare groove fans should give a go. The title track alone makes the investement worthwhile but you also get the funky fusion cut Butta with superb orchestration. US original in n...

Two classic jazz funk breaks on this late seventies Bob James slice with Blue Lick likely the better track but Look Alike just captures a sound of Hip Hop that was going strong for years. Flipped by New York giants li...

One of his very best for Tappan Zee including the amazing Love Power with superb vocals by Patti Austin and Luther Vandross. Obviously the title track was famously flipped by De La Soul and later by Warren G. US orgin...

Great Tappan Zee release by Bob James with the melodic summertime tune Caribbean Nights and the jazz funk classic Touchdown. Sample heads will recognize Angela and I Want To Thank You. Lots of top personel on board in...

One look at the members of Weather Report you know why they turned to be popular and this album extremely popular. Joe Zawinul leading the pack with Birdland, A Remark You Made and the wonderful Havona penned by Jaco ...

Essential pick for sample heads with Madlib, Q-Tip and other top producers tapping into this recommended jazz funk fusion piece. Favorite pick is the abstract title track but don't miss the smooth ATCQ sample for Butt...

Untapped fusion jazz recording by Weather Report with the blissful Plaza Real and abstract titles like Molasses Run or Procession. Great album. Copy is weak VG+ with mild scuffing and cover also a little scrubby. Pric...