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Funk Drops - Breaks, Nuggets and Rarities (1968-1975). Vol.1-3 [3CD] {Warner Music, 2001-2004}
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© 2001, 2002, 2004 Warner Music | 0927-40712-2 / 0927-48413-2 / 5046-66295-2
Funk / Soul / Jazz

From the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, Cotillion, Reprise & Warner Brothers, highlighting the period 1968-75. A selection of Warner Brothers-related funk – but featuring some killer numbers that move way past the hits! This is one of the funkiest compilations we've ever heard from a major label – and it's proof that deep down in their catalogs, the majors were working just as hard as the indies to come up with some killer slabs of funk, as you'll hear in this set of 20 gems recorded between the years 1968 and 1974! Many of these numbers were only issued on 45s – or on long out of print LPs – and even though there's a few numbers on here that you may know, the set's also got a number of others that you probably don't, as it even surprised us with some of its funky goodies!

Silky mellow poetic sentiment and of urban and luscious sound, melts such comfort. Supple voice and sentiment, sensual & Sensitive aroma drifting ongoing soul music in smooth. From exquisite cover of Marvin Gaye / Stevie Wonder / Michael Jackson / Sade / Beyonce, post di Angelo - Robert Glasper generation people in the know that has passed through the Neo-Soul by masterpiece group, Yuku melts on the night of Shijima a romantic night cruise-bedroom Soul jazzy & until the heart warm standard interpretation, gem competent Give a Free Soul is "2010s of Urban Sweet" on the theme!

Sessions is Union Square Music’s 2CD urban and dance music range. Aimed at both the hardened dance music fan and the impulse purchaser, each Sessions title is packed full of hit singles, big club tracks and a choice selection of forgotten gems and underground classics picked out by our expert crate-digging compilers. Strong generic packaging including an outer slipcase, informative sleeve notes and a low price in the shops have made Sessions one of our most popular labels.

Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (1969) {2009 Stax Remaster, 40th Anniversary Edition}
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© 2009 Stax / Concord | 0888072314580
Soul / Funk / Blues / Blaxploitation / Fusion

Four-song long-player ushered in the era of album-oriented soul with hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Walk On By." Reissue contains notes by Jim James of My Morning Jacket.
Until Isaac Hayes released Hot Buttered Soul in 1969, soul music had been a singles-oriented genre. Best known as the partner of David Porter in writing such Stax hits as "Hold On! I'm Coming," "Soul Man" and "B-A-B-Y" among others, Hayes, along with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Curtis Mayfield gave the soul album a higher purpose, superseding the standard practice of assembling LPs around recent hits and filler.

After a nine-year hiatus, Bill Frisell's 858 Quartet recorded their second offering. Their elliptical debut, Richter 858, was produced by poet David Breskin (who also helmed the sessions for Nels Cline's Dirty Baby), and accompanied an exhibition by German artist Gerhard Richter. The music on Sign of Life: Music for 858 Quartet was loosely composed by Frisell, and took shape in group rehearsals. 858's other members include violinist Jenny Scheinman, violist Eyvind Kang, and cellist Hank Roberts. Recorded at Fantasy Studios in San Francisco and produced by Lee Townsend, the 17 selections on this set feel very organic. The album opens with Americana-tinged themes in the two-part "It's a Long Story" that nod to country, folk, and even Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" in its melody.