The music on Blue Break Beats dates from the late '60s and early '70s, when a large portion of Blue Note's soul-jazz artists began experimenting with funk and rock, creating dense electric fusions that concentrated on rhythm, not improvisation. None of this music has ever received much critical praise from jazz purists, but in the late '80s and early '90s, scores of hip-hop and dance DJs discovered these old records and began sampling the original tracks to use in new rap and dance songs. By the early '90s, this jazz-rap-funk fusion had become hip and profitable, which led Blue Note to assemble the Blue Break Beats compilations. All of the tracks on the two discs are from late '60s and early '70s albums, featuring multi-layered percussion, organs, and guitars. Every song on the two discs -- which are sold separately -- is hot, with a deep funky groove, and there are no dull spots on the albums. Though it's designed to appeal to fans of contemporary funk and rap, fans of rock-influenced soul-jazz will find Blue Break Beats a necessary purchase. (AMG)
01. Richard Groove Holmes - Grooving With Mr. G 02. Grant Green - Sookie Sookie 03. Lou Donaldson - Who's Making Love 04. Donald Byrd - Weasil 05. Eddie Henderson - Kudu 06. Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive 07. Jimmy Mcgriff - Blue Juice 08. Grant Green - The Final Comedown 09. Lou Donaldson - Turtle Walk 10. The Three Sounds - Your Love Is Too Much 11. Donald Byrd - Blackjack 12. Herbie Hancock - Olilloqui Valley
Personell:
1 Richard "Groove" Holmes - Grooving With Mr. G (4:14) Bass [Electric] - Jerry Jemmot Congas - Ray Armando Drums - Darryl Washington Electric Piano - Weldon Irvine Guitar - Gerald Hubbard Organ - Richard Groove Holmes Written-By - Groove Holmes
2 Grant Green - Sookie, Sookie (11:05) Congas - Joseph Armstrong Drums - Idris Muhammed Guitar - Grant Green Organ - Ronnie Foster Saxophone [Tenor] - Claude Bartee Vibraphone - William Bivens Written-By - Covay , Cropper
3 Lou Donaldson - Who's Making Love (6:45) Drums - Leo Morris Guitar - Melvin Sparks Organ - Charles Earland Saxophone [Alto] - Lou Donaldson Trumpet - Ed Williams Written-By - B. Crutcher , D. Davis , H. Banks , R. Jackson
4 Donald Byrd - Weasil (9:01) Bass - Roland Wilson Drums - Joe Chambers Electric Piano - Duke Pearson Flute - Lew Tabackin Guitar - Jimmy Ponder Percussion - John Richardson , Nat Battis Saxophone [Tenor] - Frank Foster Trombone - Julian Priester Trumpet - Donald Byrd Written-By - C. Hendricks
5 Eddie Henderson - Kudu (6:07) Bass - Paul Jackson Clarinet [Bass], Saxophone [Soprano], Flute - Hardey Caliman Drums - Billy Hart , Mike Clarke , Transcending Sunship Woody Theus Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer - Patrice Rushen Percussion - Mtume Trombone - Julian Priester Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Eddie Henderson Written-By - P. Rushen
6 Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive (7:51) Bass [Electric] - Chuck Rainey , Ron Brown Clavinet, Trumpet - Fonce Mizell Drums - Harvey Mason Flute, Vocals - Bobbi Humphrey Guitar - David T. Walker Percussion - King Errison , Stephanie Spruill Piano, Electric Piano - Jerry Peters Synthesizer - Fred Perren Written-By - L. Mizzell
7 Jimmy McGriff - Blue Juice (5:03)
8 Grant Green - The Final Comedown (3:20) Guitar - Grant Green Written-By - W. Marcus
9 Lou Donaldson - Turtle Walk (7:54) Drums - Leo Morris Guitar - Melvin Sparks Organ - Charles Earland Saxophone [Alto] - Lou Donaldson Trumpet - Ed Williams Written-By - Donaldson
10 Three Sounds - Your Love Is Too Much (2:43) Bass [Electric] - Luther Hughes Congas - Bobby Porter Drums - Carl Burnett Guitar - Fred Robinson Organ, Arranged By - Monk Higgins Percussion - Paul Humphrey Piano - Gene Harris Written-By - M. Higgins , Brown
11 Donald Byrd - Black Jack (6:10) Bass - Walter Booker Drums - Billy Higgins Piano - Cedar Walton Saxophone [Alto] - Sonny Red Saxophone [Tenor] - Hank Mobley Trumpet - Donald Byrd Written-By - D. Byrd
12 Herbie Hancock - Olilloqui Valley (8:26) Bass - Ron Carter Cornet, Flugelhorn - Freddie Hubbard Drums - Anthony Williams Piano - Herbie Hancock Written-By - H. Hancock
Label: Blue Note / EMI Released: 1992
Codec: Flac Compression Level: 3 Quality: High
CD-rip by alekow (EAC and Flac) Covers Included (400dpi)
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