Monophonics | Into The Infrasounds | 2010

 Monophonics are a San Francisco Bay Area soul band consisting of Austin Bohlman (Drums), Myles O’Mahony (Bass/Background Vocals), Ian McDonald (Guitar/Background Vocals), Ryan Scott (Trumpet/Background Vocals/Percussion) & Kelly Finnigan (Keys/Lead Vocals) along with a rotating 2nd horn usually filled by Nadav Nirenberg (Trombone) from Ikebe Shakedown and Breakdown Brass. 

 https://www.discogs.com/artist/2220328-Monophonics

 http://monophonics.com/ - SUPPORT THE ARTIST - http://monophonics.bandcamp.com/

 Special Guests: Karl Denson: Saxophone/Flute "Ageless," "Filth Flarn Filth," "Loose Nukes" Mic Gillette: Trombone "Grappa," "Rotten Ribs" Jonathan Korty: Harmonica "Can't Leave It Alone" Hugh Schick: Trumpet "Nunu" Marcus Scott: Vocals "I'm Done," "Can't Leave It Alone" Charlie Wilson: Trombone "Goliath," "Simon's Song," "I'm Done," "Agamemnon"

Track List: 00:00 | 1. ”Goliath” 05:02 | 2. ”$2.50” 08:16 | 3. ”Simon’s Song” 13:13 | 4. ”I’m Done” 18:25 | 5. ”Ageless” 24:49 | 6. ”Low Blow” 29:01 | 7. ”Grappa” 33:57 | 8. ”Agamemnon” 38:20 | 9. ”Filth Flarn Filth” 45:49 | 10. ”Can’t Leave It Alone” 50:33 | 11. ”Rotten Ribs” 54:13 | 12. ”Loose Nukes” 57:55 | 13. ”Nunu”

Mandrill - Solid (1975) Album

 

Mandrill is an American funk band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 1968 by brothers Carlos, Lou, and Ric Wilson. AllMusic called them "One of funk's most progressive outfits... [with an] expansive, eclectic vision."^[1]

[00:00] 01. Yucca Jump [03:33] 02. Peck Yer Neck [07:15] 03. Wind On Horseback [13:33] 04. Tee Vee [18:31] 05. Solid [26:21] 06. Stop & Go [29:47] 07. Silk.

Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa

 

Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020)^[2] was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother was a Duala. He was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.^[3][4]

Vinyl Rip From The Original LP (1972)

 01.NEW BELL [0:00] 02.NIGHTS IN ZERALDA [6:43] 03.HIBISCUS [11:17] 04.DANGWA [17:34] 05.LILY [23:33] 06.SOUL MAKOSSA [26:35] 07.OBOSO [31:00]

 JOBY JOBS : drums MANU RODANET : toumba MALEKANI GERRY : guitar FREDDY MARS : percussion LONG MANFRED : bass PIERRE ZOGO : acoustic guitar PATRICE GALAS : piano GEORGES ARVANITAS : piano MANU DIBANGO : tenor sax, alto sax, vocals

 

"Soul Makossa" is a song released as a single in 1972 by Cameroon saxophonist and songwriter Manu Dibango. It was originally recorded as the B-side for "Hymne de la 8e Coupe d'Afrique des Nations", a song celebrating the Cameroon national football team's accession to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, as well as Cameroon's hosting the games for the first time; the lyrics were written by Cameroonian poet and musicologist S.M. Eno Belinga. Except for some words in English, it was written in Duala, a native dialect continuum from Cameroon. Manu Dibango later recorded a new version for his 1994 album Wakafrika, titled "Mouvement Ewondo".^[1]

In 1972, David Mancuso found a copy in a Brooklyn West Indian record store and often played it at his parties at The Loft.^[2] The response was so positive that the few copies of "Soul Makossa" in New York City were quickly purchased.^[2] The song was subsequently played heavily by Frankie Crocker, who deejayed at WBLS, then New York's most popular black radio station.^[2] Since the original release was so obscure, at least 23 groups quickly released cover versions to capitalize on the demand for the record.^[2]

Later in 1972, American-based Atlantic Records licensed the original Manu Dibango version from French record label Fiesta, and released it as a single (with the B-side track being "Lily"). The single peaked at number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973; Dibango's original version of the song and a cover by Afrique were on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at the same time.^[2][3][1] The song also became an international hit leading to even more cover versions by various groups around the world.^[1]

The song is probably best known for the chanted vocal refrain "ma-ma-ko, ma-ma-sa, ma-ko ma-ko-sa", which was adapted and used in songs by many prominent artists such as Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" from his album Thriller (1982) and Rihanna's hit single "Don't Stop the Music" from Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). The refrain is a play on the word makossa, Dibango's main music genre.^[4]

In 2011, a second version of the song titled "Soul Makossa 2.0" was recorded in France by Manu Dibango and Wayne Beckford and was issued as the first single from Dibango's album, Past Present Future.

Mode Plagal Τα παιδιά της γειτονιάς σου /Afrobaiduska (Live)

 

Mode Plagal is an originally Greek group who perform traditional Greek music blended with jazz, funk and other international styles.^[1] They have been described as "the preeminent ambassadors of the much-maligned vernacular Greek music in the 21st century"^[2]

The Athens-based band was formed in 1990 by Thodoris Rellos (saxophone, vocals), Kleon Antoniou (guitar, vocals) and Takis Kanellos (drums). They were joined in 1995 by Antonis Maratos (originally percussion, later bass); in 1997 by Angelos Polychronou (percussion); and in 2000 by Florian Mikuta (keyboards).^[3] After two albums of instrumental music, Mode Plagal and Mode Plagal II, they added vocals for their third album, Mode Plagal III. In 2002, they collaborated with Turkish group Bosphorus, led by composer Nikiforos Metaxas, to record the album Του Βόσπορου Το Πέρα ("Beyond the Bosphorus").^[4][5]

Critic Fiachra Gibbons wrote of Mode Plagal: "On first hearing, they are a driving, straightahead jazz-funk outfit. Listen longer and the restless Greek spirit, audible in the transcendent sax of Thodoris Rellos, becomes evident, drawing from rembetika - the Greek blues - and the dance music of the Balkans, Thrace, Asia Minor and all points east."^[6]

In 2008, they released the album Η Κάθοδος Των Σαλτιμπάγκων, recorded with Cretan band Hainides, and in 2010 they released Στην Κοιλιά Του Κήτους. In 2014, they released Πέρα Από Τα Σύνορα, a collaboration with Hainides and the musician Psarantonis (Antonis Xylouris).^[7]

 

Blue Mitchell – Graffiti Blues (1973)

 Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979)^[1] was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Blue Note.^[2]

00:00 - 07:19 01 - Graffiti Blues 07:19 - 12:51 02 - Yeah Ya Right 12:51 - 17:59 03 - Express 17:59 - 25:26 04 - Asso-Kam 25:26 - 34:27 05 - Dorado 34:27 - 37:53 06 - Alone Again (Naturally) 37:53 - 41:27 07 - Where It's At 41:27 - 46:02 08 - Funky Walk 46:02 - 50:41 09 - Blue Funk 

Design [Cover] – Jim O'Connell (2), MPI* Drums – Ray Pounds* Electric Bass [Fender] – Darrell Clayborn Electric Guitar – Freddie Robinson Harmonica – Don Bailey Photography By – Buddy Childers, Raymond Ross Piano – Walter Bishop, Jr. Piano, Electric Piano – Joe Sample Producer – Bob Shad Tenor Saxophone – Herman Riley Trumpet – Blue Mitchell ℗ 1973 

Mainstream Records

Ramsey Lewis – Funky Serenity (1973)

 Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality.^[1] Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album The In Crowd earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. His best known singles include "The In Crowd", "Wade in the Water", and "Sun Goddess". Until 2009, he was the host of the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on the Chicago radio station WNUA. 

 

Funky Serenity is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album got to No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[1]

00:00 - 05:12 01 - Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love) 05:12 - 10:18 02 - If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Wanna Be Right 10:18 - 12:54 03 - What It Is! 12:54 - 17:52 04 - My Love For You 17:52 - 23:20 05 - Nights In White Satin 23:20 - 27:28 06 - Serene Funk 27:28 - 37:00 07 - Dreams 37:00 - 42:04 08 - Betcha By Golly Wow! 42:04 - 46:58 09 - Where Is The Love 

Bass, Percussion, Executive-Producer [Special Assistance] – Cleveland Eaton Design [Cover] – Hiroshi Morishima, John Berg Drums, Congas, Percussion, Executive-Producer [Special Assistance] – Morris Jennings Electric Piano [Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes], Harpsichord [Electric], Concert Grand Piano [Steinway], Arranged By – Ramsey Lewis Electric Violin – Ed Green (2) (tracks: A5, B2) Executive-Producer – Teo Macero Liner Notes – Clive J. Davis* Percussion – Ed Green (2) Photography By – Peter Ampf Producer – Ramsey Lewis

DATFUNK- Can't get you out of my mind

CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - original song by Asterios Papastamatakis - lyrics Adedeji Adetayo RECORDED LIVE AT NIXON BAR ATHENS ON 31 OCT 2013 ADEDEJI ADETAYO GUITAR-VOC ASTERIOS PAPASTAMATAKIS CLAVIA NORD C2D ORGAN-NORD STAGE 2 73 REVISION B MICHAEL KAPILIDIS DRUMS filmed and edited by PanDa Cinematix

Μια από τις πιο ιδιαίτερες μπάντες της Αθήνας περιπλανιέται με μαεστρία ανάμεσα σε funk, blues, afrobeat και jazz επιρροές δημιουργώντας έναν ιδιαίτερο ήχο.

Οι Datfunk BAND επαναπροσδιορίζουν την έννοια του κλασικού organ trio αναμειγνύοντας την αισθησιακή ενέργεια της funk με την διαχρονική ποιότητα της jazz και τα πολυρυθμικά afro στοιχεία.

Βιρτουόζοι μουσικοί και λάτρεις της μουσικής περιπέτειας και του απροόπτου δημιουργούν μια ξεσηκωτική ατμόσφαιρα σε κάθε live αφήνοντας πάντα χώρο για εκπλήξεις και μουσικούς πειραματισμούς.

Έχουν συνυπάρξει και συνεργαστεί με μία σειρά από αξιοσημείωτους μουσικούς, συμμετέχοντας σε συναυλίες και φεστιβάλ σε Ελλάδα και εξωτερικό.

Τον Οκτώβρη του 2016 κυκλοφόρησαν τον δίσκο με τίτλο «Steppin’ Up» σε συνεργασία με τον Γερμανό σαξοφωνίστα Reiner Witzel

Jimmy Smith ‎– Root Down - Jimmy Smith Live! (1972)

 James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1925 or 1928^[1] – February 8, 2005)^[2] was an American jazz musician whose albums often appeared on Billboard magazine charts. He helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.

In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honor that America bestows upon jazz musicians.^[3]

00:00 - 11:44 01. Sagg Shootin' His Arrow (Unedited Performance) 11:44 - 17:39 02. For Everyone Under The Sun 17:39 - 25:30 03. After Hours 25:30 - 38:09 04. Root Down (And Get It) (Unedited Performance) 38:09 - 44:36 05. Let's Stay Together 44:36 - 54:58 06. Slow Down Sagg (Unedited Performance) 54:58 - 1:07:11 07. Root Down (And Get It) (Previously Unissued Alternative Version) Bass – Wilton Felder Congas, Percussion – Buck Clarke Drums – Paul Humphrey Engineer – Ed Greene (3), Jack Hunt Executive-Producer – Eddie Ray (2) Guitar – Arthur Adams Harmonica – Steve Williams (14) Photography By – David Rawcliffe Recorded By, Edited By – Eric Miller (6)