Boris Likes Jazz

Funky!

In my opinion this is one of the best solo albums of John Scofield. I'm used to his very soft and smooth sound guitar, this is way different. Jamming on a beat-box, doubled with electronic loops and backed with funky grooves, this feels delightful.

Victor Wooten version of Herbie Hancock's Chameleon.

Here is some deep funky groove !

Truly the root of black soul music.

Well, the Headehunters have been for me the ultimate reference when looking at Jazz-Funk. The self-titled album released in 1973 by Herbie Hancock was the beginning of all of it and had a sound I never really found again in its later albums. When I heard that they reformed again in 2005 I had to find the footage. And when I heard that not only they reformed, but with the genius Marcus Miller, then I was the happiest man on earth. So enjoy, and in bonus, you may find a groovy basse solo at around 5:20.

Great piece of jammy and funky jazz from the early 70s, with a special attention to last track of this album, a 16 minutes live of "It's too late".

If you'd like to learn from the best...

An extract from Yessongs, the live album recorder by Yes in 1972. Great performance from Steeve Howe on "There is no disgrace".

Take the ride to see the genius of Deep Purple, jamming crazy on "Child in Time" in 1972. Jump to 16:39!

Juan Nelson, you better remember that name. Crazyness starts at 4:05, amazing bass solo from Ben Harper's Innoncent Criminal man. The song Fight for your man is an extract from the 1995 album of the same name. Enjoy!

The music is beside Punk, way more rich and complex that it first seems. That album proves it well, totally indie for its time, mixing noise, folk, pop and even groovy!

Back to the classics with John Coltrane's tenor sax. This album didn't really get a true recognition at his time, but definitely made history. That the Coltrane I like, Hard-Bop and pretty mainstream. I guess it was made to be a classic, the line up is the same as the famous Kind of Blue from the famous Miles.. To listen and listen again then, waving through the bop which seems only made for those crazy solos.

RIP Lou Reed. 

Switch to english ON, let's see if the funky loving crowd gets more international.