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| Management number | 205625054 | Release Date | 2025/10/22 | List Price | $49.95 | Model Number | 205625054 | ||
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Title: I'm Funky Now
Artist: Sparks, Melvin
Label: Westbound
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 029667086820
Genre: Soul/R & B
This would have been his third album for the Westbound group of labels, but after being mastered, and a limited number of acetates produced, it was pulled from the release schedules and apart from one track on a compilation (1999's "Alright! Black American Dance Music From The Disco Era") was never heard. Recorded in 1976 with the finest Detroit session musicians, it pays lip service to the then-current success of disco, but doesn't pander. Instead what you get is a heavily funky, orchestrated version of his usual style, with some fine grooves and some beautiful mellow moments. The Texas-born guitarist cut his teeth in the organ-based groups of Jack McDuff, Lou Donaldson and Charles Earland before striking out on his own with a series of albums for Prestige, Eastbound and Westbound that are adored by fans of good funky jazz. This is a valuable addition to the collection.
Tracks:
1.1 I'm Funky Now
1.2 Disco Booty
1.3 Make It Good
1.4 Love Tones
1.5 The Truth Hurts
1.6 You're Gonna Make It
1.7 I'm Gonna Funk You Up
Artist: Sparks, Melvin
Label: Westbound
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 029667086820
Genre: Soul/R & B
This would have been his third album for the Westbound group of labels, but after being mastered, and a limited number of acetates produced, it was pulled from the release schedules and apart from one track on a compilation (1999's "Alright! Black American Dance Music From The Disco Era") was never heard. Recorded in 1976 with the finest Detroit session musicians, it pays lip service to the then-current success of disco, but doesn't pander. Instead what you get is a heavily funky, orchestrated version of his usual style, with some fine grooves and some beautiful mellow moments. The Texas-born guitarist cut his teeth in the organ-based groups of Jack McDuff, Lou Donaldson and Charles Earland before striking out on his own with a series of albums for Prestige, Eastbound and Westbound that are adored by fans of good funky jazz. This is a valuable addition to the collection.
Tracks:
1.1 I'm Funky Now
1.2 Disco Booty
1.3 Make It Good
1.4 Love Tones
1.5 The Truth Hurts
1.6 You're Gonna Make It
1.7 I'm Gonna Funk You Up
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R&B / Soul
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