''The Funky 16 Corners'' is a compilation of

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s recorded by little-known performers from across the United States during the late 1960s and the early and mid 1970s. The album, released on

Stones Throw Records Stones Throw Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. Under the direction of founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw has released music ranging from hip hop to experimental psychedelic rock. ''LA Weekly'' ...

in 2001, pays homage to these forgotten funk bands and musicians.

Track listing

# "Intro" - 0:43 #* Performed by Ebony Rhythm Band # "Dap Walk" - 3:05 #* Performed by Ernie & The Top Notes # "Let's Go (It's Summertime)" - 2:45 #* Performed by James Reese & The Progressions # "Trespasser" - 5:49 #* Performed by Bad Medicine # "The Funky 16 Corners" - 5:18 #* Performed by The Highlighters # "The Kick" - 6:20 #* Performed by The Rhythm Machine # "What About You (In The World Today)" - 2:51 #* Performed by Co Real Artists # "Interlude" - 0:40 #* Performed by Ebony Rhythm Band # "The Dump" - 2:41 #* Performed by Soul Vibrations # "Jody's Freeze" - 2:55 #* Performed by James Reese & The Progressions # "Kashmere" - 4:57 #* Performed by

Kashmere Stage Band Kashmere Stage Band (KSB) was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School from the late 1960s until 1978. History Kashmere High School is located in a predominantly black neighborhood known as Kashmere Gardens in Houst ...

# "Fish Head" - 2:35 #* Performed by Slim & The Soulful Saints # "Tighten Up Tighter" - 2:13 #* Performed by Billy Ball & The Upsetters featuring Roosevelt Matthews # "Southside Funk" - 4:12 #* Performed by The Soul Seven # "Can We Rap" - 2:13 #* Performed by Carleen & The Groovers # "Beautiful Day" 2:51 #* Performed by Spider Harrison # "Go To Work lternate Version 3:43 #* Performed by Revolution Compared To What # "The Phantom" - 2:19 #* Performed by Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One # "In The Rain" 4:39 #* Performed by The Wooden Glass featuring Billy Wooten # "Outro" 1:08 #* Performed by Ebony Rhythm Band # "Bunky's Pick

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7:25 #* Performed by

Cut Chemist Lucas MacFadden (born October 4, 1972), better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects. Early life Cut Chemist gr ...

# "The Funky Buzzard

2:23 #* Performed by James Bell & The Turner Brothers

Credits

* Executive producer:

Peanut Butter Wolf Christopher George Manak (born October 8, 1969 ), better known by his stage name Peanut Butter Wolf, is an American disc jockey and record producer from San Jose, California. He is based in Los Angeles, where he moved to in 2000. He is the found ...

* Mastering: Gene Grimaldi,

Matt Mahaffey Matt Mahaffey is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, and recording engineer best known for his band Self (band), Self and his composer collective Cake in Space. Early and personal life Mahaffey grew up in Kingsport, T ...

* Engineering: George Day, Harry Deal & the Galaxies, Bob Edwards, Otis Forrest, Joel Johnson * Editing: Gene Grimaldi * Drums: Ron Anderson, Harold Cardwell, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Richard Clarke, Dwayne "Buzzard" Garvin, Willie Hill, Bubbha Thomas, Matthew R. Watson, Cliff Williams, Dino Zimmerman *

Tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

: Larry Blake, Joe Hardy, Doug Harris, Teddy Patterson, Leslie Pippens *

Alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

: Martin Williams *

Soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly small ...

: Doug Harris * Saxophone: Doug Harris, Jim Honeycutt, Jesse Jones Jr., George Miller, David Morton, Clyde Walker * Guitar: Jamie Brantley, Lee Martin, John Scott, Rob Townsend, Ernest Williams, Dino Zimmerman * Trumpet: Clarence Butler, Carlos, Ronnie Davis, Freddie Green, Michael "Mike Dee" Johnson, Audrey Jones, William Perry, Soup, John Thomas, Pat Williams * Bass: Tony Davis, Greg Johnson, Lester "Lammy" Johnson, David Stevens * Flute: Marsha Frazier * Piano: Marsha Frazier * Electric piano: Marsha Frazier * Trombone: Charles Hunt, Alexander J. Nichols, James Reese, Jimmy Walker *

Conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest ...

: Munyungo Jackson * Organ: James Reese, Emanuel Riggins *

Vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...

: Billy Wooten

References

External links

''The Funky 16 Corners'' on Stones Throw

Stones Throw Records official site
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