“Me And My Woman” is the only song on 1971’s Freedom Flight not credited to Shuggie Otis. It was written instead by Gene Barge, a sax player….
Funk
22/12/2020: “Wild Dog” by Stanley Clarke and George Duke
A collaboration between Stanley Clarke and George Duke was always going be obscenely funky. With Clarke on guitar and Duke on keys, this track blisters…
13/10/2020: “Samba” by Les Amazones de Guinee
Anyone who’s been going to the cinema in the last 5 years might be familiar with the Amazons as the tribe of fierce warrior women…
09/10/2020: “Let’s Get Serious” by Jermaine Jackson
“Let’s Get Serious” was released as title track of Jackson’s 1980 album, and was number 2 on the US R’n’B chart. It’s got a classic…
12/09/2020: “Love Rollercoaster” by Ohio Players
Having posted a disco hit from 1975 yesterday, it seems only fair to include another. This is technically funk, but it makes me want to…
06/09/2020: “Poor Man” by Five Revolutions
A country in Africa which I haven’t touched on so much in this blog is Zambia. The ‘Zamrock’ scene is one shaped by the tumultuous…