Funk & Soul
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Head Hunters
RecommendedHerbie Hancock (keyboards), Bill Summers (percussion), Paul Jackson (bass guitar), Bennie Maupin (flute), Harvey Mason (drums)
Inspired by Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)’ there’s even a tribute track on it called ‘Sly’. The release represented a u-turn of spectacular proportions... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Rolling Stone, Best Jazz Albums of All Time
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Breathe
RecommendedIggy Pop (vocals), Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ), Richard Bravo (percussion), Johnathan Blake (drums), Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Jason Marshall (baritone saxophone), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Sean Jones (trumpet), John Ellis (tenor saxophone), Alicia Olatuja (vocals)
Listening to Breathe, a prescription of music which was beautifully written by Smith and originally recorded in 2016, makes it very relevant for the times that we are living in. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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With Reboot, Foster has made an album of softly textured electric jazz rife with wickedly infectious, head-bobbing grooves, just like he used to do back in the day. —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, July 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd July 2022
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With Reboot, Foster has made an album of softly textured electric jazz rife with wickedly infectious, head-bobbing grooves, just like he used to do back in the day. —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, July 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd July 2022
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Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux, July 5, 1973 is not only an astonishing, unearthed treasure for Byrd's fans on his birthday, it's also more than that -- it's a bona fide '70s jazz-funk... —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, December 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th December 2022
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Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith (organ), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Donald Bailey (drums), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Joe Bailey (drums)
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Awards:
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Listening to Breathe, a prescription of music which was beautifully written by Smith and originally recorded in 2016, makes it very relevant for the times that we are living in. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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2 Vinyl Records
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If there is a complaint about Cold as Weiss, it's that at 40 minutes, it's a tad short, because no one wants this dance party to end. (If you do, please check your pulse, you may have expired.) —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, February 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Grammy Awards, 8th Awards (1965), Best Original Jazz Composition
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