This was probably the hardest mix I've ever made, with all the BPM changes, key changes, live drums and various sound levels, but I had to give it a shot. It's all instrumental Funk and Jazz Funk, mostly from the 70's. I've been wanting to make a mix like this for years since funk is probably my favorite genre of music, but I didn't quite have the skill level a few years ago to pull it off. Anyhow, many of these tracks were most likely sampled by some of your favorite Hip Hop artists, so you may recognize a few of these gems.
(The Expansion Project is a mix series exploring a different genre of music each month. Artwork provided by Static Despair: www.staticdespair.com)
Here is the playlist:
1-The Fence - Alan Tew
2-Shoreline Drive - Sammy Nestico
3-Siempre Hay Esperanza - Sade
4-Solstice - Brian Bennett
5-Misty Canyon - Sven Libaek
6-Las Vegas Tango - Gary Burton
7-Cebu - The Commodores
8-Give Me The Sunshine (Instrumental) - Leo's Sunshipp
9-City Girl - Main Attraction
10-Blind Man Can See It - James Brown
11-Le Bracelet - Alain Goraguer
12-Green And Gold - Roy Ayers
13-Polarizer - Joe Thomas
14-Sun Dancer - Mass Production
15-Last Tango in Paris - Herb Alpert
16-Adeniji - The Budos Band
17-Hung Up On My Baby - Isaac Hayes
18-The Grunt - The J.B.'s
19-"T" Plays It Cool - Marvin Gaye
20-Westchester Lady - Bob James
21-Thunder Thumbs and Lightnin Lick - The Brothers Johnson
22-Affirmation - George Benson
23-System 80 - T. Durbet & H. Williams Verschu
24-Money Is King - Expressions
25-Seven Minutes Of Funk - The Whole Darn Family
26-The Big Bang Theory - Parliament
27-Black Water Gold - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
28-Chocolate Buttermilk - Kool & The Gang
29-Future Children, Future Hopes - The Blackbyrds
30-Midnight Soul Patrol - Quincy Jones
31-For Those Who Like To Groove - Ray Parker Jr.
32-Don't Stop - Asso
