{"product_id":"studio-one-funk-various-artists-soul-jazz-records-presents","title":"Studio One Funk - Various Artists (Soul Jazz Records Presents)","description":"\u003ci\u003eStudio One Funk\u003c\/i\u003e is made up of rare and unreleased reggae funk\nfrom the vaults of Studio One. Ever since the birth of funk in America,\nthe sound has been an ever-present ingredient in the melting pot of\nStudio One’s musical output.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The music here is a combination of originals and USA soul and funk\ncovers. Jackie Mittoo shows his appreciation for Booker T and The\nMGs, the studio group at Memphis’s famous Stax Records, with a\npreviously unreleased version of ‘Hang ‘Em High’. Booker T’s superfunky\n‘Melting Pot’ is also covered by the little-known Underground\nVegetables.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other covers include Isaac Hayes’ classic ‘Shaft’ by Cedric Brooks -\nanother unreleased gem, straight from the master tapes. Motown gets\na look in with Alton’s stripped-down version of the Spinners classic\n‘It’s A Shame’, written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta. James Brown\nis checked with the J.B.’s-inspired rare groove of Lee Arab’s ‘Now’.\nLloyd Williams similarly does a fine Kingston-style version of the\nhardest working man in showbusiness on ‘Reggae Feet’.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Version-wise, we have ‘Idleberg’, Cedric Brooks’ tough instrumental\ncut to Horace Andy’s seminal ‘Skylarking’. Pablove Black’s cut of\nSidewalk Doctor (aka Poco Tempo) is one of a handful of Studio One\nreleases featuring Augustus Pablo’s trademark instrument, the\nmelodica, played by Black himself.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Add to these original cuts from Studio One’s heavyweight session\nplayers, including Leroy Sibbles, Jackie Mittoo, Leroy Sibbles, Eric\nFrater, Richard Ace, Vin Gordon and more and you have one of the\nfinest selections of reggae and funk you will ever hear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An absolute treasure trove for the collector as well as being great for\nthe ears and feet. Jackie Mittoo’s ‘Hang ‘Em High’ is worth the price\nof the album on its own.” - Echoes\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A superb collection that shows how much many Jamaican musicians\nwere influenced by the heavy funk belting out of American studios\nfrom the early Seventies onwards.” - Touch","brand":"Soul Jazz Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP","offer_id":51304621015318,"sku":"RMX-67687","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/36f1fd571c389fb324a75fc3fb3290e8.png?v=1778506607","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/studio-one-funk-various-artists-soul-jazz-records-presents","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}