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In the Jungle Groove was one of the first (and still one of the best) collections of James Brown's transitional and hard-hitting soul/funk workouts from 1969-1971. While the first few numbers here feature Brown sidemen who were in on his mid-'60s hits, the majority feature the original J.B.'s outfit that helped the singer forge several extended and funk-defining sides during 1970. Faced with a walkout by his old band, Brown partially formed the J.B.'s out of the New Dapps from Cincinnati, taking aboard brothers Phelps "Catfish" Collins on guitar and William "Bootsy" Collins on bass; many of those ex-band members, namely drummer Clyde Stubblefield, guitarist Clair St. Pinckney, and trombonist Fred Wesley, would eventually return to flesh out the J.B.'s lineup. The one constant was vocalist and organist Bobby Byrd, who had been with Brown since the singer's start in 1956. The incredible grooves Bootsy Collins and Stubblefield laid down here would become manna for hip-hop DJs over 15 years later, with the album's "Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)" becoming one of the supreme breakbeats of all time. Filling out the collection are the very soulful pre-J.B.'s tracks "It's a Brand New Day" (tenor saxophonist Maceo Parker's only appearance on the disc) and the original "Funky Drummer," as well as the post-Bootsy cut "Hot Pants (She's Got to Use What She's Got to Get What She Wants)." All the numbers here are as in the pocket as you will ever hear in soul and funk. And while many of these tracks are found on various packages like Polydor's Funk Power and Foundations of Funk, In the Jungle Groove has the upper hand with its unequaled coverage of Brown's transformation from soul brother number one to funk originator.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Tim Rogers, Producer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Cliff White, Producer
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Wesley, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - MACEO PARKER, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard 'Kush' Griffith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Stubblefield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - L.D. 'Eldee' Williams, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy 'Chank' Noeln, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso 'Country' Kellum, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Tilford, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Byrd, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Robert McCullough, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - The J.B.'s, MainArtist - Darryl Jamison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griggs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Stubblefield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Fred Bobbitt, ComposerLyricist - Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Rogers, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES BROWN, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Byrd, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Robert McCullough, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Darryl Jamison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griggs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Stubblefield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Convertino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Sherrell, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Wesley, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - MACEO PARKER, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard 'Kush' Griffith, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Stubblefield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - L.D. 'Eldee' Williams, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy 'Chank' Noeln, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alphonso 'Country' Kellum, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Tilford, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Rogers, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Byrd, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Robert McCullough, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Darryl Jamison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griggs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Stubblefield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - St. Clair Pinckney, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Lenhoff, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Byrd, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert McCullough, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Darryl Jamison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griggs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Stubblefield, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - St. Clair Pinckney, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Byrd, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The J.B.'s, FeaturedArtist - Darryl Jamison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griggs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - St. Clair Pinckney, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Roach, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John "Jabo" Starks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Wesley, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The J.B.'s, FeaturedArtist - Johnny Griggs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - St. Clair Pinckney, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Parker, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Coleman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Crimes, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John "Jabo" Starks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Republic Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc & Lava Music LLC
Album review
In the Jungle Groove was one of the first (and still one of the best) collections of James Brown's transitional and hard-hitting soul/funk workouts from 1969-1971. While the first few numbers here feature Brown sidemen who were in on his mid-'60s hits, the majority feature the original J.B.'s outfit that helped the singer forge several extended and funk-defining sides during 1970. Faced with a walkout by his old band, Brown partially formed the J.B.'s out of the New Dapps from Cincinnati, taking aboard brothers Phelps "Catfish" Collins on guitar and William "Bootsy" Collins on bass; many of those ex-band members, namely drummer Clyde Stubblefield, guitarist Clair St. Pinckney, and trombonist Fred Wesley, would eventually return to flesh out the J.B.'s lineup. The one constant was vocalist and organist Bobby Byrd, who had been with Brown since the singer's start in 1956. The incredible grooves Bootsy Collins and Stubblefield laid down here would become manna for hip-hop DJs over 15 years later, with the album's "Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)" becoming one of the supreme breakbeats of all time. Filling out the collection are the very soulful pre-J.B.'s tracks "It's a Brand New Day" (tenor saxophonist Maceo Parker's only appearance on the disc) and the original "Funky Drummer," as well as the post-Bootsy cut "Hot Pants (She's Got to Use What She's Got to Get What She Wants)." All the numbers here are as in the pocket as you will ever hear in soul and funk. And while many of these tracks are found on various packages like Polydor's Funk Power and Foundations of Funk, In the Jungle Groove has the upper hand with its unequaled coverage of Brown's transformation from soul brother number one to funk originator.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:19
- Main artists: James Brown
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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