The smashing cover of Parliament opening the record (and title track to their 1974 album of the same name) was one of the first compositions to feature the songwriting team of George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell (along with Fuzzy Haskins).īARRETT STRONG cover, more info on wikipedia Produced by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins, with heavy participation by the P-Funk musical collective (including Garry Shider, Michael Hampton and Jerome Brailey), this first album from the former James Brown sideman is pure p-funk, guaranteed to please all P aficionados. (from ‘A Blow For Me, A Toot To You’ album, 1977 / Atlantic)

A sought-after cosmic jazz funk affair, in the same plastic disco vein as Jean-Pierre Massiera, in includes a nice funk-with-a-small-taste-of-boogie cover of the godfather of funk, available in vocal and instrumental versions, the latter being our pick here.Ġ3. JAMES BROWN cover, more info on wikipediaĬanadian film music composer Paul Zaza released his first album in 1977. (from ‘Le Payback’ album, 1977 / Baby Grand) A truly great dig, sampled by nasal rapper and p-funk lover Kendrick Lamar. Originally released by Fela in 1974 as the B-side to “Alagbon Close”, its cover version is saxophonist Houston Person 1970s jazz-funk recordings’ main attraction. There’s another one from 1977 which you might haven’t heard yet: “I No Can Get Eye For Back”. Wganda Kenya or Lizandro Meza did “Shakara” in the mid 1970s. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble did “Water No Get Enemy” in 2010. Phirpo y sus Caribe did “Let’s Start” in 1971, which Jungle Fire re-did in 2012. There aren’t that many interesting Fela covers out there. In the car we used to play tapes we had mixed during the week, and we played them loud! Those were the epic days, fishing till night and than cluubing ’til dawn! This mixtape: 1977 – Standards, Versions & Revamps Vol.18 by our friends from Paris DJ is a jewel and you should play it loud and already dance to it! Tonight, you’re the king of the dancfloor!ġ -Houston Person – I No Get Eye For Back

We used to all get in the car and drive hundreds of miles to go fishing rivers we heard had good trout in them. In 77, I had a fiberglass spinning rod, and thought that fly fishing was for old boring english people dressed up in tweed and corduroy.

Caetano veloso bicho 1977