East Bay Rhythm -- Mud Rat

Sunday Jazz Continues, but digital crate digging will be a major factor..

Always looking for the obscure, making sure the funk is pure!! it's real, no faking not an actor..

A few years ago a dude was on tour West Coasting!! from Las Vegas to the Bay Area..

From Vegas to Oakland; San Francisco!! from Richmond to San Jose so what's good? how will we play?  check the scenario!!

Back to Oakland from the Tower of Power? Squib Cakes was the last episode!! now we're checking out East Bay Rhythm with a track called Mud Rat

Check out the players and the track!! some of them rolled with Herbie Hancock's Headhunters; so you know the rhythm is funky; it's all that!!

James Levi (drums)

Paul Jackson  (bass)

Bill Summers (percussion) 

Jorge Santana (guitar) Brother of Carlos Santana.

 Freddie Washington  (bass)

Butch Haynes.  (Percussion)   

   

The Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Flashback Friday!!  Doing some musical research, started in one direction and ended in another.

Listening to some hip hop / drum and bass, but ended up with some classic jazz / funk.

Checking out The Crusaders with their cut called Put It Where You Want It. Check out the players and the track.

 Joe Sample: keyboards  /  Wilton Felder: saxophones  /  Stephan Baxter: trombone

Ray Parker Jr.: guitar  /   Kendrick Scott: drums / Freddie Washington: bass