Continuum – A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 54: Jazz-Funk 1977, Part 7
Welcome back to another journey through the Jazz Continuum! This leg of the voyage lands us in 1977 to explore the jazz funk grooves that led me deeper into my love and passion for the varieties of jazz.
We begin the same place we began in the previous episodes covering ‘75 and ‘76 . . . with the music of Earth Wind & Fire, then following several band members over to hear some work they did with Ramsey Lewis. Each album and artist I heard in ‘77 lead to the discovery of others, including many in this episode that made a huge impact on my listening tastes . . . such as Eddie Henderson, Gabor Szabo, Patrice Rushen, Noel Pointer, Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke, Jeff Lorber Fusion, Jimmy Smith, First Cosins Jazz Ensemble, Freddie Hubbard and The Brothers Johnson.
Thirteen tracks of finger licking funk & fusion that will delight your soul and move your feet. Please send any suggestions of your favourite jazz-funk grooves from 1977 to Scott@SoulandJazz.com so that I can include them in upcoming episodes! You can also send them to me on Facebook & Twitter.
Agape ya’ll,
J. Scott Fugate, ‘The Jazz Evangelist’
Continuum – A Journey Through Jazz
Episode 54: Jazz-Funk 1977, Part 7
Artist – Track – Album – Year
Earth Wind & Fire Runnin’ All ‘n All 1977
Ramsey Lewis Tequila Mockingbird Tequila Mockingbird 1977
Eddie Henderson The Funk Surgeon Comin’ Through 1977
Gabor Szabo Misty Malarky Ying Yang Faces 1977
Patrice Rushen Let There Be Funk Shout It Out 1977
Noel Pointer Phantazia Phantazia 1977
Jean-Luc Ponty The Struggle of the Turtle To The Sea, Part III Enigmatic Ocean 1977
George Duke Scuse Me Miss From Me To You 1977
Jeff Lorber Fusion River Winds Jeff Lorber Fusion 1977
Jimmy Smith Cherrystones Sit On It 1977
First Cosins Jazz Ensemble Funky Johnson For The Cos of Jazz 1977
Freddie Hubbard Tucson Stomp Bundle of Joy 1977
Brothers Johnson “Q” Right On Time 1977
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