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Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971-1975 (CD)

By: James Brown (Artist)

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James Brown Artist Snapshot:

The unrelenting intensity of James Brown's music has made him one of the most recognizable and influential performers since the 1950s. Starting out as a gospel singer, Brown soon switched to R&B and started scoring hits. As the '60s progressed, the self-proclaimed Godfather of Soul transformed the sounds of R&B into a tight, driving style that helped lay the foundations of funk. Personal troubles over the following decades threatened to sideline the ever-impassioned Brown, but he repeatedly bounced back. Countless JB samples--credited and uncredited--found on rap and hip-hop records testify to his enduring influence. The Godfather of Soul passed away on Christmas Day in 2006.

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DISC 1 for Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971-1975 (CD) Album By James Brown (Artist)
1   Escape-ism
2   Hot Pants, Parts 1 & 2
3   I'm A Greedy Man
4   Make It Funky, Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 - (mono)
5   King Heroin
6   I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)
7   There It Is
8   Get On The Good Foot
9   Don't Tell It - (previously unreleased)
10   I Got A Bag Of My Own
11   Down And Out In New York City - (previously unreleased, with spoken intro)
12   Think
13   Make It Good To Yourself (Interlude) - (previously unreleased)
 
DISC 2 for Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971-1975 (CD) Album By James Brown (Artist)
1   Payback, The
2   Stoned To The Bone - (mono)
3   Mind Power - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
4   World Of Soul - (previously unreleased)
5   Papa Don't Take No Mess
6   Coldblooded - (previously unreleased, undubbed version)
7   I Can't Stand It "76"
8   My Thang
9   Funky President (People It's Bad)
10   I Feel Good
11   Problems
12   Turn On The Heat And Build Some Fire
13   Hot Pants Finale - (previously unreleased, live)
 

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Down Beat (2/97, p.56) - 5 Stars (out of 5) - "...the diamond mine for hip-hop samplers, par excellence....Brilliant, revealing selections..."

Title Note

Personnel includes: James Brown (vocals, electric piano, organ); Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (vocals, guitar); St. Clair Pinckney (vocals, flute, tenor saxophone); Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes (vocals, trumpet); Fred Wesley (vocals, trombone); Bobby Byrd (vocals, piano, organ); Fred Thomas (vocals, bass); John "Jabo" Starks (vocals, drums); Hugh McCracken (electric guitar); Jimmy "Chank" Nolen (guitar, background vocals); Maceo Parker (flute, alto saxophone, background vocals); Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (tenor & baritone saxophones); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Isiah "Ike" Oakley, Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison (trumpet, background vocals); Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, John Faddis, Lew Soloff (trumpet); Richard Tee (organ); Buster Williams (bass); Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd (drums).

Producer: James Brown.

Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Alan Leeds.

Engineers: Bob Both, Lowell Dorn, Ron Lenhoff.

Recorded between April 8, 1971 and March 18, 1975. Includes liner notes by Harry Weinger and Alan Leeds.

Digitally remastered by Gary N. Mayo (PolyGram Studios).

As the Godfather of Soul moved into the thoroughly funky days of the early '70s, his music became looser, rawer, and groovier than ever. This two-disc set is the definitive collection of Brown's work from that period, replete with Fred Wesley's punchy horn arrangements, the JBs' airtight, seamless grooves, and Mr. Dynamite's gut-pulling grunts and paint-peeling screeches. While many consider this era to be the twilight of the chart-ruling success Brown enjoyed in the '60s, there is no denying the overwhelmingly infectious power of these cuts.

"Hot Pants," "Get It On The Good Foot," "Think," "The Payback," and "Funky President" are alone worth the price of the set, but listeners get 21 slices of uncut funk to boot. The JBs' trademark sound is in full flower here--bright, steady guitar riffs, snares cracking like loud punches to the head, the horns adding accents and embellishments, the bass extending tendrils to reach your legs and get them moving. Through it all, the man himself once again claims his right to the get-down crown.

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