these are tracks that we've recorded...
Art Deco
AST Track: a straight-up jazz standard from our 2003 recording
Jazz In The Afternoon
Shortside
AST Track: a rough cut of our newest original composition
...and these are some tracks by other people
that we like or have covered
Bugge Wesseltoft -- oH Ye
(we play this one) medium up-tempo funk head in F minor with a fast melody over a quick but light funk groove
with gorgeous tenor sax by
Josh Redman
Common -- Heat
(we play this one) low-down groove in G minor by the rapper
Common
Feist -- One Evening
(we play this one) light pop cover by Calgary-born rising singer-songwriter
Leslie Feist
Herbie Hancock -- I Thought It Was You
a highly-acceptable foray into pure pop vocals and
lyrics, this is the opening track from Herbie's gorgeous 1978 jazz-funk
fusion album called Sunlight
Herbie Hancock -- Sunlight
(we're working on this one) the title track from this great album; the groove is chill
and the harmonic progression is varied yet seamless
Herbie Hancock -- No Means Yes
hard funk fusion at its finest, also from the same album -- the
mind-boggling highlight of the track kicks in at the 1:00 mark
James Brown -- Night Train
we've yet to attempt this truly classic JB track, but the melody and the groove are
extremely enticing
Jeremy Coates -- Half-Step Up
up-tempo rock bebop head with a great harmonic progression
and funky meter shifts -- composed by my high-school bass-playing friend
Jeremy Coates and featured on
his debut album
Notes by Coates
Miles Davis -- Tutu
(we play this one)
a down-tempo jazz funk head in G minor with a beautiful melody and harmonic
progression
Steely Dan -- Kid Charlemagne
you just can't do without some good
Fagen and Becker
Steely Dan -- Peg
this groove is smokin'...
The JB's -- Pass The Peas
a classic 60s funk groove from
The JB's, a band comprised of James Brown sidemen who released a handful of records in the 60s and 70s
The
Meters - Funkify Your Life
more beautiful funk from the 60s
Herbie Hancock
- Spank-A-Lee
fast groovy funk track from the 1974 album called
Thrust
Dr. Dre -- The Watcher
(we're working on this one) from the seminal gangsta rap classic
Dre 2001, this track yields a great bassline
to cop for a new funk cover
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