Birth of the Cool Funk: Vintage Jams and Serious Grooves

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Love Me Right assistant engineer: Ray Willard (sound engineer) engineer: Bob Clearmountain and Richard Crooks (Drummer) producer: Sonny Lester bass: Neil Jason (bassist) guitar: Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn and Bob Rose keyboard: Rob Mounsey and Pat Rebillot membranophone: Richard Crooks (Drummer) and Jimmy Young (drums) percussion: Jimmy Maelen (Percussion) saxophone: Eddie Daniels and David Tofani solo guitar: Jimmy Ponder trombone: Barry Rogers trumpet: Jon Faddis and Marvin Stamm conductor: Brad Baker arranger: Brad Baker	Jimmy Ponder		5:27
2	Kilimanjaro Cookout engineer: Malcolm Addey producer: Sonny Lester baritone saxophone, flute and piccolo: Eddie Daniels bass: Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) drums (drum set): Steve Gadd (drummer) electric piano: Warren Bernhardt flugelhorn: Alan Rubin, Cecil Bridgewater, Burt Collins and Lew Soloff guitar: O’Donel Levy (US jazz and R&B guitarist) percussion: Jim Madison trombone: Bill Watrous trumpet: Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal and Lew Soloff arranger: Manny Albam recording of: Kilimanjaro Cookout composer: Manny Albam publisher: Lester Publishing Corp	O'Donel Levy		4:52
3	Sizzle Stick	Dr. Lonnie Smith		6:01
4	The Bird producer: Sonny Lester baritone saxophone: Johnny Board bass guitar: Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) and Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) drums (drum set): Marian J. Booker electric piano: Horace Ott flute: Johnny Board and Cliff Davis (saxophonist) guitar: Everett Barksdale and Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) organ: Jimmy McGriff percussion: Lawrence Killian (percussionist) tenor saxophone: Cliff Davis (saxophonist) trumpet: Murray Watson (trumpeter)	Jimmy McGriff		3:11
5	Mr. Mumbles	Joe Thomas		6:14
6	In the Shadows (feat. Randy Brecker)	Bob Berg		7:22
7	Red Onions	Richard “Groove” Holmes		3:41
8	Sweet Sister Funk	Ramon Morris		6:17
9	Splatch (Live) live recording of: Splatch composer: Marcus Miller (jazz musician)	Miles Davis		11:28
10	900 Shares of the Blues	Mike Longo		4:35
11	Let Me Be the One (feat. Hiram Bullock)	Joe Thomas		6:31

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Tapioca	Jimmy McGriff		6:07
2	Bad Bad Simba engineer: Malcolm Addey producer: Sonny Lester baritone saxophone, flute and piccolo: Eddie Daniels bass: Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) drums (drum set): Steve Gadd (drummer) electric piano: Warren Bernhardt flugelhorn: Alan Rubin, Cecil Bridgewater, Burt Collins and Lew Soloff guitar: O’Donel Levy (US jazz and R&B guitarist) percussion: Jim Madison trombone: Bill Watrous trumpet: Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal and Lew Soloff arranger: Manny Albam recording of: Bad, Bad, Simba composer: Manny Albam publisher: Lester Publishing Corp	O'Donel Levy		7:20
3	Caught You Lying Again	Joe Thomas		5:17
4	Walk a Soul Mile	Johnny Lytle		3:10
5	First Come, First Served	Ramon Morris		4:50
6	Turn	Jimmy Ponder		5:04
7	Company B	Bob Berg		7:54
8	Wayne's Tune (live)	Miles Davis		10:07
9	When the Night Is Right	Lonnie Smith & George Benson		7:02
10	Ain't It Funky Now engineer: Malcolm Addey producer: Sonny Lester organ: Jimmy McGriff	Jimmy McGriff		3:43
11	Snowblower recording of: Snow Blower composer: Bradbury Baker and Lance Quinn	B. Baker Chocolate Co.		6:48

▼ CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Like a Thief in The Night bass: Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) drums (drum set): Mickey Roker (Drummer) electric piano and piano: Mike Longo flugelhorn and trumpet: Randy Brecker flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone: Joe Farnsworth guitar: George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) percussion: Ralph MacDonald	Mike Longo		5:35
2	It Feels So Nice	Jimmy McGriff		6:30
3	Lean Meat	Dr. Lonnie Smith		6:20
4	The Big Bowl	Jimmy Smith		4:31
5	Thank You (Fall etin me be mice elf agin)	Joe Thomas		3:33
6	Theme From Shaft recording engineer: Malcolm Addey producer: Sonny Lester congas: James Peacock guitar: Lawrence Frazier membranophone: Willie Jenkins organ: Jimmy McGriff tenor saxophone: Harold Bennett (saxophonist, flautist) trombone: Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton trumpet: William Skinner cover recording of: Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971) lyricist and composer: Isaac Hayes publisher: Irving Music, Inc. part of: The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44) part of: Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)	Jimmy McGriff		4:00
7	Swamp Carol	Jeremy Steig with Jan Hammer		4:10
8	The Sweet Life recording engineer: Malcolm Addey producer: Sonny Lester bass: Mickey Bass (in 1972) guitar: Lloyd Davis (guitar) (in 1972) membranophone: Thomas Derrick (in 1972) organ: Reuben Wilson (in 1972)	Reuben Wilson		6:14
9	Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky	O'Donel Levy		3:22
10	Nice	The Groove Merchant Jazz Orchestra		5:28
11	Tutu recording of: Tutu composer: Marcus Miller (jazz musician)	Miles Davis		12:44
12	Out on the Coast	Larry Willis		4:28
13	I'm Gone and I'm Glad	Joe Thomas		6:44

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/787541 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B01G46X50U [info]

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Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 3:26:41

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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LaserLight Digital
55 607

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United States
1998-07-21

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