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Studio One Funk

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Play   1. Shaft Cedric Im Brooks 3:45 £0.79
Play   2. African Descendents Alton Ellis 2:47 £0.79
Play   3. Poco Tempo Pablove Black 4:13 £0.79
Play   4. Reggae Feet Lloyd Williams 2:34 £0.79
Play   5. Hang Em High Jackie Mittoo 3:51 £0.79
Play   6. Idleberg Cedric Im Brooks 3:14 £0.79
Play   7. Beat Down Babylon Prince Francis 3:03 £0.79
Play   8. Now Lee Arab 2:28 £0.79
Play   9. 007 Soul Bros 3:14 £0.79
Play 10. See A Man's Face Prince Moonie 2:27 £0.79
Play 11. Love Jah Im and Sound Dimension 2:36 £0.79
Play 12. Do Your Thing Leroy Sibbles 2:35 £0.79
Play 13. Music Answer Sharks 2:51 £0.79
Play 14. Melting Pot Underground Vegetables 3:10 £0.79
Play 15. You Found Heaven Devon Russell 3:33 £0.79
Play 16. Steady Beat Vin Gorden 3:22 £0.79
Play 17. It's A Shame Alton Ellis 2:51 £0.79
Play 18. Another Day Roy Richards 1:57 £0.79
Play 19. Funky Broadway Delroy Wilson 2:59 £0.79
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Product details

  • Original Release Date: 13 July 2008
  • Label: Soul Jazz Records
  • Copyright: 2004 Studio One d/b/a Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio Ltd under exclusive license to Soul Jazz Records Ltd
  • Total Length: 57:30
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  • ASIN: B001N141RS
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,630 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Good, but oddly titled 14 April 2006
By freewheeling frankie TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Soul Jazz's attempt to stuff a bunch of Studio One tracks into the funk genre sees them trying a bit too hard - there are only a couple of tracks that could unequivocally be described as funk, notably the superb Now by Lee Arab, which retains a tiny hint of reggae and that unmistakeable Studio One sound to let you know it's Jamaican not American. Several tracks can be fairly described as funky reggae, which is fair enough, but many others just make you wonder what the compiler was thinking when putting this compilation together - 007 (no James Bond connection, nor Desmond Dekker) is a (pretty decent) late ska instrumental, Skylarking is a sax cut of the Horace Andy song, etc. etc. Another problem is that some of the most notable outright funk tracks laid down at Studio One (Greedy G, Granny Scratch Scratch) have appeared on other Soul Jazz compilations and they seem (laudably) reluctant to use tracks on more than one album.

But having said all that, although this is nowhere near the best of Soul Jazz's ever increasing Studio One series, there's still much to like here even if the selection is a bit random and fans of Studio One will not want to miss out.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
not all funk 15 Jan 2005
By Dries - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I bought this cd because the cover said "studio one funk"; and Jamaican funk is something I wanted to hear, as it is so rare. They had better called it "Some Studio One Funk and Lots of Plain Reggae". No that it's not good, but be warned. Okay, the tunes - "Shaft" is an instrumental remake of the classic Isaac Hayes tune; very good; "African Descendants" has nothing to do with funk, but is a very solid chant like cut with great backing vocals; "Poco Tempo" is the best track - a very mysterious sounding Augustus Pablo take on the Woman of the Ghetto/Sidewalk Doctor rhythm (which can maybe be described as "funky reggae") ; "Reggae Feet" is a hybrid between funk and reggae with Lloyd Williams shouting things like "Lord have mercy" and stuff; "Hang Em High" is pure early seventies funk, with the great organ sound of Jackie Mittoo; "Idleberg" is a solid saxophone instrumental over Horace Andy's "Skylarking" rhythm (again not much to do with funk, though it is "funky"); "Beat Down Babylon" is an early dj tune; "Now" is funk - reggae from the early seventies or late sixties, instrumental; "007" is an instrumental ska tune; "See A Man's Face" is a dj take on the Horace Andy tune; "Love Jah" is more reggae than funk; "Do Your Thing" is Leroy Sibbles' impersonation of US soul; good tune; "Music Answer" is a dub tune from the late seventies, not so great sound quality but a nice bassline; "Melting Pot" is almost identical to the Booker T & MG's track; "You Found Heaven" is reggae with soulful vocals; "Steady Beat" a rocksteady instrumental; "It's A Shame" is a cover of I think an old motown tune; "Another Thing" is two minutes long and not funk; "Funky Broadway" is a not so good cover of Stevie Wonder's "Uptight"

Only about 3 or 4 tracks that could be described as funk; and a lot of filler, in my opinion.

I wouldn't recommend this album . I just bought "Studio One Discomixes" and that's a much better compilation.
The name is misleading, but don't miss out. BEST of the best cd's I have, save for Augustus Pablo. 19 April 2010
By Critical Mystic - Published on Amazon.com
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I wasn't looking for funk, per se. I was looking for some funky reggae music, and boy did it it pay off. These killer numbers are funken groovin tunes with great horns, organ, piano, drumming, vocals, and most importantly to me- good melodies. This music has great movement, and very unique in the influences that are played in a reggae format, be they jazz, funk, rock, or whatever- I would say that the forms don't matter compared to the ESSENCE of musical creativity of the players and singers. Great production sound from '69-'72.
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