Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Need'n the Funk in Jammuary! Part One
Exhibit One: Sly kickin' it last Summer
Are a few minutes with a legend worth it? This clip from last Summer is definitely the Bomb! The rest of the video clips fof Sly Stone at the North Sea are a little more ragged affair, closer to the NY Times report of a gig he did last month where things never really came together. But thanks to the magic of YouTube, we can dream of what a full fledged Sly and the Family Stone show might someday be.
Exhibit Two: Plunky!
My favorite album of the moment. J. Plunky Branch and the Oneness are one of those regional treasures (Virginia, land of the great Chuck Brown and you can hear the go-go go) the rest of the country never hears about. His show here begins with African rhythms, and move it into a journey to jazz, and jazz and funk. He is one heckuva sax player with one fine wide-ranging performer. Internet gleanings show him to be a Richmond, Virginia based performer and music educator with his own label and a dozen releases. High Sierra! I would return to your mostly raggedy sameness if you would bring the likes of Plunky in to rewire the old jambanders!
A Plunky & Oneness Of Juju: Live In Parishas been a great emusic find for me with the exception of the keyboard funk of "Jungle Luv" which has me finding my track forward button, but hey, lots of great bands (George Clinton, Grateful Dead, String Cheese Incident, Allmans) never bat 1000 and there is always an opportunity for a bathroom break.
Stay tuned. I have a feeling radio WEFUNK is going to be coming to the buffet from time to time this winter. Are you ready for StarChild?
posted by well-executed buffet at 9:19 PM
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