Funk Inc

Funk Inc. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prestige
• ASIN: B000000ZER
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,778 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kool Is Back

2. Bowlegs

3. Sister Janie

4. The Thrill Is Gone

5. The Whipper

6. Chicken Lickin'

7. Running Away

8. They Trying to Get Me

9. The Better Half

10. Let's Make Peace and Stop the War

11. Jung Bongo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Organic Funk to Bump To !, December 22, 1999

By 

Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funk Inc (Audio CD)

I love this group. While a lot of Jazz organists were trying to cross over into the realm of funk and soul, these were soul cats doing the Hammond B-3 thing. All of their albums bumped and grooved - - and Bobby Watley (hope my memory serves me right) could play the heck out of that box. They must have been the Medeski Martin and Wood/Maceo Parker of their time, fusing the Lou Donaldson/Jimmy McGriff sound with funk and groove music. The RA tracks speak for themselves. After this check out The Counts, McGriff, John Patton, Grant Green and The Meters.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Buy It!, March 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Funk Inc (Audio CD)

Not really a Hammond B-3 record as much as a general purpose funk workout by very talented musicians. Every song is good, but particularly so is "Running Away" which became one of my all-time favorite songs of any type the first time I heard it. My two-year old daughter begs me to play this song every night, and I never get sick of it. The musicianship is excellent throughout.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic album, one of the greatest funk/jazz cd's ever, December 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Funk Inc (Audio CD)

If your not familiar with Funk Inc. then this is a great place to start. They were a mildly well known band of the early 70's that never made it big. They combine a phenomenal mix of jazz and funk to give you a sound which just makes you move. The sax is a constant and is as uplifting as any, while the synthesizer rocks the whole album. I'd recommend it to anyone.