Soulive - Live (2003)

Boston-based Psychedelic Funk trio Soulive was formed in 1998 by brothers Neal and Alan Evans as well as funk guitarist Eric Krasno. While Alan's drumming is often very hip-hop oriented, Neal Evans' spacy hammond organ sounds like something off of a 70's Herbie Hacock record. Krasno plays funky jazz guitar solos in the mellow style of such greats as George Benson or Grant Green. The melange of these very distinct playing techniques leads to a rare and exciting blend of psychedelic jazz-funk. This is the band's 2003 live recording, which perfectly captures the drive and groove of a Soulive concert.

1.) Aladdin

2.) El Ron

3.) Solid

4.) First Street

5.) Shaheed

6.) Dig

7.) One in Seven

8.) Lenny

9.) Turn it Out

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)

Being the top-selling jazz album of all time and the funkiest album ever to be added to the catalog of the U.S. National Recording Registry Head Hunters is a groundbreaking masterpiece in jazz fusion. A funky as shit blend of killer jazz grooves, insane solos and the characteristic outer space tone of Hancock's Fender Rhodes E-Piano, this album sounds as it had been recorded in another dimension. It is simply unbelievable how tracks that start off as simplistic as "Sly" or "Chameleon" suddenly gather momentum, just to ultimately catapult themselves into an acid trip of kick-ass wizardry.

1.) Chameleon

2.) Watermelon Man

3.) Sly

4.) Vein Melter

The New Mastersounds - 102% (2006)

British band New Mastersounds delivers pulsating Hammond Organ driven grooves with a touch of Acid Jazz. 102% is a journey through time back to 70's New Orleans Funk in the style of the legendary Meters.

1.) 102%

2.) Talk is Cheap

3.) Carrot Juice

4.) Thirty Three

5.) Colorado Sun (Jesse's Backyard)

6.) Give Me a Minute Pt. 2

7.) Rope-A-Dope

8.) Hey Fela!

9.) Bus Stop No. 5

10.) Return to Gijón

11.) Forgivness

12.) Talk is Cheap

13.) L.A. Root Down (Dub Siude of the Pier)

14.) Paranoid (Is it Any Wonder?)