More Funky Stuff

 

Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Funky Stuff [HMJY-102 JPN 2020 24-Bit 88.2kHz FLAC]

This is a re-post of a rip first posted here in the Spring of 2021.

Time now for some rare Japanese funk/jazz/groove courtesy of top Nippon combo Soul Media, comprising Jiro Inagaki on sax, Akira Okazawa on bass, Hiroshi Yasukawa on guitar, Hajime Ishimatsu on drums and Hiromasa Suzuki on keyboards. Funky Stuff was originally released on Nippon Columbia in 1975 ...and expect to hear exactly what it says in large letters on the cover, plus of course the immaculate Kool & The Gang cover version from which the record borrows a title. Scratch was another cover version, this time of a Herbie Mann track from 1966.

This album was named in Discogs top 10 most collectable rereleases of 2020, going out of print very quickly around the world - of course, I had already snapped up a copy. Modern day listeners will notice the higher than normal amount of familiar pieces sampled by rappers and DJs since the eighties. This record oozes cool, every home should have one ...if you can find a copy. You'll be pleased to know that you can also expect another Japanese pressing of exemplary quality.

Enjoy!

A1  Painted Paradise

A2  Funky Motion

A3  Breeze

A4  Scratch

B1  Funky Stuff

B2  One For Jiro

B3  Gentle Wave

B4  Four Up