master series: jazz funk 1

• 180g audiophile vinyl
• Gatefold Sleeve
• Compilation on vinyl for the first time

I was trying to expand the consciousness of humanity, Lonnie Liston Smith said when he wrote 'Expansions'. And boy, did he... Most Jazz Funk compilations are a dime a dozen, but when you start with the Space Funk Fusion of Mr. Smith, it's a different story.

TheMaster Series: Jazz Funk Vol. 1is a collection that strays beyond the beaten path and takes you to the dance floor of the Future Age that would come to inspire many of the Acid Jazz generation. It includes songs like Idris Muhammad's 'Could Heaven Be Like This', which served as a direct inspiration to Jamiroquai's hit 'Alright'. But it doesn't shy away from vintage Disco, either, with tracks like 'Spring High', composed by Stevie Wonder and performed by Ramsey Lewis or 'Doctor Jackyll And Mister Funk' by Jackie Mclean.

Willie Bobo's rendition of 'Always There' is a definite floor filler, while Herbie Hancock's much sought after Latin-Disco classic 'Saturday Night' makes this a compilation you can't miss, especially since it's the first time this collection has appeared on vinyl!

Track Listing:

• A1 Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions (6:07)
• A2 Harvey Mason - Till You Take My Love (3:38)
• A3 Jackie Mclean - Doctor Jackyll And Mister Funk (6:05)
• B1 Stanley Clarke - More Hot Fun (4:31)
• B2 Rodney Franklin - The Groove (4:48)
• B3 Ramsey Lewis - Spring High (4:16)
• B4 Ned Doheny - To Prove My Love (4:48)
• C1 Idris Muhammed - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (8:45)
• C2 Al Di Meola - Roller Jubilee (4:44)
• C3 George Duke - Brazilian Love Affair (7:24)
• D1 Herbie Hancock - Saturday Night (7:12)
• D2 Willie Bobo - Always There (3:49)
• D3 Webster Lewis - El Bobo (4:08)