CSC Funk Band – Funkincense
Remember those break records we all bought in the 90’s? They had horn stabs, samples, beats (Super Duper Duck Breaks was always my shit) and I remember a specific sample: […]
Tag Archives: jazz
Soundtrack To An Illusion: A Live Mix
Throughout different periods of music, especially in the late 60’s and early 70’s, many different styles of music were inspired by psychedelia. The use of this music mostly facilitated the […]
Aretha Franklin – Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
Today’s a day to celebrate. The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is 71 years young today. My experience with Aretha came in my youth, when songs like “Respect” and “Rock […]
Maceo Parker: 98% Funky Stuff
Maceo Parker has a lot to say, and not just in his music. One of the world’s greatest living saxophone players, a man who James Brown told to blow (and […]
Darryl Reeves: Mercury
A few weeks ago I got hipped to a piece of music called The Dillaquarium Mixtape by saxophone player Darryl Reeves. If you have not downloaded this piece of genius, […]
Happy Born Day Nina
Today would have marked the 80th birthday of one Eunice Kathleen Waymon aka Nina Simone. If there is one singer that has struck a chord here at Flea Market Funk […]
Rest In Peace Donald Byrd
“Donald Byrd word on the track, quite exact, Giving you the format, Jack See we gotta pave the way and display.” -Guru “Loungin’ I didn’t want to believe this today. […]
Freqnik & WDRE: Jazz In The Present Tense Mix
The 90’s sound. The Boom Bap. Acid Jazz. Bringing back some of the Jazz greats and introducing them to a new audience. The Acid Jazz revolution that had records labels […]
Johnny Hammond Smith: His Time Is Now
Photo Courtesy Cheryl Smith For those regular readers of Flea Market Funk, you know full well that I have a sweet spot for the Hammond B-3 and other keyboards. Recently, […]
Big Ups with Hevehitta
If you’re not familiar with Hevehitta, it’s high time you get familiar. With over 70 mixtapes under his belt, Hevehitta has been holding it down the mix tape game proper […]
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