The Original Jam Master, Volume One: Ain't It Funky Now!

~ Release by Grant Green (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Ain't It Funky Now!
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1970-01-30)
producer:
Francis Wolff (photographer and record producer) (on 1970-01-30)
bass:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist) (on 1970-01-30)
bongos:
Richard Lendrum (on 1970-01-30)
congas:
Candido Camero (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1970-01-30)
drums (drum set):
Idris Muhammad (on 1970-01-30)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1970-01-30)
organ:
Emmanuel Riggins (piano,keyboards) (on 1970-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
Claude Bartee, Jr. (on 1970-01-30)
trumpet:
Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player) (on 1970-01-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1970-01-30)
instrumental cover recording of:
Ain’t It Funky Now (on 1970-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
49:57
2Ease Back
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Francis Wolff (photographer and record producer)
bass:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist) (on 1969-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Idris Muhammad (on 1969-10-03)
electric piano:
Clarence Palmer (on 1969-10-03)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1969-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Claude Bartee (on 1969-10-03)
vibraphone:
Willie Bivens (on 1969-10-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-10-03)
cover recording of:
Ease Back (on 1969-10-03)
composer:
Arthur L. Neville, George Joseph Porter, Jr., Joseph Modeliste and Leo Nocentelli
5:46
3It's Your Thing
recorded at:
Cliché Lounge in Newark, New Jersey, United States (on 1970-08-15)
live instrumental cover recording of:
It’s Your Thing (on 1970-08-15)
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
publisher:
Tee Pee Music Ltd.
9:18
4Love on a Two-Way Street
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1971-05-21)
bass:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1971-05-21)
congas:
Ray Armando (on 1971-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Idris Muhammad (on 1971-05-21)
electric piano:
Emmanuel Riggins (piano,keyboards) (on 1971-05-21)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1971-05-21)
vibraphone:
Billy Wooten (on 1971-05-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1971-05-21)
recording of:
Love on a Two‐Way Street (on 1971-05-21)
writer:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer) and Sylvia Robinson
4:46
5Let the Music Take Your Mind
8:26
6I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)/Cold Sweat
engineer:
Christina Hersch
producer:
George Butler
bass:
Wilton Felder (on 1971-11-23)
bass trombone:
Dick Hickson (on 1971-11-23)
clavinet and electric piano:
Emmanuel Riggins (piano,keyboards) (on 1971-11-23)
congas:
King Errisson (conguero) (on 1971-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Stix Hooper (on 1971-11-23)
French horn:
Jimmy Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1971-11-23)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1971-11-23)
percussion:
Harold Cardwell (on 1971-11-23)
trombone:
Harry DiVito (on 1971-11-23)
trumpet:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1971-12-16 until 1971-12-17), Victor Paz (jazz trumpeter) (from 1971-12-16 until 1971-12-17), Jimmy Sedlar (from 1971-12-16 until 1971-12-17) and Joe Wilder (from 1971-12-16 until 1971-12-17)
vibraphone:
Billy Wooten (on 1971-11-23)
woodwind:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (on 1971-11-23), John Leone (on 1971-11-23), George Marge (on 1971-11-23) and Romeo Penque (on 1971-11-23)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recorded at:
United Artists Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1971-11-23) and Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1971-12-16 until 1971-12-17)
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
Cold Sweat (on 1971-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
medley including a instrumental cover recording of:
I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open the Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (on 1971-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
5:56
7Betcha by Golly Wow
congas and percussion:
Bobbye Hall (on 1972-04-21)
electric bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (on 1972-04-21)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1972-04-21)
membranophone:
Greg Williams (drummer/percussionist) (on 1972-04-21)
organ:
Shelton Laster (on 1972-04-21)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Claude Bartee (on 1972-04-21)
vibraphone:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) (on 1972-04-21)
recorded at:
The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, California, United States (on 1972-04-21)
live instrumental recording of:
Betcha by Golly, Wow (fka “Keep Growing Strong”) (on 1972-04-21)
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Linda Creed
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
7:39