Move to Groove: The Best of 1970s Jazz-Funk
10/01/1995
Lyrics from Move to Groove: The Best of 1970s Jazz-Funk
All Music Guide Review
This double-disc collection of '70s jazz-funk takes in artists from both sides of the musical tracks, including jazz luminaries like Ahmad Jamal and Jimmy Smith as well as great funk outfits such as Kool & the Gang and the Ohio Players. The decade's mix of fusion, rock, disco, and funk informs most of the 29 tracks here, with plenty of electric piano, deep bass, and breakbeat drums anchoring the proceedings. Along with expected acid jazzers like Roy Ayers, Wayne Henderson, and George Duke, the collection spotlights Latin stars like Candido and soul legends such as Fred Wesley. Also on hand are relatively obscure favorites like Mandrill and Alphonse Mouzon. Not to be missed. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide
Move to Groove: The Best of 1970s Jazz-Funk Track Listing
Credits of Move to Groove: The Best of 1970s Jazz-Funk
- Steve Madaio
- Trumpet
- Robin McBride
- Producer
- Eugene McDaniels
- Arranger, Producer
- Deborah McDuffie
- Vocals
- Dewayne Blackbyrd McKnight
- Guitar (Electric)
- Frank Mercurio
- Keyboards
- Omar Mesa
- Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
- Robert "Spike" Mickens
- Trumpet
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
- Trumpet
- Aric Lach Morrison
- Project Coordinator
- Otha Nash
- Trombone
- Billy Nichols
- Guitar
- Chano O'Ferral
- Percussion, Conga
- Yaw Opoku
- Bass, Vocals
- Horace Ott
- Arranger, Conductor, Fender Rhodes
- Charles Padro
- Percussion, Vocals, Drums
- Leon Pendarvis
- Piano, Piano (Electric), Clavinet
- Jerry Peters
- Arranger, Horn Arrangements
- Nathaniel Phillips
- Bass
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
- Drums
- Pat Rebillot
- Synthesizer, Arp
- Gene Redd
- Producer
- Lee Ritenour
- Guitar
- Harry Robinson
- Strings
- Nathan Rubin
- Strings
- Don Schlitten
- Producer
- Jerry Schoenbaum
- Producer
- Seawind Horns
- Band
- Alan Silvestri
- Guitar, Arranger
- Charles Smith
- Guitar
- Jimmy Smith
- Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Conductor, String Ensemble, Performer, Arranger
- Lola Smith
- Producer
- Nolan Andrew Smith
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Ron Smith
- Horn
- Stephanie Spruill
- Percussion, Vocals
- Maretha Stewart
- Vocals
- Alfred Thomas
- Drums
- Dennis "D.T." Thomas
- Flute, Conga, Sax (Alto), Vocals
- Fred Thomas
- Bass
- Calvin Tillery
- Vocals
- Papa Frankie Todd
- Drums
- David Tofani
- Flute, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
- Allen Toussaint
- Producer
- Carmen Twillie
- Arranger, Vocals
- Carla Vaughn
- Vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Ernie Watts
- Sax (Tenor)
- Harry Weinger
- Compilation, Compilation Producer
- Fred Wesley
- Trombone, Arranger, Performer, Trumpet
- Azzedin Weston
- Conga, Kakabar
- Harry Whitaker
- Piano, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Clavinet
- Earl Williams
- Percussion
- James "Diamond" Williams
- Drums
- Lamar Williams
- Bass
- Larry Williams
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Clarence Willis
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Carlos Wilson
- Flute, Vocals, Saxophone
- Lou Wilson
- Percussion, Trumpet, Vocals
- Rich Wilson
- Saxophone
- Philip Woo
- Synthesizer
- Jim Nalls
- Guitar
- Dave Grover
- Trumpet
- Alan Leeds
- Compilation, Compilation Producer
- Alan Sharp
- Conga
- Gil Silva
- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Chuck Stewart
- Photography
- Donnie Beck
- Bass
- Charles Edward Smith
- Guitar
- Ricky West
- Piano, Keyboards
- Jimmy Madison
- Drums
- Terri Tierney
- Project Coordinator
- David Lau
- Art Direction
- Robert Coleman
- Guitar
- Gary N. Mayo
- Digital Remastering
- Catherine Ladis
- Project Assistant
- Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
- Guitar
- Jimmy Parker
- Sax (Alto)
- Jerry Rappaport
- Creative Consultant
- Julia Tillman
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Lisa Po-Ying Huang
- Design
- Mark Phillips
- Bass, Arranger
- Greg Casseus
- Liner Notes
- William Champlin
- Bass, Vocals
- Taiwo Ysve Divall
- Asheiko
- Baldhard Falk
- Producer
- Bob Fusco
- Guitar
- Jerone "Jasaan Sanford" Melson
- Trumpet
- Mike Santiago
- Guitar
- Kenny Dixon, Jr.
- Drums
- Teressa Adams
- Strings
- Bobby Durham
- Drums
- Randolph Weston
- Piano (Electric), Producer
- Wilbur Bascomb, Jr.
- Bass
- Fred Jackson, Jr.
- Sax (Alto)
- David Matthews
- Arranger, Conductor, Piano (Electric)
- Roy Malan
- Strings
- Sam Leigh Brown
- Guitar
- Chuck Mitchell
- Executive Producer
- Calrence "Chet" Willis
- Guitar
- Blackbyrd McKnight
- Guitar
- Chief
- Percussion
- George Bohanon
- Trombone
- Asante
- Drums, Talking Drum, Vocals
- David Lee
- Drums
- Airto Moreria
- Hi Hat
- Gary Gordon
- Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Alto), Piccolo
- Bunny Brunel
- Bass, Fretless Bass
- Candido
- Performer
- Ray Crawford
- Guitar
- Armen Donelian
- Piano
- Richard Evans
- Conductor, Arranger, Producer
- Roland Bautista
- Guitar
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion
- John Phillips
- Flute, Flute (Alto)
- Jess Roden
- Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Performer
- Guy Warren
- Vocals, Bells, Shekere
- Gene McDaniels
- Arranger, Producer
- Bruce Johnson
- Bass
- Joe English
- Percussion, Drums
- Coke Escovedo
- Percussion, Arranger, Conga, Timbales, Performer, Executive Producer
- Norris Turney
- Piccolo, Sax (Alto)
- Ray Copeland
- Vocals, Band
- Sue Evans
- Percussion
- Eugene Wright
- Bass
- Charlie Brown
- Guitar
- Chuck Anthony
- Guitar
- Ralph Armstrong
- Bass
- Richard Bailey
- Drums
- Danny Bank
- Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
- David Barron
- Guitar
- Khalis Bayyan
- Flute, Piano, Arranger, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Arp, Executive Producer
- Billy Beck
- Keyboards
- Stanley Behrens
- Flute, Harmonica
- Robert "Kool" Bell
- Bass, Vocals
- Chris Blackwell
- Producer
- George Bohannon
- Trombone
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
- Guitar
- Randall Bramblett
- Percussion, Keyboards, Saxophone
- Kevin Brandon
- Bass
- Oscar Brashear
- Trumpet
- Randy Brecker
- Trumpet
- Tom Brechtlein
- Drums
- Chuck Brooke
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Sam T. Brown
- Guitar
- Alfred Brown
- Producer
- Calvin Brown
- Guitar
- George "Funky" Brown
- Percussion, Drums, Vocals
- Judi Brown
- Vocals
- Forrest Buchtel
- Horn
- Candido Camero
- Percussion, Conga
- Bruce Carter
- Drums
- Davis Causey
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- Claude Cave
- Keyboards
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
- Conga, Drums
- Buck Clarke
- Percussion
- Babe Clarke
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Omar Clay
- Marimba, Tympani (Timpani)
- Burt Collins
- Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet
- Rudy Collins
- Drums
- Donald Cooke
- Trombone
- Chick Corea
- Piano, Arranger, Piano (Electric), Producer, Performer
- Eddie Daniels
- Flute (Alto)
- Roy Davies
- Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes
- Dennis Davis
- Drums
- Gordon Edwards
- Bass
- Scott Edwards
- Bass
- John Ervin
- Trombone
- Joe Farrell
- Flute, Oboe, Sax (Soprano)
- Mickey Feat
- Bass
- Wilby Fletcher
- Drums
- Steve Forman
- Percussion
- Jerry Friedman
- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Adaloja Gboyega
- Piano, Piano (Electric)
- Henry Gibson
- Percussion, Conga
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals
- Larry Gittens
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
- Patrick Gleeson
- Synthesizer, Producer
- Venette Gloud
- Vocals
- Steve Gregory
- Flute
- Bob Greve
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Paul Griffin
- Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes
- Johnny Griggs
- Conga
- Tom Harrell
- Trombone
- Hilda Harris
- Vocals
- Jerry Hey
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Marvin Horne
- Guitar
- Kim Hutchcroft
- Flute, Sax (Alto)
- The J.B.'s
- Performer
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar
- Jack Jeffers
- Trombone (Bass)
- Alphonso Johnson
- Bass
- Robert "Rumba" Jones
- Conga
- Fudgie Kae
- Bass, Vocals
- Lawrence Killian
- Percussion, Conga
- Stanley Todd Kwesi
- Guitar, Vocals
- Abraham Laboriel
- Bass
- Chuck Leavell
- Percussion, Keyboards
- Bill Levenson
- Executive Producer
- James Levi
- Drums
- Stewart Levine
- Producer
- Wayne Henderson
- Trombone, Performer, Producer
- John Tropea
- Guitar
- Linda Tillery
- Vocals
- James Brown
- Organ, Performer, Producer, Piano
- Kool & the Gang
- Arranger, Performer
- Mandrill
- Producer
- The Ohio Players
- Producer, Performer
- Patrice Rushen
- Piano, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes
- Sea Level
- Performer
- Monty Alexander
- Piano, Performer
- Roy Ayers
- Percussion, Arranger, Vocals, Vibraphone, Performer, Producer, Piano (Electric), Piano
- Arthur Blythe
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
- George Braith
- Sax (Soprano)
- Michael Brecker
- Saxophone
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- George Duke
- Keyboards, Performer
- Jon Faddis
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Al Grey
- Trombone
- Chico Hamilton
- Percussion, Performer, Drums, Producer
- Herbie Hancock
- Piano, Fender Rhodes
- Billy Harper
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Ahmad Jamal
- Keyboards, Producer, Performer
- Budd Johnson
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano)
- Ronnie Laws
- Sax (Tenor)
- Melba Liston
- Arranger, Conductor
- Bobby Lyle
- Keyboards
- Hugh Masekela
- Horn, Producer, Performer, Vocals
- Greg Mathieson
- Piano
- Bennie Maupin
- Synthesizer, Flute (Alto), Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Oberheim, Saxello, Performer, Sax (Soprano), Piccolo, Clarinet (Bass), Flute
- Alphonse Mouzon
- Synthesizer, Arp, Performer, Producer, Arranger, Conductor, Percussion, Drums
- Houston Person
- Sax (Tenor), Performer, Producer
- St. Clair Pinckney
- Sax (Tenor)
- Allen Vizzutti
- Flugelhorn
- Julius Watkins
- French Horn
- Randy Weston
- Performer
- Warren Covington
- Trombone
- Onaje Allan Gumbs
- Arranger, Conductor
- Eddie Henderson
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Clint Houston
- Bass
- Ernie Royal
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Lenny White
- Drums
- Master Henry Gibson
- Percussion, Conga
- Paul Gayten
- Producer











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