# Jazz/Funk of the Seventies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 23, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641 "2013-11-23T21:35:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/21 "2013-11-25T13:02:24Z")

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[Average White Band](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnH_zwVmiuE)?

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/22 "2013-11-25T13:20:47Z")

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Sly Stone and company

David Sanbourn had some funky tracks.

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**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/23 "2013-11-26T04:52:55Z")

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Brothers Johnson: Strawberry Letter 23, I’ll Be Good To You, Stomp, Light Up the Night…  
Heatwave: Groove Line, Boogie Nights… (Rod Temperton’s [Thriller, Off The Wall] old band)

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**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/24 "2013-11-30T03:41:55Z")

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There’s some great stuff in this thread, I’ll be sure to check it out. Thanks a lot, everyone.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/25 "2013-12-04T15:13:10Z")

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Not '70s but the Dave Coz cover of “Linus and Lucy” should be up your alley. It’s on [40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UBHGUG/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp).

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**Author:** ![TimToyGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@TimToyGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimToyGeek)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/26 "2013-12-04T22:44:49Z")

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One of my favorite albums along these lines is Root Down by Jimmy Smith. JOS killing on the B3 with a relentless waka-waka rhythm guitar.

As mentioned previously, anything by Billy Preston, The Crusaders. For a more European jazz-funk-porno soundtrack feel, check out Novello.

For newer funk/jazz mash-ups, I like some of what John Zorn does, especially on Naked City and O’o.

Tim

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**Author:** ![yawuntz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a5b964/32.png) [@yawuntz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawuntz)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-funk-of-the-seventies/674641/27 "2013-12-06T06:16:05Z")

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Definitely some great stuff in this thread. This should work:

[Chet Baker - Love for Sale](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmL37LG1Mek)

Oh yeah and Eddie:

[Instant Death](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elv3SYtqxe8)

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