Released 2008 Length 74:54 Genres Jazz, House | Recorded 2008 Producer Lati Kronlund | |
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Record labels Shanachie Records, Comet Records, Dorado Records, Dorado, Peace Bisquit / Black Plastic Magick Albums Funk Ain't Ova, Cool and Steady and Easy, Watcha Playin', In the BuzzBag, Make Them Like It Profiles | ||
Brooklyn funk essentials freeway to u sku dar
Brooklyn Funk Essentials is a music collective who mix jazz, funk, and hip hop, featuring musicians and poets from different cultures. The band was conceived in 1993 by producer Arthur Baker and bassist and musical director Lati Kronlund. In the mid-1990s, the group became a staple of the New York City club scene.
Contents
- Brooklyn funk essentials freeway to u sku dar
- Musicians involved
- Funk Aint Ova 2015
- Watcha Playin 2008
- Make Them Like It 2000
- In the Buzzbag 1998
- Cool and Steady and Easy 1995
- SinglesEPs
- Songs
- References
Their debut album Cool and Steady and Easy (1995) scored an underground hit with the rendition of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan". The following album, In the Buzzbag (1998), included Turkish folk music rhythms and instruments, recorded in consortium with the Turkish clarinettist Hüsnü Şenlendirici. Further albums followed in 2000 and 2009 which more resembled their first offering.
Musicians involved
Musicians involved in Brooklyn Funk Essentials' projects include:
Funk Ain't Ova (2015)
Track listing
- Blast It! 4:44
- Dance Or Die 4:53
- I'm Gonna Find Me A Woman (Cause It's Cold Outside) 4:59
- Prepare 4:38
- Hold It Down 4:14
- Set It Off 4:59
- Hook 4:28
- Gabriel 4:58
- Brooklyn Love 4:37
- Recycled 5:31
- Unique 5:37
Watcha Playin (2008)
Track listing
- Need 12:40
- Dance - Free Night 4:46
- Bellybuttons T&a 5:00
- Rude Boy Shuffle 6:38
- The Park 4:11
- Wendell Wedding 5:32
- For A Few Dollars More 8:09
- Work It Out 6:10
- My Jamaican Girl 5:19
- Dibby Dibby Sound 2:31
- S-curved 7:46
- The Day Before Adidi 6:12
Make Them Like It (2000)
Track listing
- Make Them Like It 4:22
- Mambo Con Dancehall 6:48
- Date With Baby 5:07
- Woman Thing 6:20
- I Got Cash 4:50
- Confirm Reservation 6:13
- Kik It 6:00
- Jump Around Sound 4:41
- Hard To Stop/Feelgood 6:46
- Vinyl Crisis 5:38
- To My Peeps 1:07
- Martha 4:59
- Bill's Playground 4:17
In the Buzzbag (1998)
Track listing
- By And Bye – 5:34
- Istanbul Twilight – 6:51
- Magick Karpet Ride – 5:06
- In The BuzzBag – 6:27
- Keep It Together – 7:26
- Selling Out – 5:56
- Ska Ka-Bop – 4:50
- You Don't Know Nothing – 5:04
- Freeway To Üskudar – 4:57
- Zurna Preserve – 8:47
Cool and Steady and Easy (1995)
Track listing
- Take The L Train (To B'klyn) 5:50
- The Creator Has A Master Plan 5:51
- The Revolution Was Postponed Because Of Rain 4:59
- Bop Hop 5:13
- Brooklyn Recycles 5:25
- Mizz Bed-Stuy 4:10
- A Headnaddas Journey To The Planet Adidi-Skizm 6:15
- Big Apple Boogaloo 6:21
- Blow Your Brains Out 4:59
- Stickman Crossing The Brooklyn Bridge 7:27
- Dilly Dally 5:10
- Take The L Train (To 8th Ave.) 4:05
Singles/EPs
Songs
The Creator Has a Master PlanCool and Steady and Easy · 1994
Big Apple BoogalooCool and Steady and Easy · 1994
Istanbul TwilightIn the BuzzBag · 1998