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Released
  
1999

Studio
  
Airwave, Chicago

Funky-Do! (1999)
  
Straight Lines (1999)

Label
  
Estrus Records

Recorded
  
May 4 & 5, 1998

Length
  
39:19

Release date
  
1999

Genre
  
Funk

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Artists
  
The Crown Royals, Ken Vandermark

Similar
  
Live at the Glenn Miller Café, Live in Wels & Chicago, Utility Hitter, Occasional Poems, Standards

Funky-Do! is the second album by The Crown Royals, an instrumental R&B/funk quartet which includes jazz saxophonist Ken Vandermark. It was recorded in 1998 and released on Estrus.

Contents

Reception

The CMJ New Music Report review by Tad Hendrickson states "Like Booker T. & the M.G.'s, these cats pump out endless grooves, paying unflagging attention to the nuances and rhythmic intricacies of the genre."

Track listing

All compositions by The Crown Royals except as indicated
  1. "Big Bag" – 5:08
  2. "Old Skin" – 2:59
  3. "Sassin' Back" – 4:08
  4. "Ding Dong" (H. Alexander) – 3:06
  5. "Liquid Wrench" – 5:22
  6. "Rip 'N' Run" – 3:06
  7. "Thug" – 5:00
  8. "The Cyclone" – 2:15
  9. "S.J. Especial" – 4:24
  10. "My Baby Likes To Boogaloo" (D. Gardner) – 3:51

Personnel

  • Jeff BBQ – drums
  • Mark Blade – bass
  • Pete Nathan – guitar
  • Ken Vandermark – tenor sax
  • References

    Funky-Do! Wikipedia