Horny

Horny (volume 1) The Best of Horn Funk A ‘tight’ horn section was an essential component of many 1970’s era funk bands. The bare minimum Horn Section was comprised of at least a trumpet & tenor sax, but 6, 7 & 8 piece horn sections (including trombone, flute, alto sax, baritone sax & flugelhorn) were not unusual. The rudimentary hits & accents offered by horn sections of the 1960’s (the Soul era) would evolve into intricate harmonies & counterpoints by the early ‘70s (the Funk era). The horns (and bass guitar) were the most prominently featured instruments in popular dance music with the horn section carrying at least as much melodic responsibility (sometimes even more) as the vocalists. Arrangers such as Fred Wesley (of James Brown, P-Funk) and Greg Adams (of Tower of Power) are notable for writing some of the most beautifully complex (yet funky) horn charts ever. Upon completion of this mix, I realized that many of the greatest Horn Funk records of all time still remained in the crate of LPs & 45s on the floor beside me. Groups like EWF, AWB, BT Express, early Rick James, Zapp & Cameo, Charles Wright, The Blackbyrds, Trouble Funk, Stevie Wonder and others who deserve to be included here, simply got left out due to lack of space (gotta keep it less than 80 minutes to fit on a standard CD). In the meantime, please enjoy Horny (Volume 1)-The Best of Horn Funk. I’ll start working on Horny (Volume 2) after I go out for a breath of fresh air. It’s Too Funky in Here!!! Jam On, DJ SaxMan Tracks 1) Horny (intro mix)- DJ SaxMan 2) What the Funk - The Memphis Horns 3) I’m Back - The New Birth 4) Makes You Feel Like Dancin - Rose Royce 5) Get Up, Get On Down - Brass Construction 6) Back In Love Again - LTD 7) There it Is - James Brown 8) Jungle Boogie (TJF Fire in the Jungle mix)- Kool & the Gang 9) ThankUFalletinMeBeMicelf Agin - Sly & the Family Stone 10) The Bump - The Commodores 11) Disco to Go - Brides of Funkenstein 12) Which Way Do I Disco - Fuzzy Haskins 13) Funkin For Fun - Parliament 14) Moon Walk - Pee Wee Ellis 15) Fried Chicken - Rufus Thomas 16) Too Many Cooks - 100 Proof 17) Don’t Change Horses - Tower of Power 18) Superstition - Quincy Jones 19) Skin Tight (TJF Skinny Jeans mix)- Ohio Players 20) Push Push - Brick 21) We Party Hearty - LTD 22) Fence Walk - Mandrill 23) Whatsonever the Dance - The House Guests (Bootsy) 24) Soul Power - James Brown 25) Funky Stuff - Kool & the Gang 26) Brand New Funk - James Brown 27) Damn Right, I Am Somebody - Fred Wesley & The JBs 28) Are You Happy - The Commodores