By the late 1960s, Blue Note was quietly building a catalog of rhythm-heavy sides that would become essential source material for hip-hop producers and DJs decades later. Compilations like this one helped connect the dots between the label's hard bop and soul-jazz era and the crate-digging culture that kept those grooves alive into the 1990s and beyond. Drawing from a musical well that included the soul of James Brown, the slink of Sly Stone and the blues of St. Louis, Grant Green came back to Blue Note in 1968 with a funky vengeance. Tracks on this Blue Break Beats CD, compiled by NYC DJ Smash Hunter, include "Ain't It Funky Now" and "Sookie Sookie" (which also helped launch Us3). Tracklist 1. Ain't It Funky Now (9:52) 2. Cantaloupe Woman (5:32) 3. The Windjammer (5:40) 4. Sookie Sookie (11:00) 5. Ease Back (5:43) 6. The Final Comedown (3:25) UPC: 724349470521Label: Blue Note RecordsRelease Date: 6.16.98Format: CD
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