Side Effect an American soul-funk vocal group from Los Angeles, formed in 1972 by producer–arranger Augie Johnson. They debuted on Canada’s G.A.S. label in 1973 and recorded four albums for Fantasy Records between 1975 and 1978. During this period, the group featured a sequence of female vocalists—Sylvia Nabors, Helen Lowe (Helen Baylor), and Sylvia St. […]
The Crusaders were an American jazz-funk band from Los Angeles that was known throughout its first decade as The Jazz Crusaders, which issued a string of post-bop albums on Pacific Jazz during the 1960s. In 1971, they shortened their name to The Crusaders and issued a string of jazz-funk/R&B albums on Blue Thumb. They scored […]
The Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign was an American funk band that released the album Reach for It on UNI Records in 1973, followed by Watchin’ You, Watchin’ Me on Chi Sound in 1976. Members: John Jackson (keyboards), Lester Johnson (bass), Matthew Watson (drums), Michael Woods (keyboards, trombone), Pamela Tanner (vocals), Robert Townsend (guitar), Tony Roberts […]
Wayne Henderson (Sept. 24, 1939 — April 5, 2014) was an American jazz-funk/soul musician and producer from Houston. Discography: Big Daddy’s Place (1977) Living on a Dream (1978) Step In to Our Life (1978 • Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson) Emphasized (1979) Prime Time (1980 • Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson) Back to the Groove […]
Hiroshima is an album by the American New Age/jazz ensemble of the same name, released in 1979 on Arista. Tracklist: A1. “Lion Dance” (5:46) A2. “Roomful of Mirrors” (3:32) A3. “Kokoro” (6:38) A4. “Long Time Love” (4:00) B1. “Da-Da” (6:30) B2. “Never Ever” (3:52) B3. “Holidays” (3:18) B4. “Taiko Song” (5:45) Credits: Arranged By [Strings] – […]
Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign is the first of two albums by the namesake American funk collective, released in 1973 on UNI Records. Tracklist: A1. “Reach For It” (2:50) A2. “Get It On” (6:10 — 3:27–5:35) A3. “Get On Off Me” (2:30) A4. “If I Close My Eyes” (3:20) A5. “Tryin’ to Be Me” (2:30) B1. […]
BlackSmoke is the lone album by the namesake American funk operative — alternately credited as Smoke — released in 1976 on Chocolate City. Tracklist: A1. “Gotta Bad Feeling” (3:10) A2. “Screamin’” (3:00) A3. “Turn This Thing Around” (4:01) A4. “There It Is” (3:06) A5. “I Don’t Care (What You Do)” (3:29) B1. “You Needn’t Worry […]
Accept No Substitutes is the second album by American funk band Pleasure, produced by Wayne Henderson and released in 1976 on Fantasy Records. Tracklist: A1. “Let’s Dance” (5:01) A2. “I’m Mad” (3:10) A3. “Pleasure for Your Pleasure” (3:47) A4. “We Have So Much” (3:29) A5. “Jammin’ With Pleasure” (2:26) B1. “Ghettos of the Mind” (5:05) […]
