VA - The Masters Series: Jazz Funk (2009)

'The Masters Series: Jazz Funk Vol. 1' is a collection that strays beyond the beaten path and takes you to the dancefloor of the future age that would come to inspire many of the acid jazz generation. It includes songs like Idris Muhammad's 'Could Heaven Be Like This', which served as a direct inspiration to Jamiroquai's hit 'Alright'. But it doesn't shy away from vintage boogie-disco, either, with tracks like 'Spring High', composed by Stevie Wonder and performed by Ramsey Lewis or 'Doctor Jackyll And Mister Funk' by Jackie Mclean. Willie Bobo's rendition of 'Always There' is a definite floor-filler, while Herbie Hancock's much sought after Latin-disco classic 'Saturday Night' makes this a compilation you can't miss!

Tracklist:

01. Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions 06:09
02. Harvey Mason - Till You Take My Love 03:40
03. Jackie Mclean - Doctor Jackyll And Mister Funk 06:07
04. Stanley Clarke - More Hot Fun 04:31
05. Rodney Franklin - The Groove 04:59
06. Ramsey Lewis - Spring High 04:17
07. Ned Doheny - To Prove My Love 04:48
08. Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This 08:40
09. Al Dimeola - Roller Jubilee 04:43
10. George Duke - Brazilian Love Affair 07:23
11. Herbie Hancock - Saturday Night 07:12
12. Willie Bobo - Always There 03:51
13. Webster Lewis - El Bobo 03:59