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Head Hunters

Head Hunters is a seminal 1973 studio album by Herbie Hancock. This pioneering work established the genre of jazz-funk,...

Classic 1970S Pioneering Herbie Hancock

9.2 Excellent

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Thrust

Thrust is a 1974 studio album by Herbie Hancock and the follow-up to Head Hunters, continuing his exploration of jazz-fu...

Classic 1970S Groove Herbie Hancock

9.1 Excellent

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Live at the Sex Machine

Live at the Sex Machine is a 1971 album by Kool & the Gang, despite its title and presentation not representing a conven...

Live 1970S Groove Jazz Funk

8.8 Great

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Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! is a 1977 album credited to Bootsy's Rubber Band and led by bassist, singer, and songwri...

1970S Classic Funk P Funk Bootsy Collins

8.7 Great

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Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band

Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band is the 1976 debut album credited to Bootsy's Rubber Band, led by bassist and voca...

1970S P Funk George Clinton Bootsy Collins

8.6 Great

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Bootsy? Player of the Year

Bootsy? Player of the Year is a 1978 album by Bootsy's Rubber Band and the third album led by bassist and vocalist Boots...

1970S Classic Funk P Funk Bootsy Collins

8.4 Great

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Everybody Loves the Sunshine

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is a 1976 album credited to Roy Ayers Ubiquity and released by Polydor Records. It blends j...

1970S Groove Jazz Funk Soul Funk

8.4 Great

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Expansions

Expansions is a 1975 album by keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes. It combines electric piano, synthes...

1970S Spiritual Groove Jazz Funk

8.4 Great

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Man-Child

Man-Child is a 1975 album by pianist and keyboardist Herbie Hancock. It extends the electric jazz-funk direction of Head...

1970S Groove Herbie Hancock Jazz Funk

8.3 Great

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Drunk

Drunk is a 2017 studio album by American bassist, singer, and songwriter Thundercat. Presented as a long sequence of mos...

Modern 2010S Jazz Funk Bass Funk

8.2 Great

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An Evening with Silk Sonic

An Evening with Silk Sonic is the 2021 debut studio album by Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. Its s...

Modern 2020S Rb Funk Silk Sonic

8.2 Great

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Life on Planet Groove

Life on Planet Groove is a live album by American saxophonist Maceo Parker, released in 1992 and recorded in Germany. Pa...

Live 1990S Jazz Funk Horn Funk

8.1 Great

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Apocalypse

Apocalypse is the second studio album by American bassist, singer, and songwriter Thundercat, released in 2013 by Brainf...

Modern 2010S Jazz Funk Bass Funk

7.9 Good

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Roots Revisited

Roots Revisited is a 1990 album by saxophonist Maceo Parker, released by Verve Records during the revival of his career...

1990S Jazz Funk Jb Family Horn Funk

7.8 Good

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The Golden Age of Apocalypse

The Golden Age of Apocalypse is the 2011 debut solo album by Thundercat, the performing name of Los Angeles bassist and...

2010S Debut Jazz Funk Bass Funk

7.7 Good

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Mo' Roots

Mo' Roots is a 1991 album by American saxophonist Maceo Parker, released by Verve Records after Roots Revisited. Parker,...

1990S Groove Jazz Funk Horn Funk

7.6 Good

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This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N

This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N is a 1979 studio album credited to Bootsy's Rubber Band and led by bassist, singer, and son...

1970S Groove P Funk Bootsy Collins

7.5 Good

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Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang is the self-titled debut studio album by the New Jersey group Kool & the Gang, released in 1969. Its lar...

1960S Pioneering Jazz Funk Classic Funk

7.4 Good

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Ultra Wave

Ultra Wave is a 1980 studio album by American bassist and singer Bootsy Collins, credited to Bootsy rather than his earl...

1980S P Funk Electro Funk Bootsy Collins

7.1 Good

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No Stranger to Love

No Stranger to Love is a 1979 studio album by American vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader Roy Ayers, released by Pol...

1970S R&b Groove Jazz Funk

7.0 Good