Les Jeux Sont Funk throws in everything but the kitchen sink in paying homage to some of their favorite funk artists in “A Tribute to the J.B.'s.” During a writing retreat in Trento, Italy, the newly expanded group decided to fan the flames of their budding musical chemistry and jam in the styles of The Meters, Shuggie Otis, Roy Ayers, P-Funk, and more. One of the grooves formulated on bass and guitar was augmented by tight hitting drums and touches of Latin jazz horns and it seemed to fall amongst the same lineage as The J.B.'s. As the band reflected, they compared the J.B.'s to figurative sherpas that helped James Brown climb to the top. Les Jeux Sont Funk penned the crafty title “A Tribute to the J.B.'s,” as they were quite literally a funk band rehearsing in the mountains looking to elevate their collective sound to new levels.
Produced by Carlo Nardi, Michele Bazzanella

Credits:
Stefano Malchiodi - Drums, Percussions
Michele Bazzanella - Bass Guitar, Sound Effects (Vinyl Record Shaking)
Maurizio Brugnara - Hammond
Carlo Nardi - Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussions, Flute
Emiliano Tamanini - Trumpet
Marco Pisoni - Baritone Sax
Lorenzo Sighel - Alto Sax


Tracking Engineer - Carlo Nardi, Michele Bazzanella
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Mixing Engineer - Carlo Nardi
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Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs
Doug Krebs Mastering

A Tribute To The J.B.'s

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Les Jeux Sont Funk - A Tribute To The JBs | Color Red Music

Listen to the full stream of the Break Science Band session at the Sirius XM Jam On Studios in NYC (1/27/16),and be sure to tune in to Sirius XM Jam ON at Weds 3/16 at 7am ET, Thurs 3/17 at 11pm ET or Sun 3/20 at 4pm ET to catch the complete session on the air!

"Break Science is making all sorts of waves in the pool, merging funk with electronic music into their live band, complete with masterminds Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee, and backed by Lettuce cohorts Jesus Coomes, Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff, and The Shady Horns. The Break Science Band made their satellite debut over the weekend on SiriusXM's Jam On, discussing everything from their unique songwriting process to the evolutionary nature of their sound, while giving us a few tracks to taste the electronic live band's future." - Live For Live Music 

Break Science Band at the Sirius XM Jam ON Studios

Written and produced by Coma Cartel
Mixed by Coma Cartel
Mastered by AudibleOddities
Artwork by Tarek - @sane-pixels

I Believe

The Meters - Jungle Man 11/28/80 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinas

http://funkit.virose.net/?p=5391

The Meters (with Sam Henry subbing for Art Neville)
November 28th, 1980
New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinas

SBD > ??? > cassette > ??? > CDR > EAC > FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (pitch slowed down by 1.0 semitones) > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC

01. Rigor Mortis		4:29
02. Fire On The Bayou	8:10
03. Jungleman		6:14
04. Africa		5:13
05. Cissy Strut		4:21
06. Just Kissed My Baby	8:30
07. People Say //		10:25

Sam Henry - organ & vocals (subbing for Art Neville)
George Porter, Jr. - bass
Leo Nocentelli - guitar
Zigaboo Modeliste - drums

I received this in a trade years ago as 2 CDR's, but upon closer inspection it was actually 2 different shows, 2 sides of a cassette that was running too fast. This is my first attempt at shifting/fixing the pitch, so it may not be correct, but it sounds closer to reality than it did. It's also an incomplete recording. I don't know how much is missing from the end. 2019-01-19 - Funk It Blog

Here's a little more info on the history between Sam Henry and the Meters:
https://homeofthegroove.blogspot.com/2006/08/gospel-bird-vs-soul-machine-updated.html

The Meters - Jungle Man 11/28/80 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinas

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