Sly & Robbie – Bass and Trouble

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out some classic jazz / funk from  Sly & Robbie -with  Bass and Trouble. Sounds like Herbie Hancock‘s Rockit..that’s because he’s helping them on the keyboards. Check out the players and the track…

• Bass – Robbie Shakespeare
• Drums, Percussion – Sly Dunbar
• Guitar – Barry Reynolds, Eddie Martinez, Michael Hampton, Mikey Chung, Pat Thrall
• Keyboards-  Herbie Hancock,
• Percussion – Daniel Ponce
• Producer – Bill Laswell
• Saxophone – Manu Dibango

 
Sly & Robbie – Bass and Trouble | Whats Really Going On?

Material - I'm The One

Digital Crate Digging Continues...still in funk mode...checking out Material - with I'm The One...check out the players in Material...
 
Bass [Music Man Sing Ray, Fender Precision], Effects – Bill Laswell
Bongos – Daniel Ponce  
Drums – Tony Thompson 
Electric Piano [Yamaha Cp-70b Electronic Grand Piano] – Raymond Jones  
Guitar – Nile Rodgers  
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – R. Bernard Fowler

As you can see...they have that Chic flavor with Niles Rodgers and Tony Thompson...well done!! check out the track..  

Bill Laswell ‎– Work Song

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out some supreme jazz / funk from Bill Laswell ‎– with a song called The Work Song from his Baselines album. Funky, funky, funky....check out the players and the track...       
       

• Congas – Daniel Ponce
• Drums – Phillip Wilson 
• Producer – Material
• Saxophone – Ralph Carney
• Synthesizer, Performer [Shortwave], Tape – Michael Beinhorn 
• Trombone – George Lewis  
•  Bass   Bill Laswell 

Material – Temporary Music

Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out this jazz / funk / rock early electro project from bassist Bill Laswell and Material. These cuts are called  Reduction and Detached from  Temporary Music .. an album …released in 1980..check out the players and the tracks…

Material was: Bill Laswell on bass, Michael Beinhorn at synths and keyboards, Fred Maher at drums percussions and guitar, Cliff Cultreri on guitars.
 
Material – Temporary Music | Whats Really Going On?