James brown in R&B, Hip Hop & Rap Music

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"Platinum & Gold Collection" (07/13/2004) R&B Brown, James, BMG HeritagePersonnel: James Brown (vocals); Aretha Franklin (vocals). Liner Note Author: Brian Chin. Recording information: 1965 - 1991.

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"20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Vol. 2" (02/26/2002) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Personnel includes: James Brown, Bobby Byrd (vocals); Phelps "Catfish" Collins (guitar); Maceo Parker (saxophone); Fred Wesley (trombone); Bootsy Collins (bass); Jab'o Starks (drums). Producer: James Brown. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. Recorded between 1970 and 1976. Includes liner notes by Daddy Cool. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of Universal's "20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection" series. The first volume of the 20TH CENTURY MASTERS James Brown compilation chronicled Brown's rise from Jackie Wilson-inspired R&B crooner to the godfather of soul. The second volume finds him locking down the trademark funk sound that carried him through the '70s. Outside of Marvin Gaye, you'd be hard pressed to find a harder-grooved expression of sensuality than "Sex Machine," but the story doesn't stop there. The '70s found Brown exploring a more highly politicized sensibility, as exemplified by the street-smart "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" and "The Payback." Aided by the likes of drummer Clyde Stubblefield (the original "funky drummer") and young bass phenom Bootsy Collins, Brown created a sinuous, distinctive style in the '70s that laid the groundwork for most of the funk that followed, and this concise collection shows how it was done.

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"Live at the Apollo 1962 [Remaster]" (03/23/2004) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)The James Brown Band: James Brown (vocals); Lucas "Fats" Gonder (spoken vocals, organ); Les Buie (guitar); Al "Brisco" Clark (tenor & baritone saxophones); St. Clair Pinckney, Clifford "Ace King" MacMillan (tenor saxophone); Louis Hamblin, Teddy Washington, Mack Johnson (trumpet); Dickie Wells (trombone); Hubert Perry (bass); Clayton Fillyau, Sam Lathan (drums). The Famous Flames: Bobby Byrd (organ, background vocals); Bobby Bennett, "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth (background vocals). Recorded live at the Apollo Theater, New York, New York on October 24, 1962. Many albums are hyped as legendary; few deserve the accolade. LIVE AT THE APOLLO 1962 is one of those rare albums that lives up to the hype. Released despite label misgivings, LIVE AT THE APOLLO cemented James Brown's reputation as the unchallenged master of soul music. Deejays played the entire album at one stretch--this in an era when radio programmers rejected four-minute singles because they were too long--and the record reached number two on the Billboard pop chart, a previously unheard-of achievement for a gritty R&B album. LIVE AT THE APOLLO is more than a pop phenomenon, however; it is a document of one of America's greatest performers at the peak of his artistic powers. Brown's singing is orgasmic--just listen to the opening squeal on "I Go Crazy"--and the intensity never lets up. Brown drives his crack band through breakneck versions of early hits before dragging them through the 11-minute bump-and-grind of "Lost Someone," the high point of a show that is nothing but high points. Decades later, this is still one of the greatest live albums of all-time.

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"In The Jungle Groove [Remaster]" (06/17/2003) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Personnel: James Brown, Bobby Byrd (vocals, organ); Jimmy "Chank" Nolen, Alphonso "Country" Kellum, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Robert Coleman, Bobby Roach (guitar); Jimmy Parker (alto saxophone); Maceo Parker, L.D. "Eldee" Williams, Robert McCulloch (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney, Louis Tifford (baritone saxophone); Richard "Kush" Griffeth, Joe Davis, Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels, Jerone "Jasaan" Melson (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); "Sweet Charles" Sherrell, William "Bootsy" Collins, Fred Thomas (bass); Melvin Parker, Charles Stubblefield, John "Jabo" Starks (drums); John Morgan, Art Lopez, Johnny Griggs (congas). Principally recorded at King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Criteria, Miami, Florida; Bobby Smith Studios, Macon, Georgia; A & R Studios, New York, New York between 1969 & 1972. Includes liner notes by Cliff White. IN THE JUNGLE GROOVE documents one of the most important periods in the development of James Brown's music. In 1970, Brown's bandleader/sax player Maceo Parker departed to form his own band, taking much of Brown's group with him. This event heralded the arrival of the JB's, which included monster bassist Bootsy Collins, whose hyperkinetic style made Brown's funk harder, leaner, and meaner. This album gives listeners a bird's-eye view of the change, featuring the final sessions of the Maceo-led band as well as the first recordings of Bootsy and the JB's. Maceo and company were at their hardest and funkiest at this point, as seen on "The Funky Drummer," where Clyde Stubblefield lays down the drum break that would launch a thousand hip-hop samples. Stubblefield stuck around long enough to be part of the first JB's, whose tracks here are full of frenetic, barely controlled energy. The sense of joy and revelation in the groove is audible in these orgasmically polyrhythmic sessions. Collins and Stubblefield lay down some of the heaviest grooves in the history of recorded music. As Brown himself observes on the aforementioned Maceo-era "Funky Drummer," "it's a mutha!"

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"Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters" (09/23/2003) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Recorded at King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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"Love Power Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris 1971" (06/23/1992) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Full title: Love Power Peace: Live At The Olympia, Paris, 1971. Personnel: James Brown (vocals, organ); Bobby Byrd (M.C., vocals, organ), Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin (guitar); St. Clair Pinckney (tenor saxophone); Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); William "Bootsy" Collins (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, Don Juan "Tiger" Martin (drums). Recorded live at The Olympia, Paris, France on March 8, 1971. Includes liner notes by Daddy Cool. Recorded in 1971 at L'Olympia in Paris, France, LOVE POWER PEACE is the only live recording with the original JB's backing James Brown. The hardest working man in show business and his original band go full force with jams that capture the genuine sweat of the Godfather Of Soul shuffling across the stage in a gold lame fury, flanked by half- naked dancers. With original JB's such as MC/organist Bobby Byrd and bassist Bootsy Collins, you can hear the superior musicianship that is required to keep time with James Brown's frenetic pace. Drummers Jabo Starks and Tiger Martin would play both kits at once to get the groove on, making abrupt tempo changes, as in the transition between "Brother Rapp" and "Aint It Funky Now," illustrating both their talent and the tightness of their groove. Blasting through a number of Brown's greatest hits--"I Got You (I Feel Good)," "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and "Georgia On My Mind"--this release is a chunk of funk/soul history spotlighting Brown in his prime.

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"The 50th Anniversary Collection" (09/16/2003) R&B Brown, James, UTVPersonnel: James Brown (vocals, keyboards); Bobby Byrd (vocals); Maceo Parker (saxophone); The JB's, Full Force. Producers: Ralph Bass, Andy Gibson, James Brown, Hal Neely. Compilation producer: harry Weinger, Jeff Moskow. Recorded between 1956 & 1988. Includes liner notes by Cliff White.

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"Live Top Ten" (12/2005) R&B Brown, James, SONY BMG Strategic Marketing

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"The Payback" (09/22/1992) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Personnel: James Brown (vocals, electric piano); Jimmy Nolen, Hearlon Martin (guitar); Maceo Parker (flute, alto saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (tenor saxophone); Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison, Isiah "Ike" Oakley, Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Fred Thomas, Charles Sherrell (bass); John "Jabo" Starks (drums); Johnny Griggs, John Morgan (percussion). Recorded at International Recording, Augusta, Georgia. Includes recent and original release liner notes by Alan Leeds. All tracks have been digitally remastered. THE PAYBACK was originally released in 1974 as a 2-LP set. For this reissue, the album was digitally remastered from the original master tapes, including a recently discovered longer version of "Mind Power", which is included here for the first time. In 1973, Brown was hospitalized for exhaustion. Mere days after his release from the hospital, his oldest son was killed in a car accident. A few months later, he'd completed the sessions for THE PAYBACK. There are echoes of Brown's anger and suffering throughout the album. The title song, with its drop-dead funky bassline, is full of vitriol, as Brown cries out for revenge and compensation. "Doing the Best I Can" is an attractive soul ballad in which Brown sings of maintaining one's balance against adverse circumstances, despite "wondering which way to turn." Though the grooves are propulsive, this is a relatively low-key effort for Brown, filled with a subtly masked darkness. On the harrowing, bluesy "Forever Suffering," Brown sings of separation and loneliness, asking how long the suffering will continue. As the tune progresses, he sings with unsettling detail of the lengths to which his pain drives him. After repeated vows to beat his head against the wall, it becomes clear that the emotions being expressed here, and on the rest of THE PAYBACK, are very real. Fortunately, an artist of Brown's caliber is capable of channeling these feelings into great art.

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"Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo Vol. 3" (03/23/1993) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Personnel: James Brown, Bobby Byrd (vocals, organ); Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Robert Coleman (guitar); Jimmy Parker (alto saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (tenor saxophone); Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Fred Thomas (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, John Morgan (drums); Danny Ray. Recorded live at The Apollo Theater, New York, New York from July 24-26, 1971. Originally released on Polydor (PD 2 3003). Includes liner notes by Harry Weinger. Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio (Polygram Studios). In the Great Encyclopedia of Soul, one should find James Brown cross-referenced with the Apollo Theater, since that legendary Harlem venue was the source of much of Brown's finest recorded material. Brown's famed LIVE AT THE APOLLO recordings are only part of the story. REVOLUTION OF THE MIND was culled from several nights of shows at the Apollo in 1971. The version of the JB's Brown was working with at the time had only been together for a short time, and their playing is infused with a sense of urgency and discovery. Brown's social consciousness was in high gear at the time, as evidenced by the positive political message of "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved." Classic Brown funkfests like "Sex Machine" and "Hot Pants" are churned out with unprecedented power and energy, the band running on all cylinders. Brown's unstoppable spirit is reflected in his enthusiastic, shouted intros to the songs as much as in the music itself.

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"Motherlode [Remaster]" (06/17/2003) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Personnel: James Brown (vocals, organ); Bobby Byrd (vocals, keyboards); Jimmy "Chank" Nolen, Healon "Cheese" Martin, Alphonso "Country" Kellum, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Jimmy Nolan, Robert Coleman (guitar); Jimmy Parker, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, Joe Poff (alto saxophone); Robert McCollough, Maceo Parker, L.D. "Eldee" Williams (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney, Louis Tilford (baritone saxophone); Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison, Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Ike Oakley, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Joseph Davis, Waymond Reed, Joe Dupars (trumpet); Louis Tilford, Fred Wesley, Levi Rasbury, Hollie Farris (trombone); Mike Lawler (Clavinet); Fred Thomas, William "Bootsy" Collins (bass); John "Jabo" Starks, Melvin Parker (drums); Johnny Griggs (percussion). Producer: James Brown. Compilation producers: Tim Rogers, Cliff White. Recorded between 1967 & 1976. Originally released on Polydor (6093). Includes liner notes by Cliff White.

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"The Gold Collection" (10/13/1998) R&B Brown, James, Fine Tune

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"The Next Step" (08/27/2002) R&B Brown, James, Fome RecordsRecorded at Reflections and GAT-3 Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina, and South Studio, Atlanta, Georgia.

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"Ballads" (10/17/2000) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Producers: James Brown, Hal Neely. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. Includes liner notes by Cliff White. Digitally remastered by Suha Gur. A very interesting compilation that makes, in more or less chronological order, a convincing case that James Brown has always been about more than just the funk. (An alternate title could well have been JAMES BROWN WITH STRINGS, since all but a few cuts have orchestral backing). The songs here are a neat mix of older pop standards and R&B, and some of them are tributes to singers Brown admires; his version of Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy," is clearly modeled after Nina Simone, while "Cottage For Sale" is a tribute to Little Willie John. It all makes for occasionally schizophrenic listening--the gritty Brown original "Try Me" nestled against the urbane, Tony Bennett inspired "I Wanna Be Around"--but there's nary a track here that doesn't demonstrate Brown's total mastery as a balladeer.

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"Sex Machine" (03/23/1993) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)J&R Retail Exclusive Personnel: James Brown (vocals, piano, organ); Richard Griffith, Catfish Collins (guitar); Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone); St. Clair Pinckney (baritone saxophone); Clayton Gunnells, Darryl Jamison (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Bootsy Collins, Charles Sherrell (bass instrument); Clyde Stubblefield (drums). Recording information: Miami, Florida (06/12/1969); Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia (10/01/1969); Cincinnati, Ohio (10/14/1969 - 07/23/1970). Although the CD was supposedly "Recorded live at home in Augusta, Georgia with his bad self," these recordings come from two different sources: a live concert recorded at Augusta's Bell Auditorium in 1969, and a series of studio recordings that were doctored with audience noises and applause. The record, long considered a soul classic, actually features two different bands. The concert recordings feature Brown's band from the 1960s, while the studio songs feature Brown's then-new band, powered by Bootsy Collins on bass and Pelps "Catfish" Collins on guitar. Whether these recordings are "live" or not is really not the point; Brown has never sung a calculated note in his life, and one would be hard-pressed to distinguish whether one of Brown's trademark howls was recorded in a studio or onstage. His scat singing on "Brother Rapp" sure sounds live. As the furious, barely one-minute-long "I Got the Feelin'" segues into the pure funky adrenaline rush of "Give it Up or Turnit A Loose," it is nearly impossible to keep still. The groove is that infectious. Surprisingly, the title track is not the hit single version of "Sex Machine," but rather an extended, more leisurely rendition.

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"20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown Volume 3" (03/22/2005) R&B Brown, James, Polydor (USA)Personnel: Fred Wesley & The JB's, James Brown, Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney, Vicki Anderson, The J.B.'s, Bobby Byrd . Recording information: 1968 - 1974.

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"Golden Legends: James Brown" (02/07/2006) R&B Brown, James, Madacy Records

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"Back2back: Marvin Gaye/James Brown" (07/27/2004) R&B Gaye, Marvin, Masters

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"Give It up or Turn It Loose" (12/07/2004) R&B Brown, James, Pazzazz