Soul-Jazz Flute
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Flute may not be the first instrument one thinks of as a funky instrument, but it has its place along with any other lead instrument. Flute also makes a favorite second instrument for many horn players, probably because it lends, as most woodwinds do, an exotic (serene, tranquil, ethereal) quality. The airy flute's pastoral associations contrast sharply with the more urban pound of funky bass, drums, and waka-waka guitar. Buying: Despite a paucity of great flute LPs, odd flute cuts abound in production, soundtrack, and compilation albums. |
Soul-Jazz & Funky Flute LPs
| Rating | |
| 6 | Jeff Afdem & the Springfield Flute; Capitol/Burdette ST-5162 (mod) |
| 7 | Jean Cohen-Solal: Musiques et Instruments Insolites; Sonopresse/Daphy 69.504-U (w/Serge Franklin on sitar & Marc Chantereau on tabla; more out than soul jazz but w/some funky & Indo-jazz parts) |
| [Eric Dolphy] | |
| 7 | Bobbi Humphrey: Flute-In; United Artists/Blue Note BST-84379; 1972 (w/Lee Morgan; covers "Sidewinder") |
| 9 | Bobbi Humphrey: Dig This!; United Artists/Blue Note BST-84421; 1972 (w/Alphonse Mouzon, Wilbur Bascomb, Horace Ott..) |
| 8 | Bobbi Humphrey: Blacks & Blues; United Artists/Blue Note BN-LA142-G; 1974/1973 |
| 8 | Bobbi Humphrey's Best; United Artists/Blue Note BN-LA699-G; 1976/1973-76 |
| 6 | Moe Koffman Goes Electric; Jubilee JGS-8009 |
| 7 | Moe Koffman: Turned On; Jubilee JGS-8016 |
| 7 | Moe Koffman: Moe's Curried Soul; Buddah/Kama Sutra KSBS-2018 |
| [Yusef Lateef] | |
| 7 | The Herbie Mann--Sam Most Quintet [For Flute Lovers]; Bethlehem BCP-40 (not soul jazz) |
| -» | Lloyd McNeill |
| 7 | James Moody: Sax & Flute Man; Paula LPS-4003; 1973 |
| 8 | Ken Munson: Super Flute; Paramount PAS-6049; 1973 |
| 8 | Alan Parker/Alan Hawkshaw/Joe Haider; KPM 1080; 1972 ("Hot Pants"; production; flute/mod soul-jazz/funky rock/bass) |
| 8 | Jeremy Steig: This Is; Solid State SS-18059 |
| 8 | Jeremy Steig: Fusion; Groove Merchant GM-2204 (2-LP; partly reissues Capitol) |
| 7 | Jeremy Steig: Wayfaring Stranger; Blue Note BST-84354 |
| 6 | Jeremy Steig: Temple of Birth; Columbia KC-33297; 1975 |
| 5 | Jeremy Steig: Firefly; CTI 7075; 1977 |
| 8 | Lew Tabackin: Rites of Pan; Inner City IC-6052; 1979/1977-8 |
| 7 | Joe Thomas: Comin' Home; Buddah/Cobblestone CBS-7001 (mod jazz) |
| 6 | Joe Thomas: The Joy of Cooking; Groove Merchant GM-504 |
| Joe Thomas: Joe Thomas is the Ebony Godfather: Today (arr. Chico O'Farrill) | |
| 8 | Frank Wess: Wess to Memphis; Stax/Enterprise ENS-5001; 1971 |
| 6 | Frank Wess: Flute of the Loom; Stax/Enterprise ENS-5006; 1973 |
Partly Funky/Soul-Jazz Flute LPs
| 7 | Bilal Abdurahman w/Jack Stubbs & Latif Abdul-Zahir: Innovative Rhythmic & Tonal Textures [for Little Ones]; Folkways FC-7535; 1976 |
| 7 | "Haji Baba": Crazy Bongo; Modern MLP-7025 (bongo bop/Afro-Cuban/Latin jazz/flute; probably Buddy Collette & others; parent label of Crown, on which several similar LPs) |
| 6 | Tony Bruno: Hell's Angels '69 ST; Capitol SKAO-303; ("Chase of Death"; biker/conga/flute/country funk) |
| 7 | Bernard Estardy: Electro Sounds Volume 2; Telemusic TM-3033; 1973 (production/Moog/space-electronic/Moog funk/flute; France) |
| 7 | David Holland: Zouche Drums; Chappell LPC-1083; 1976 (production; drums/flute/funk/funky rock) |
| 8 | Del Jones; Positive Vibes; Hikeka HR-3331 (DM-68474) |
| 6 | Latin All Stars: Jazz Heat Bongo Beat; Crown CST-5159/CLP-5159 (bongo bop/Latin jazz/flute; Eddie Cano, Buddy Collette, Tommy Tedesco, Larry Bunker, Tony Reyes, Carlos Mejia, Darias) |
| 7 | Don Ralke: Bongo Madness; Crown CLP-5019 (bongo bop/Afro-Cuban/Latin jazz/flute/bongo; w/Jack Burger, Buddy Collette, Don Tosti, Tom Wofford; United-Superior US-7801) |
| 7 | Malon: Rebellion; Philips 6397032; 1976 |
| 9 | Owen Marshall as Captain Puff in the Naked Truth; Aditi 1975 |
| 7 | Alan Parker: Hot Ice; De Wolfe DWS/LP-3278; 1974 (production; funk/funky Moog/soul-jazz flute) |
| 7 | Various: The Best of Luv N' Haight Volume One; Ubiquity/Luv N' Haight LHLP-011; 1993/?-'77 (soul jazz/funk/Moog/flute/guitar) |
| 9 | Various: Jazzy Funky New Orleans; Tuff City/Funky Delicacies DEL LP-0022; 2001/1962-72 (compilation) |
| 9 | Various: Trippin'--The Groove Merchant Compilation; Ubiquity/Luv N' Haight LHLP-027; 1996 (Dadisi Komolate's "Speak No Evil") |
[Partly] Funky/Soul-Jazz Flute 45s
| 8 | Big Black: Come On & Get It, Baby (If You Want It)/The Snakecharmer; MCA/Uni 55051 (shorter versions than on LP; B-side an exotic flute feature) | |
| 8 | Ernie Fields, Jr.: Watch Your Step/Funky Pipes; Kent KS-4554 (flute/bagpipes) | |
| 7 | Hutzler's Theme (Something Wonderful Happens...when you put a little Hutzler's in you life!)/same; Hutzler's (department store chain; commerce/mod/flute) | |
| 8 | Moe Koffman Quartet: Little Pixie/Koko-Mamey; Jubilee 5324 | |
| 6 | James Rivers: The Center Cut/I Hear Ya; JB's Records 7042 (prod. Senator Jones) |
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