Avoid the Funk: A Defunkt Anthology

~ Release by Defunkt (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Make Them Dance
bass:
Melvin Gibbs (US jazz/rock bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Burrage
guitar:
Martin Aubert (Ayodele Maakheru, guitar) and Kelvyn Bell
percussion:
Bobo Shaw
synthesizer:
Martin Fischer (US, synthesizer)
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
Ted Daniel (jazz trumpeter, composer)
vocals:
Joe Bowie
6:48
2Strangling Me With Your Love (Revisited)
alto saxophone:
Luther Thomas (US jazz saxophonist)
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Richard Harrison (jazz/funk drummer)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Richard Martin (1970s American funk guitarist)
keyboard:
Cliff Branch
tenor saxophone:
Byron Bowie
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
Lester Bowie
vocals:
Kelvyn Bell, Joe Bowie and Clarice Taylor
10:46
3Defunkt (live)
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Kenny Martin (drummer from NY)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Richard Martin (1970s American funk guitarist)
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
John Mulkerin
vocals:
Joe Bowie
4:35
4Big Bird (Au Private)
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Kenny Martin (drummer from NY)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
saxophone:
Dave Hubbard (saxophonist/flutist)
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
John Mulkerin
vocals:
Kelvyn Bell, Joe Bowie and Clarice Taylor
recording of:
Au Privave
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Liberation Music (BMI, publisher for Charlie Haden)
2:09
5For the Love of Money
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Kenny Martin (drummer from NY)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
saxophone:
Dave Hubbard (saxophonist/flutist)
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
John Mulkerin
vocals:
Kelvyn Bell, Joe Bowie and Clarice Taylor
cover recording of:
For the Love of Money
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
publisher:
Mighty Three Music (ended), Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
5:57
6The Razor's Edge
alto saxophone:
Luther Thomas (US jazz saxophonist)
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Richard Harrison (jazz/funk drummer)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Richard Martin (1970s American funk guitarist)
keyboard:
Cliff Branch
tenor saxophone:
Byron Bowie
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
Lester Bowie
vocals:
Kelvyn Bell, Joe Bowie and Clarice Taylor
9:20
7Avoid the Funk
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Kenny Martin (drummer from NY)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)
saxophone:
Dave Hubbard (saxophonist/flutist)
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
John Mulkerin
vocals:
Kelvyn Bell, Joe Bowie and Clarice Taylor
4:28
8In the Good Times
bass:
Kim Clarke
drums (drum set):
Kenny Martin (drummer from NY)
guitar:
Kelvyn Bell and Richard Martin (1970s American funk guitarist)
trombone:
Joe Bowie
trumpet:
John Mulkerin
vocals:
Joe Bowie
5:32