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- Date Released: October 4, 2005
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Funk, Soul
- Label: Stones Throw
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Madlib's Sound Directions project follows in the footsteps of Yesterdays New Quintet by presenting a small group of jazz players (most, if not all of them, Otis Jackson himself) loosely playing a down-home and funky brand of jazz music perfectly suited for a hip lounge. The Funky Side of Life is heavy on the covers -- not standards -- and that makes a big difference. (Jackson usually just needs a good riff to cover his vamping style of keyboards, and this roster of tracks services his needs perfectly.) The first non-original comes straight out of left field; "Wanda Vidal," originally by the extraordinarily gifted Brazilian Marcos Valle, is the perfect type of light and loungey tune that Jackson can run rings around. The rest are nearly as obscure, including Billy Brooks' "Forty Days" (although A Tribe Called Quest fans will recognize the hook), Oliver Sain's "On the Hill," David Axelrod's "A Divine Image" (with excellent ARP and Hammond work here), and the only famous cover, Cliff Nobles' instrumental hit "The Horse." The lo-fi lurch of nearly all Madlib's work is in effect here, and besides the rather anonymous atmosphere of the recording, it's an enjoyable piece of latter-day jazz-funk by rap's most visionary music-maker.
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| 01. |  |
Directions |
1:07 |
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| 02. | |
Dice Game |
3:48 |
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| 03. | |
Wanda Vidal |
2:17 |
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| 04. | |
Forty Days |
5:08 |
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| 05. | |
Play Car |
3:19 |
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| 06. | |
A Divine Image |
2:19 |
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| 07. | |
The Funky Side of Life |
2:59 |
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| 08. | |
Theme for Ivory Black |
3:33 |
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| 09. | |
The Horse |
2:49 |
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| 10. | |
One for J.J./Harlem Clavinet |
2:23 |
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| 11. | |
On the Hill |
3:18 |
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11 Total Tracks, 33:00 Total Length
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Credits
- Derek Brooks - Synthesizer // Derek Brooks - Group Member // David Ralicke - Trombone // David Ralicke - Sax (Tenor) // David Ralicke - Soloist // Peanut Butter Wolf - Executive Producer // Dave Cooley - Mixing // Tracy Wannomae - Flute // Tracy Wannomae - Clarinet (Bass) // Tracy Wannomae - Sax (Alto) // Tracy Wannomae - Soloist // Todd M. Simon - Flute // Todd M. Simon - Trumpet // Todd M. Simon - Flugelhorn // Todd M. Simon - Horn Arrangements // Todd M. Simon - Soloist // Todd M. Simon - Horn Conductor // Todd M. Simon - Echo // Otis Jackson, Jr. - Drums // Otis Jackson, Jr. - Keyboards // Otis Jackson, Jr. - Sound Effects // Otis Jackson, Jr. - Vocals // Otis Jackson, Jr. - Kalimba // Otis Jackson, Jr. - Group Member // Dan Ubick - Guitar // Dan Ubick - Soloist // Dan Ubick - Guitar Engineer // Dan Ubick - Horn Engineer // Dan Ubick - Keyboard Engineer // Morgan Adams III - Organ // Morgan Adams III - Keyboards // Morgan Adams III - Vocals // Morgan Adams III - Group Member // Egon - Project Coordinator // Connie Price & the Keystones - Arranger // Malcolm Catto - Drums // Hoagie Haven - Trumpet // Hoagie Haven - Flugelhorn // Hoagie Haven - Soloist // "Sloppy" Joe Johnson - Percussion // "Sloppy" Joe Johnson - Drums // "Sloppy" Joe Johnson - Group Member // Dwayne Kelly - Organ (Hammond) // Dwayne Kelly - Arp Strings // Kevin Lightening - Flute // Kevin Lightening - Sax (Baritone) // Kevin Lightening - Sax (Tenor) // Kamala Walker - Arranger
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