Idris Muhammad – House Of The Rising Sun 1976 (Kudu)
Label : Kudu Value : A surprising jazz funk stunner from drummer Idris Muhammad -- part of his great second chapter of work for CTI in the 70s! Idris is working here in a style that's very different than his heavy-footed funky work on Prestige and Blue Note -- and while it's easy to criticize him for not keeping the same old breakbeat funk style, it's also important to give him a lot of credit for pushing his vision way past the simple stock style of the earlier days! The record's a very nice set of complicated jazzy grooves -- some a bit clubby, but many very nice, and with the kind of sophisticated funk arrangements that were on the best Kudu records. No surprise that Dave Matthews is putting together most of the cuts, save for one excellent groove that's arranged by Tom Harrell. Taste : Idris Muhammad - Hard to Face the Music Download Lp By Electric Looser
