In the Jungle Groove is a compilation album

Compilation album

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 by American funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

 and soul

Soul music

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 musician James Brown

James Brown

James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

, released in August 1986 on Polydor Records

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

 in the United States. Originally issued to capitalize on the popularity of Brown's music in hip hop

Hip hop music

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 circles at the time, it includes the first album release of the much-sampled

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 single "Funky Drummer

Funky drummer

"Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...

" (1969), along with a selection of previously unreleased tracks, alternate takes, and remix

Remix

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es. The original recordings were produced by Brown, while the reissue was produced by Cliff White and Tim Rogers. A similar follow-up compilation, Motherlode, was released in 1988.

The album's title is taken from a song Brown recorded in the studio in August 1970. The full recording of the song "In the Jungle Groove" remains unissued; however, on the album its introduction is appended to the beginning of "I Got to Move", another previously unreleased song recorded at the same session. A remaster

Remaster

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ed and expanded 2003 reissue

Reissue

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 of In the Jungle Groove added a bonus track

Bonus track

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, an extended version of "Blind Man Can See It" from the Black Caesar

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soundtrack album. In 2003, the album was ranked number 330 on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

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.

Track listing

Side one

1. "It's a New Day" (Brown) – 6:15
2. "Funky Drummer
   Funky drummer
   "Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...
   
   " (Brown) – 9:13
3. "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" (Charles Bobbit) – 6:09
4. "I Got to Move" (Brown) – 7:12
5. "Funky Drummer (Bonus Beat Reprise)" (Brown) – 2:54

Side two

1. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
   Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
   "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" is a funk song by James Brown and Bobby Byrd. Recorded on October 1, 1970, at Bobby Smith Studios in Macon, Georgia, it was first released as an edited two-part single on King Records that same year, but was quickly withdrawn. The single received a full release on...
   
    (Remix)" (Brown, Bobby Byrd
   Bobby Byrd
   Bobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...
   
   ) – 7:40
2. "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved (Mono)" (Brown, Byrd, Lenhoff) – 7:05
3. "Soul Power
   Soul Power
   "Soul Power" is a song by James Brown. Recorded in 1971 with the original J.B.'s and released as a three-part single, it was a Top Ten R&B hit. The song also appeared on the 1972 album Soul Classics...
   
    (Re-edit
   Re-edit
   In popular music, a re-edit is an altered version of a recorded song created by repeating, reordering, or removing sections of the original recording - for example, making a chorus repeat several times in a row, or extending the length of a break section. Like remixes, re-edits are especially...
   
   ) (Mono)" (Brown) - 8:07
4. "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)" (Brown) – 8:42

2003 reissue bonus track

10. "Blind Man Can See It (Extended)" (Brown) - 7:19

Personnel

Credits for In the Jungle Groove adapted from liner notes.

James Brown – Organ, Vocals, Producer Bobby Byrd Bobby Byrd Bobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...  – Organ, Vocals Robert Coleman – Guitar Bootsy Collins Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...  – Bass Phelps "Catfish" Collins – Guitar J.C. Convertino – Engineer Russell Crimes – Trumpet Joseph Davis – Trumpet Dennis M. Drake – Engineer, Digital Mastering Jeff Faville – Design Richard "Kush" Griffith – Trumpet Johnny Griggs – Conga Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells – Trumpet Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison – Trumpet Alphonso "Country" Kellum – Guitar Danny Krivit – Editing Art Lopez – Conga Hearlon "Cheese" Martin – Guitar

Robert McCollough – Tenor saxophone Jerone "Jasaan Sanford" Melson – Trumpet Jimmy Nolen – Guitar Jimmy Parker – Alto saxophone Maceo Parker Maceo Parker Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...  – Tenor saxophone Melvin Parker – Drums St. Clair Pinckney – Baritone saxophone Tim Rogers – Producer, Mixing Sweet Charles Sherrell – Bass John "Jabo" Starks – Drums Clyde Stubblefield – Drums Fred Thomas – Bass Louis Tilford – Baritone saxophone Howie Weinberg – Mastering Fred Wesley Fred Wesley Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...  – Trombone Clifford White – Producer, Liner Notes Eldee Williams – Tenor saxophone

External links

• In the Jungle Groove at Discogs
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• Reissue press release at Goliath