The Funky Side of Life
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The Funky Side of Life is a jazz
album released by Madlib
's Jazz project under the alias of Sound Directions. It features Madlib playing different instruments under different aliases as part of a single group. This album was released in 2005 under Stones Throw Records
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Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
album released by Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
's Jazz project under the alias of Sound Directions. It features Madlib playing different instruments under different aliases as part of a single group. This album was released in 2005 under Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
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Track list
All tracks produced by Madlib.- "Directions" - 1:07
- "Dice Game" - 3:48
- "Wanda Vidal"(Marcos Valle) - 2:17
- "Forty Days" (Billy Brooks)- 5:08
- "Play Car" - 3:19
- "Divine Image" (David Axelrod)- 2:19
- "The Funk Side of Life" - 2:59
- "Theme For Ivory Black" - 3:33
- "The Horse" (Frank Brunson)- 2:49
- "One For J.J. (Johnson)" (J.J. Johnson)- 2:23
- "On The Hill" (Oliver Sain)- 3:18
Credits
Credits adopted from DiscogsDiscogs
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- Arranged by - Madlib
- Arranged by (add.) - Kamala Walker
- Arranged by (horns) - Todd Simon
- Bass (Electric muffle), Keyboards (Synthesizer) - Derek Brooks
- Drums, percussion - Joe Johnson
- Exec. producer - Peanut Butter WolfPeanut Butter WolfChris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ, hip-hop producer and the founder of hip-hop label Stones Throw Records.A native of San Jose, California, He took on the name Peanut Butter Wolf in the late-80s when he realized that a girlfriend’s youngest brother feared the “peanut butter wolf monster”...
- Guitar - Dan Ubick
- Organ, Keyboards, Vocals - Morgan Adams III
- Percussion (Kalimba), Drums, Keyboards, Vocals - Otis Jackson Jr.MadlibOtis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
- Saxophone (Alto), Flute, Clarinet (Bass) - Tracy Wannomae
- Saxophone (Baritone, Tenor), Flute - Kevin Lightning
- Saxophone (Tenor), Trombone - David Ralicke
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Hoagie Haven
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Keyboards, Flute - Todd Simon