Various Artists - Blue Break Beats (1992)

Back in the late '60s/early '70s, jazz artists began experimenting with more funk/soul sounds, incorporating those grooves into their jazz music. Much of this music would have been forgotten if not for the DJs and hip-hop acts that, twenty years later, dug these albums out of the used record bins and sampled their finds. Presented here are the original grooves, I'm guessing many appearing on CD for the first time in 1992. Great grooves, great liner notes, lots of extended jams, what's not to like? I went and listened to a few of the artists that sampled these beats (De La Soul, Marley Marl, Gang Starr, Eric B & Rakim, etc.), but was always left wanting the original. An enjoyable compilation that stands on its own. So good, there's three additional volumes in the series.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks: 12 tracks, 79 minutes

Artist	Title	Year
Richard "Groove" Holmes	Grooving With Mr. G	1971	✔
Grant Green	Sookie, Sookie	1970
Lou Donaldson	Who's Making Love	1969
Donald Byrd	Weasil	1969	✔
Eddie Henderson	Kudu	1975	*
Bobbi Humphrey	Harlem River Drive	1973	✔
Jimmy McGriff	Blue Juice	1968	✔
Grant Green	The Final Comedown	1972
Lou Donaldson	Turtle Walk	1969
The Three Sounds	Your Love Is Too Much	1971	✔
Donald Byrd	Black Jack	1967
Herbie Hancock	Olilloqui Valley	1964	✔

*bonus points to Kudu for introducing me to my new favorite musician credit: "Transcending Sunship Woody Theus"

Personal Memory Associated with this CD:  None