Each week the Stacks Manager adds 4-6 albums we call P-cuts. Their aim is to dig up those forgotten gems that have been lost in obscurity, and to spotlight the innovative and influential works that have inspired the artists we enjoy now. If you would like to suggest an album/artist/or theme, please write to the Stacks Manager.

11/3 - 11/7: "Sticks and Stone May Break my Bones, but this Funk will get me Nice and Nasty"

Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns - The Final Blow
This set of jazzy funk instrumentals is the perfect soundtrack to a most groovy night of celebration. That fro will defiantly bounce as the horns pierce through the driving rhythm section of popping bass lines and drums, though the booty will have time to cool off as things calm down over the smooth sax lines and silky guitar riffs on the slower cuts.

Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different
Betty Davis is a cheetah-walking freak that wants to pounce all over you, and if there is anything that the once married to Miles Davis diva is good at, it's conjuring up the arousing, hyper-sexual side of the funk genre. That said, this is booty-to-the-grind funk that will have every mama looking for her daddy: thick, thumping, popping bass, sleazy organ lines, and the schizophrenic whisper-to-wail that is Davis' voice.

Bootsy Collins - Ahh…The Name is Bootsy Baby!
Come along all you funkateers, the man that gave P-Funk its bottom gets off the mother ship connection to play some seriously in-funk-tious (get of my case, this is how I get my kicks every week) slabs of pounding, life-breathing tunes. The up-tempo tracks are completely smoking, and the slower tunes are defiantly successful at complementing the hand-cuffs and bottle of champagne.

B.T. Express - The Best of B.T. Express
This compilation collects the best from the band, and simultaneously, collects cuts that are prime examples of what made the '70's funk scene so exciting. The grooves are laid on thick with an exciting up-tempo rhythm section, the vocals sizzle, and the overall vibe of these cuts resonates with a powerful sense of free-wheeling fun and celebration.

10/13: "It came from Brasil"
10/6/03: "YO! KCPR Raps"
9/28/03: "We Put the ROCK in Cleveland Rocks"