just once, back in 1969. Spending most of his time has Eddie Harris' bass player Jackson ventured out just once to record what is now a jazz/funk classic, Funky Skull. He brought with him some up and coming players and heavy hitters such as Pete Cosey and Phil Upchurch on guitar, Lester Bowie on trumpet, and Roscoe Mitchell on saxophone.
Funky Skull in a way was a prophetic predecessor to the cosmic explorations the jazz/funk genre took on in the 1970s. Running his acoustic bass through different effects and at times bowing his bass, Jackson created cosmic jams, such as Everybody Loves My Baby and Dance of the Dervish, that sounded as if they were played by the house band for the grooviest cafe on the moon. Jackson, however, kept it funky at all times and the rest of the album is a nod to both his time with Eddie Harris, mixing soul-jazz with the new confident funk of James Brown.
Listen to Funky Skull Pts 1 & 2:
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Check out some Eddie Harris to see where he was coming from:
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