I’m Funky Now

I’m Funky NowMelvin Sparks (19462011) was a talented American Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Blues and Funk guitarist. The Texas native picked up a guitar at age 11 and was only 13 when he sat in with B. B. King. As a high school student he first joined Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, and then the Upsetters (a touring band formed by Little Richard, which also backed Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye). Sparks and his guitar were very much in demand during the

Toronto’s Sadies have developed

Limited Edition 2 LP

and the partnership went so well Martsch

The band may fly under the radar in their native Belarus

allowing them to reunite as a more unified group

One of those rare albums that appeals to every generation

or avant-garde opera on any given night

Silent and uninhabited but waiting for one thing

brilliantly mixing synth funk

By the time Professor 4 and this recording Bafana Bafana - the name references South Africa's national soccer team - were released in the mid-1990s

Japanese packaging

is a career highlight for both Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane