THE FUNKY METERS
(with KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE)
At the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival -
Wilmington, DE (6/7/05)
John Nicholson & Karl Denson
At 6:40pm, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe started their
funk-jazz set.
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. "Bag of Funk" was nothing but some strong organ
funk and funky rhythm guitarisms.
2. "Flute Down" (from the DANCE LESSON #2 CD) was
good with some up-tempo flute and trumpet goodness.
3. "Red" was some great hard rock/funk with guest
guitarist John Nicholson on slamming guitar.
4. The last song featured a funky synthesizer intro and a
smokin' bass solo!
The set ended at 7:50pm.
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pictures of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Art Neville, of The Funky Meters
At
8:30pm, the FUNKY, FUNKY, Funky Meters started their set with a funky intro
jam, featuring the funky southern bass riffs of George Porter, Jr. and some
soulful vocalizing by Poppa Funk himself, Art Neville! "Cissy Strut"
was good and was followed by "Soul Island" (which featured some added
lyrics by Art to a song called "Ride Your Pony")...Art's organ
riffing was superb! "Hey Pocky-A-Way" featured a nasty guitar
breakdown at the end by Brian Stoltz. "Fiyo (Fire) on the Bayou"
featured some tight drumming by David Russell Bastiste. "Just Kissed My
Baby" and "Chug-a-Lug-Lug-Lug-Lug" were great, the latter
featured some good wah-wah guitarisms. "Africa" was followed by
"Look-A-Py-Py" and "Funky Miracle", which featured a long
funky intro. "The World is a Little Bit Under the Weather
(Doodle-Oop)" was followed by a long monstrous bass jam by the Nawlins
bass-master George Porter, Jr.!!! "Ain't No Use" was a great slow jam
featuring the soulful vocals of Art and the Jimi Hendrix-style guitar jam by
Brian....actually, it was a red-hot guitar piece from Hendrix's "Message
to Love"! The set was over at 10:05pm.
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Meters
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