“Howling for Judy” by Jeremy Steig

“Think Twice” by Donald Byrd

Genre: jazz, rare grooves, organic funk.
Sounds like: yesteryear’s hip-hop producers deserve credit for revitalizing these rarities.
Bottom line: Opening is “It’s Your Thing” by Lou Donaldson, which you’ll recognize from Salt-n-Pepa’s reworking of the same title, or Brand Nubian who stole its drums for “Punks Jump Up Read more...