Sortie au début des années 1990, la collection Blue Break Beats initiée par le légendaire label Blue Note Records a connu un succès retentissant. Ces trois albums compilent les titres originaux des géants du jazz funky, dont Herbie Hancock, Donald Byrd, Lou Donaldson, Grant Green et Gene Harris samplés et remixés par Kanye West, Eminem, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Pete Rock, Gang Starr, Ice-T, The Chemical Brothers, Wu-Tang Clan, Tricky, Bloodhound Gang, The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Madlib, Guru et… Madonna !
Devenus quasi introuvables, la collection Blue Break Beats sera de retour le 3 février en triple CD et triple vinyle incluant les 3 premiers volumes remasterisés, le tout à un prix attractif. Indispensable !
Tracklisting
Vol. 1
01. Richard ”Groove” Holmes – Groovin’ For Mr. G – 4:13
02. Grant Green – Sookie, Sookie – 11:00
03. Lou Donaldson – Who’s Making Love – 6:45
04. Donald Byrd – The Weasil – 9:01
05. Eddie Henderson – Kudu – 6:07
06. Bobbi Humphrey – Harlem River Drive – 7:47
07. Jimmy McGriff – Blue Juice – 5:02
08. Grant Green – The Final Comedown – 3:28
09. Lou Donaldson – Turtle Walk – 7:54
10. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds – Your Love Is Just Too Much – 2:43
11. Donald Byrd – Blackjack – 6:17
12. Herbie Hancock – Oliloqui Valley – 8:26
Vol. 2
01. Donald Byrd – Street Lady – 5:39
02. Bobbi Humphrey – Jasper Country Man – 5:18
03. Eddie Henderson – The Kumquat Kids – 4:32
04. Gene Harris – Higga Boom – 6:00
05. Reuben Wilson – Orange Peel – 6:36
06. Jimmy McGriff – The Worm – 3:25
07. Lou Donaldson – The Caterpillar – 6:51
08. Grant Green – Ain’t It Funky Now – 9:52
09. Bobby Hutcherson – Ummh – 7:45
10. Blue Mitchell – Good Humor Man – 5:39
11. Donald Byrd – Beale Street – 5:25
12. Gerald Wilson – Viva Tirado – 5:44
Vol. 3
01. Cannonball Adderley – Walk Tall – 5:09
02. Lou Rawls – You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – 4:28
03. Lou Donaldson – Ode To Billie Joe – 6:32
04. Reuben Wilson – Sho-Nuff Mellow – 4:33
05. Jeremy Steig – Howlin’ For Judy – 4:38
06. Nancy Wilson – Son Of A Preacher Man – 2:54
07. Lou Donaldson – It’s Your Thing – 8:57
08. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds – Put On Train – 5:52
09. Gene Harris – Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey – 3:43
10. Donald Byrd – (Fallin’ Like) Dominoes – 4:32
11. Ronnie Foster – Mystic Brew – 4:08
12. Joe Williams With The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra – Get Out Of My Life Woman – 3:21
13. Duke Pearson – Ground Hog – 3:03
14. Jackie McLean – Soul – 10:14
