this is, in fact, funkified. with von freeman sax, john young piano, leroy jackson bass, bob guthrie or marion booker drums, bobby blevins organ.
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from dusty groove:
The title certainly gets it right -- as the album's one of the funkiest ever from guitarist George Freeman, and one of the few to really hit that messed-up groove he was working in the clubs before his mid 70s retreat to Chicago! The style here is often all over the map -- a mix of soul jazz and funkier numbers, but often served up with less of the direction than you'd get on Prestige, and even less of that on Groove Merchant -- more in a raw small combo mode, with Freeman's guitar hitting plenty of raspy notes and weird solo excursions that keep even the mellower tunes exciting! The record features 2 different groups -- one with John Young on piano, the other with Bobby Blevins on organ -- and brother Von Freeman plays tenor sax on the whole set, although not nearly in the spotlight as George! (Definitely in keeping with something that Von told George many years back -- quoted to us by George -- "When you've got your own album, make sure that people know that you're the star!") Titles include "New Improved Funk", "Daffy", "Happy Fingers", "Confirmed Truth", "Guitar Lover Man", and "Big Finish".
http://rapidshare.com/files/112813001/george_freeman-new_improved_funk.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/112821504/george_freeman-new_improved_funk.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/112825623/george_freeman-new_improved_funk.part3.rar
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