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  • May 2, 2018
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And some more listening for the passing of Jabo Starks:

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Groove o’ the day: Jabo Starks — The Payback

  • May 23, 2015
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I don’t know karate, but I know karazy. Here’s Jabo Starks playing James Brown’s classic, The Payback, which, if you don’t already have the record, you may know from Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels, […]

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Groove o’ the day: Idris Muhammad on Grant Green’s Carryin’ On

  • August 30, 2012
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There’s some nice late-60’s funk drumming by Idris Muhammad (named Leo Morris at the time) on Grant Green’s Carryin’ On album. This is from the James Brown tune I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me […]

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