A Highly Arbitrary list of

Sources of Music for Class

Funk

Parliament

Earth Wind and Fire

Sly and the Family Stone

Herbie Mann

Herbie Hancock

James Brown

Jeff Lorber

George Duke

Chaka Khan

Quincy Jones

Bootsy Collins

George Clinton

Funk Fusion

Herbie Hancock

Tony Williams

Chick Corea –Elektrik

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Chicago

Weather Report

Brecker Brothers

Tribal Tech

Fourplay

Sun Ra

Mahavishnu

Ndugu

Jazz and Acid

Miles Davis > ’69

Herbie H.

Count Basie

Ellington

Barry, Gene and Eddie Harris

Horace Silver

Thelonius Monk

Cannonball Adderly

Alice Coltrane

John Coltrane

Julian Joseph

Leon Parker

David Murray

Pat Metheny

Don Byron

Cassandra Wilson

Ella Fitzgerald

N:ina Simone

Jazzmatazz

Courtney Pine

R&B [Motown]

Al Green

Prince

En Vogue

SWV

Zap Mama

Maxwell

Erikah Badu

Stevie Wonder

Martha Reeves

Otis Redding

Aretha Franklin

Kim Sanders

Jeffrey Osborne

James Ingram

Luther Vandross

Sparkle

Supremems

Spinners

Donny Hathaway

‘Latin’ et al.

Los Van Van

Astor Piazzolla

Putumayo Collection

Jobim

Tania Maria

Ruben Blades

Daniel Ponce

Eddie Palmieri

Tito Puente

C+C Music Factory

Selena

Grupo Niche

Conjunto Cespedes

Elvis Crespo

Irakere

Los Muñequitos de Matanzas

Carlos Varela

Grupo Vocal Sampling

Buena Vista Social Club

Gypsy Kings

Reggae

Abbysssinians

Peter Tosh

Bob Marley

Jimmy Cliff

Sly and Robbie

Desmond Dekker

Toots and the Maytals

“International”

Jai Uttal

Ali Farke Toure

Angelique Kidjo

Salif Keita

King Sunny Ade

Bellamou Messaoud

Baba Maal

Olodium

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Akbar Ali Khan

Taraf de Haidouks

Nuyorican Soul

Zap Mama

Techno /House

Move V.1

Brilliant

Grind [MTV mixes]

Instinct Dance

Urban Dance

Hips Sway

Deep Forest

Prodigy

Orb

Orbital

Tricky

Massive Attack

Amp

House-Acid Jazz Music Series

Misc.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Squirrel Zipper Nuts

Buster Poindexter

Joe Jackson

Brian Eno

Bill Frisell

David Lanois

Taj Mahal

Professor Longhair

Dr. John

Etc.