Thursday, 1 March 2012

james brown

A rare and recent YouTube posting of a James Brown performance on Italian TV in 1971.
The singles and albums that Brown released at this time always came with the emboldened subtitle to the credits on the disc centre "Minister Of The New New Super Heavy Funk", and in this form he truly was.
A rhythm section of two drummers, a young 19 year old Bootsy Collins on bass and a horn section like cut glass a band didn't get tighter than this.
Note an audience overcome with enthusiasm seeing a rare performance of the man in their country. And a pedestal at the back of the group with super hip disco dancer.