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JAFFA
Artist: Bobby Rush
Album: Folk Funk
Label: Ruf Records
Genre: Blues
Grabber: EAC
Encoder: LAME V3.96.1
Bitrate: VBR
Mode: Joint Stereo
Tracks: 11
Time: 49:38
Size: 75.1 MB
Rip Date: Dec-11-2004
Street Date: xxx-xx-2004
Track List:
01. Feeling Good - Part One [5:01]
02. Uncle Esau [3:52]
03. Ninety-Nine [3:00]
04. Chicken Heads - Refried [4:54]
05. Ride In My Automobile [4:41]
06. River's Invitation [4:10]
07. Everybody Wants To Know [6:11]
08. Voodoo Man [6:30]
09. Get Back [3:56]
10. Saints Gotta Move [4:03]
11. Feeling Good - Part Two [3:20]
Jaffa notes: "Not sold in USA or Canada" pretty much sums up the info we have for Folk Funk..
"Last year veteran Bobby Rush became a household name when his dynamic stage show was captured in the
documentary ôThe Road to Memphis,ö Richard PearceÆs contribution to Martin ScorseseÆs film series ôThe
Blues.ö The genesis of FOLK FUNK was Bobby RushÆs longstanding desire to cut a traditional blues record
that would evoke the sounds he heard as a boy in Louisiana and Arkansas during the æ40s. Once in the
studio, though, the record took on a life of its own. Putting aside the modern instrumentation of his
more recent CDs, the stripped-down session featured just Rush, a simple rhythm section, and Memphis-based
Alvin Youngblood Hart. Rush had brought in Hart to contribute his skills at traditional acoustic guitar,
but the tone for the session was set with an impromptu jam on RushÆs classic ôChicken Headsö that alerted
Rush to HartÆs eclecticism and musical imagination as an electric guitarist. The resulting album, FOLK FUNK,
covers a variety of styles, ranging from classic Chicago blues to traditional gospel to funk, but all unified
by Bobby RushÆs distinctive touch. Rush and Hart are backed by former Stax session drummer Charlie Jenkins
and Rush band member Steve Johnson on bass. RushÆs Deep South Roots and unheralded guitar skills are on
display on the swampy ôVoodoo Manö and ôUncle Esauö, a song inspired by a musical mentor from his childhood.
ôNinety-Nineö showcases RushÆs harmonica playing and features the jazzy riffs of Jackson-based guitarist
Jesse Robinson, who led RushÆs band following his relocation from Chicago to Jackson in the early æ80s.
Rush explores more traditional veins in the gospel vamp ôSaints Gotta Moveö, the early æ50s Chicago-style
ôRide In My Automobileö, and a funky interpretation of Percy MayfieldÆs ôRiverÆs Invitationö. FOLK FUNK
is bookended by ôFeeling Goodö, a jam whose stone cold groove captures the vibe of the five-hour session.
ôIt turned out to be something beyond roots, something thatÆs also really funky and modern,ö says Rush of
the CD. I think itÆs a good record for people to see me for what I was, what IÆm doing, and what IÆm going
to be."
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