Funk Essentials - Under The Radar


Feel free to mention EWF, Parliament, etc., but I'm curious as to which releases this group thinks might be the overlooked gems.

TIA

Marty
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Nils Landgren
Harvey Mason
Maceo Parker
Fred Wesley
Chaka Khan
Average White Band
Funkadelic
Cold Blood
Rhinocerous
Sage
Rufus Thomas
Brothers Johnson
Charles Wright & the Watts
Commodores
The Gap Band
Phat Phunktion
Soulive
Herbie Hancock
Sly & The Family Stone

A good Funk label is "Brown Sugar".
In addition to the fine funk mentioned already...

Mandrill
Curtis Mayfield (post-Impressions)
Rick James
Prince
Larry Graham/Graham Central Station
Robert Randolph
Lettuce
Check this out Fred Wesley's amazing Trombone playing Cold Sweat

Perhaps the only thing better is hearing Cold Sweat played by Bernard Purdie with his famous Psh Psh Psh on the hi-hat!