The complete solo Westbound recordings of
Junie Morrison, including the albums "When We
Do", "Freeze" and "Suzie Super Groupie", plus a
previously unissued track and others exclusive to
singles.
Junie was a key architect of the Ohio Players'
funk sound in the early 70s, and as a member of
Funkadelic later that decade wrote their R&B #1's
'One Nation Under A Groove' and '(Not Just)
Knee Deep'. As writer of 'Funky Worm' he was
crucial to the sound of G-Funk pioneered by Dr
Dre.
Last year he experienced a commercial rebirth,
with 'Suzie Thundertussy' sampled by Kanye
West, and Solange Knowles writing the song
'Junie' for him. He also worked with LA producer
Dam Funk.
This 2CD set contains the best of his solo work.
The Kanye West sample is included, alongside
tracks sampled by DJ Shadow, J Dilla, Madlib and
others. The music ranges from the pure funk of
'Granny's Funky Rolls Royce' to the orchestral
soul of 'Tight Rope' and 'If You Love Him', all in
fully remastered sound.
Booklet features an in-depth note and full
discography. A fitting tribute to a musical great,
who died in January this year.