Who would of thought that the track (There’s) Time And A Place, played on one of my 1979 Jazz Funk 40’s would end up in 2012 on the sound track of cult movie Pulp Fiction. Jazz Funk 40 SELECTION. Sunday nights you played more of this type of music. You are sorely missed. Once again I have removed all the adverts, news bulletins - this time it reduces his 4 hour show to 3hrs 7 mins. Lonnie Smith and Grover Washington Jr with tracks in this jazz funk 40 selection recorded albums with Kudu. Jazz FM is gone but we need you back …click on a picture of my dad……needs to return asap. Robbie would then come on at 12.00 with that great Jazz Funk track, I have that somewhere,he would do a news quiz on Fridays with questions set by a play group from somewhere and answers judged by the 18 19 year olds. Robbie Vincent (born 9 June 1947) is an English radio broadcaster and DJ whose catch phrase for many years was "If it moves, Funk it" Awesome memories its just so important to get these track names and memories down for future posterity keep up the good work Robbie! Thanks Robbie! Radio legend Robbie Vincent will make a return to weekly broadcasting on Jazz FM following a series of specials in May 2020. Iam looking forward to the next one. Got that one then? Major funk acts included Average White … Follow AhhhhhSoul to never miss another show. We are becoming a select few! Robbie Vincent "If It Moves Funk It" I attended 6 Caister Soul weekenders where you played the mainstream funk & dance tunes for the 3,000 sweaty, happy crowd! Chris Hill and Robbie Vincent also managed bands, Hill looking after Light of the World and Vincent handling Second Image. They think uptown funk is funk music!! Required fields are marked *. Couldn’t wait to finish work at Saturday lunch to get home and tune in to Radio London, then an education from Donald Byrd, Grover Washington, Roy Ayers, Lamont Dozier, Gil Scott Heron, Lonnie Liston Smith… the list goes on and on. Your email address will not be published. Robbie Vincent's Jazz FM Bank Holiday Monday special show on JazzFM - 31st August 2020. Here a selection of tracks from the Jazz Funk 40 feature on the Saturday shows. Released in 1975 it was part of the golden years of the Kudu label an offshoot of CTI records run by much respected producer Creed Taylor. Montgomery a pioneering jazz guitarist and a real hero to many musicians. Album – Turn The Music Up from the Players Association. Hi Robbie what s the position with you being back on air? Robbie Vincent (born 9 June 1947) is an English radio broadcaster and DJ whose catch phrase for many years was "If it moves, Funk it". Jazz Funk 40 Selection – July 1979 to January 1981. Ronnie Foster – Happy Song. I have all the tracks listed and many more and might put them all together as an album on YT. George Benson, Bob James, Freddie Hubbard, Esther Phillips, Patti Austin, Grant Green, Antonio Carlos Jobin and Deodato are just some of them and probably in your record collection. The changes follow the announcement over the weekend by Jeff Young that he is to leave the station after 10 years. Robbie was the legend of black soul music in the UK from the late 1970s into the 1980s when jazz/funk was at its peak. Hiroshima – Lion Dance. Robbie, us out here miss you on the radio, lm one who goes right back to the radio London afternoon show when we would call in for a shout for the Aveley crowd. The Tappan Zee label was fertile ground for musical movers and shakers. It came from their album In Motion. 1984-1989. As a champion of jazz, funk and soul music in the UK during the late 1970s his contribution both live in clubs and on radio cannot be overestimated. Robbie moved to Radio 1 in 1983 to front the popular Saturday evening weekend 'Soul shows' which were carried on FM. Robbie Vincent is an English radio broadcaster and DJ whose catch phrase for many years was "If it moves, Funk it". Khans guitar playing style suited this version perfectly. Throughout his career, he kept bumping into fellow Wes Montgomery fan Larry Coryell. In 1998 twenty years after Blam hello Brecker Brothers its session time again. I was an avid Sunday nighter, and recently dusted off the Unlimited album for the late Roger Troutman. Watch this blog. Take care Robbie. I’m not married now but those tunes are still great! Perhaps you could fill in for Peter Young as he’s off for a while? The Watsonian Institute were a Johnny Guitar Watson collective playing, from time to time, funky jazz tinged tunes like Follow Me from the album EDP. Sunday Evening Soul Show, BBC Radio 1 Radio show presented by Robbie Vincent (2). to name but a few). Vincent himself proved as important a radio pioneer as some of the great American soul artists he interviewed and in 1995 was voted Independent Radio Personality of the Year at the prestigious Variety Club of Great Britain annual a… Also the royalty, southgate. Then his soul show on Saturdays I think it was 11.30 til 14.00. Robbie – thanks for the mention. Grover Washington Jr – Tell Me About It Now. Music from Grover Washington Jr, Ashford and Simpson and Lou Rawls were also blessed with some fine Steve Khan playing. Always much requested on the jazz funk 40 the Grover Washington track in this selection is one of his own compositions from the 1979 album Paradise recorded in Philadelphia. I managed to find most of the tracks thanks to Spotify, great! Mark McCarthy. It should not be underestimated the contribution to the UK Jazz Funk and Soul scene made by Robbie Vincent between 1979 – 1989, but in particular in the early 1980s. Regards Lonnie Smith – Sweet Honey Wine. Stazzakids giving it root-toot on inflatables. March to July 1979. With Greg Edwards, Jeff Young, and other DJs , Robbie Vincent was part of both a soul revival as well as a massive move for commercial acceptance of Jazz-Funk. The Pressure track is the result of a Ronnie Laws project. That, and of course the best jingle ever “If it moves -Funk it!” Keep up the good work. On Steve’s 1977 Tappan Zee album The Tight Rope a fabulous version of the big O’Jays hit Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby. Sunday nights was ‘our time’ as a married man & woman back then and you entertained my wife and I very nicely with some selected romantic tunes (Lamont Dozier – Why Can’t We Be Lovers, Al Green – How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Merry Clayton – When The World Turns Blue etc. ALSO A ADVERT FOR THE GARY BYRD SHOW IS … So, if you're an up and coming Smooth Jazz artist please contact us and we'll play your latest tracks. Lonnie Smith – often confused with Lonnie Liston Smith – is a former member of the George Benson jazz quartet. Johnny Guitar Watson remains one of my all time favourite interviews on the BBC London Saturday show and I just wish I had kept a recording. Earl Klugh – Spellbound. February 28, 2016. Cheers Robbie. Can’t wait for next installment. Glints of sunlight sparkle on the shimmering sea. The former Radio London, Radio … Can’t wait for the next episode.Ohhhhhhhhhh the memories!! I’ve recreated a “Jazz Funk 40” on YT as your birthday dedication. Players on the track included Eric Gale on guitar Fred Wesley Trombone Percussion Ralph MacDonald and shaking the shaker and tambourine Idris Muhammad. Regards Thanks again to the C90 cassette and the patience of long time Saturday show listener Andy Hardy from St Albans for keeping a written record of Jazz Funk 40 playlists. Robbie Vincent has also called the studio to say how much he enjoyed Strawberry Jazz. You were instrumental in introducing this incredible music to me at a time when radio was dryer than the Sahara! He meets up with the Brecker Brothers again on the 1980 Chaka Khan album Naughty with Luther Vandross on backing vocals. Bob James used a group of highly talented players, more often than not with solid roots in jazz. April 24, 2015. Sax player Jimmy and bassist Percy Heath were real brothers with a straight ahead jazz background. So good to compile a play list and call it Robbie’s ‘Jazz Funk Forty’ Keep ’em coming please, Robbie we really miss you on the radio, I remember my dear late Dad listening to your phone in programme on Radio London. Still it is a start and if more young ears can get tuned into that sort of sound then there is hope that they may be open minded to some more. I HAVE LEFT A FEW JINGLES IN TO JOG YOUR MEMORY, ALSO THE NEWS OF THAT DAY, INCLUDING WHEN COMEDIAN TOMMY COOPER DIED WHILE PERFORMING LIVE! He co wrote and produced Can You Feel It for an album called Pressure released in 1979. On Bob’s own Tappen Zee label, this track featured Harvey Mason on drums replaced on other tracks by Idris Muhammad. I’m currently compiling this into a Spotify playlist – although sadly there are a few gaps in their catalogue. The son of Oscar winning lyricist Sammy Cahn he would have found it difficult to avoid a musical career. Brit funk is a musical style that has its origins in the British music scene of the late 1970s and which remained popular into the 1980s. On this one track were great players like the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn on alto sax and Ralph MacDonald percussion. More. Right now, the awesome sound of Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly: Joy and Pain. Still sounds great and has stood the test of time. Presenter Robbie Vincent is heading back to Jazz FM to host a show for the station for the first time in five years. The scene originated in southern England and spread with support from DJs including DJ Froggy, Greg Edwards, Robbie Vincent, Chris Hill and Colin Curtis. Robbie is in his music garden, showcasing smashing mature tunes and super fresh rhythms - "If it moves, funk it!" I think his name was Bob something. Anyway keep up the good work. Nice to know we are still hearing from you.All the best Robbie to you and yours. THIS IS THE ROBBIE VINCENT SHOW ON RADIO 1 IN UK, BACK ON 15TH APRIL 1984. Some of the toughest jazz-funk I’ve heard in years. 2 talking about this. Jimmy’s son – Mr Juicy Fruit hit maker Mtume often played percussion on live gigs and recordings. Your email address will not be published. It took some persuading from producer Bob James to get Steve to record it. Robbie Vincent is an English radio broadcaster and DJ whose catch phrase for many years was "If it moves, Funk it". Jazz Funk 40 SELECTION. 'Soul Time' Presents A Tribute To The UK's Number One Soul D.J. A real funky organ player who shows his more gentle side on Sweet Honey Wine from the 1978 album Gotcha. Great listening to the 79 list, Ramsey Lewis “Every chance l get” how did l miss that off my collection? Create a SoundCloud account. Before his new show - which starts Sunday 4th April from 1pm - we sat down with him to get a flavour of what we can expect. I don’t think there are many young people that appreciate, soul, jazz funk, disco these days! As always it’s good to get an insight and read about some of these tunes and the comments of others who were listening and were at some of the same events and gigs way back in the 70’s and early 80’s. Lonnie Smith – Babbitt’s Other Song. Follow funkysoulvinyls and others on SoundCloud. The CTI/Kudu roster is a who’s who of great players and singers. Black Is The Colour was a huge dance floor jazz dancer for Wilbert Longmire in the 70’s. Robbie “if it moves funk it” Vincent also worked for BBC Radio London, Radio 1 and Kiss as well as hosting the Jazz FM breakfast show (1998-2002) and Sunday Morning Soul (2008-2013). Steve Khan is a good example and through him, we can track the development of huge chunks of jazzy rhythms, soul, r&b, and jazz fusion of all kinds. Here a selection of tracks from the Jazz Funk 40 feature on the Saturday shows. If you search YT for “Jazz Funk 40” and click on your own picture Brilliant stuff! Required fields are marked *. Later moving to Sunday nights, he presented here until 1989, playing Jazz-Funk with artistes like Rick James, the Fatback band, Brass Construction, Funkadelic, Crusaders, Ronnie Laws and Eddie Henderson. It mixes elements from jazz, funk, soul, urban dance rhythms and pop hooks. Jazz FM is to introduce a new look to Sundays that sees a new daytime slot for broadcaster Tony Minvielle and the return of Robbie Vincent to a regular show. March to July 1979. 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