Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s - Breakin' Bread (Polydor 1974) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

An oft-overlooked gem from the JBs – their last album for People Records, and a stone funk classic that's every bit as essential as the others! The band is still in fine, fine form – with none of the fast-funk or proto-disco of some later recordings – and they're working here in some really tight song formats that almost go back to the early days of the group's first few singles. The album's filled with great playing, wonderful grooves, and Fred Wesley's keen sense of humour – which sparks the whole set with a sense of warmth and creative play that show why the JBs are still the greatest funk band ever. Includes the excellent "Little Boy Black", which begins with some tasty James Brown vocals; the oft-sampled "Rockin' Funky Watergate"; plus "Step Child", "Makin Love", and "Rice & Ribs". Not as drawn out as Doing It To Death, but more complicated than Food For Thought, and still a totally essential bit of funk! Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Track listing:

A1. Breakin’ Bread
A2. I Wanna Get Down
A3. Little Boy Black
A4. Rice ‘n’ Ribs

B1. Rockin’ Funky Watergate
B2. Makin’ Love
B3. Funky Music Is My Style
B4. Step Child

Produced by James Brown
Recorded & mixed at Sound Ideas, “Studio A” NYC
Additional recording at A&R Studios, NYC and Criteria Studios, Miami

Bonus tracks:

From 1975 I Dentify single ID-8003
The J.B.’s as A.A.B.B. (Above Average Black Band)
Released in response to The Average White Band’s 1975 hit
‘Pick Up The Pieces’
C1. A.A.B.B. – Pick Up The Pieces, One By One
D1. A.A.B.B. – C.O.L.D.

Produced by James Brown