An amazing bit of funky jazz - recorded in the Indy scene of the early 80s, but with enough raw power to blow away most soul jazz sides of the 70s! The album's filled with massively funky bass - played by key group member Larry Ridley, who brings amazing energy to the core 'Uncle Funkenstein' jam that the album's best known for! The tune's an extended workout with a choppy, funky groove - started by bass, peppered with percussion, and really brought home with instrumentation that features group leader Russell Webster on tenor, James Spaulding on flute, Clifford Ratcliff on trumpet, Melvin Rhyne on piano, and Alonzo Pookie Johnson on additional tenor. Given the presence of both bigger names like Ridley, Spaulding, and Rhyne on the set - and that of local players under the direction of Webster - the record's a great bridge between the larger jazz community at the time and some of the key local scenes in which players would retreat and cook up even greater music.

• Dr Funkenstein

Uncle Funkenstien - Together Again on R & L records. Ultra rare jazz funk original. 1 of only 500. The holy grail for jazz funk aficionados. Go here to search the forums. Uncle Funkenstein - Together Again LP. The Uncle Funkenstein LP has no hint of Bootsy instead reeks of uptempo Strata East.

A few tracks on the album are a bit more conventional, or a bit mellow - but overall, the record's filled with plenty of soul, and more than enough funky power to live up to the group's name! Titles include the jamming 'Uncle Funkenstein', 'Unkle Funkenstein (part 2)', and 'Uncle Funkenstein (cont)' - at 30 minutes, way more of the 'Uncle Funkenstein' jam than appeared on the Luv N Haight reissue years back. Other titles include 'Together Again', 'Blue Robe', 'Where Does life Come From', 'Rock My Cradle', 'Third Bosinova', and '500 Finished'. Jazzman kick off the Holy Grail series of reissues including the rarest and most coveted soul, funk and jazz LPs ever released. Uncle Funkenstein's 'Together Again' is a rare LP that funk collectors talk about but never see. One of the ultimate private press funk/jazz LPs, with just a handful of known copies. Self-written, self-recorded, self-produced, self-pressed, and self-distributed; this is a rare indy funky jazz album!

Original copies are as rare as hens' teeth. The original album bears all the hallmarks of the local, private press album with it's black and white budget cover, home-made sleeve design and self-produced credit. This never before reissued album comes with a 12 page colour booklet with in-depth liner notes, interviews and previously unpublished photographs and is available as a CD and a individually numbered, deluxe double vinyl LP limited, individually numbered 500 only copies.

Features Strata East deep jazz musician Larry Ridley. The Rarest of the Rare - only with Jazzman because WE DIG DEEPER!!! 2008 release.

This is the first volume in Jazzman’s Holy Grail series, including the rarest and most coveted soul, funk and jazz LPs ever released. And that’s what Uncle Funkenstein is all about. Never before on eBay and impossible to find, this is an ultra-rare LP from1983 that funk collectors talk about but never see. One of the ultimate private-press funk/jazz LPs, with just a handful of known copies.

The original album bears all the hallmarks of a local, private press album – black and white budget cover, home-made “conceived on a kitchen table” sleeve design, self-produced and on a shoe-string budget. Some of these kinds of records are over-hyped and have all kinds of amazing things said about them – only for the MUSIC itself to disappoint. Not so with Uncle Funkenstein – you’ll know that from the moment you hit track 1 and the awesome bass blows you away. Horn-driven, piano-smattered classic jazz with shakers full of big-hipped funk. All songs fully licensed, never before reissued, and restored from the original sources. Includes a 8-page color booklet with in-depth liner notes, interviews, and previously-unpublished photographs.

Cover features the original album artwork. Kicking off a new series of Jazzman Reissues, our Holy Grail series will include the rarest and most coveted soul, funk & jazz LPs ever released on CD and limited edition numbered vinyl.

The CD booklets will contain pictures, interviews and information on the making and history of the record, while the LPs will be exact copies of the original, with a unique number denoting the limited issue on the back. “Only a handful of copies known?” No problem “Super rare, in huge demand and worth thousands of dollars?” No problem “A Holy Grail LP that’s so rare it’s only rumoured to exist?” Well we can’t work miracles, but if it does exist then we’re on it!

And that’s what Uncle Funkenstein is all about. Never before on eBay and impossible to find, this is an ultra-rare LP that funk collectors talk about but never see.

One of the ultimate private press funk/jazz LPs, with just a handful of known copies. The original album bears all the hallmarks of the local, private press album - black and white budget cover, home-made “conceived on a kitchen table” sleeve design, self-produced and on a shoe-string budget. Some of these kind of records are over hyped and have all kinds of amazing things said about them - only for the MUSIC itself to disappoint.

Dr Funkenstein

Not so with Uncle Funkenstein - you’ll know that from the moment you hit Track 1 and the awesome bass blows you away. All songs fully licensed and restored from original sources. 12 page colour cd booklet with in-depth liner notes, interviews and previously unpublished photographs. Original album artwork. Never before reissued - previously only available as a privately pressed and highly collectable LP valued at well over $1000.