Funky Friday - Bill Withers & Randy Crawford

Today at work I played the sound track to Quentin Tarentino's Jackie Brown. As with most Tarantino movies the music is great, and this one is no exception. It features a lot of funky tunes from Bobby Womack, Brothers Johnson, The Delfonics and Minnie Ripperton. Seeing as how I've made Fridays a day to feel the funk around here, I want to share a couple of my personal faves from the record. Bill Wither's 1972 hit Who Is He (And What Is He To You) is a classic, slow burning groove about unfaithfulness. The man has a great, soulful voice, and the riff is very memorable. Meshell N'degeocello's cover of this tune is also worth searching out.
The other tune is Randy Crawford's 1981 smash Street Life, written by and recorded with soul-jazz greats The Crusaders. It's a breezy strut, beautifully orchestrated (love those horns and strings!) and features Randy's uniquely quivering tone. Feel the funk...

P.S. A big thank you to Stereogum and Catchdubs for linking to me yesterday...