TABLE OF CONTENTS _______ Page Acknowledgements viii Credits x Forward xii Introduction xiii Part 1 Funky Beginnings 3 Don’t Look Back 5 Five Bucks A Session (And A Bowl Of Soup) 12 Welcome To The Apollo 18 Igor & The Funk Brothers (Part One) 25 Igor & The Funk Brothers (Part Two) 29 We’re In The Money 36 Stompin’ At The Chit Chat 41 Don’t Mess With James 46 Leave It To Jamerson 49 Dr. Jamerson & Mr. Hyde 52 Growing Pains 55 The Fall Of The King 65 Coda 76 Part 2 Anatomy Of A Sound 81 B-15’s And Funk Machines 84 The Cast 87 Discography 88 Igor’s Chromatic Exercise 91 An Appreciation Of The Style – by Anthony Jackson 92 Part 3 Stars And Scores 99 Tape Contents 101 Paul McCartney 102 James Jamerson Jr. (What’s Going On, Ain’t That Peculiar, My Guy) 103 Will Lee (I heard It Through The Grapevine) 108 John Entwhistle (Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, Going To A Go-Go, 111 Contract On Love) Gerald Veasley (Darling Dear, You Can’t Hurry Love, Shotgun) 113 Phil Chen (Reach Out, I’ll Be There) 118 Pino Paladino (For Once In my Life, I Second That Emotion 121 I Know I’m Losing You) Geddy Lee (Get Ready) 125 Chuck Rainey (Bernadette, Cloud Nine, You Keep Me Hanging On) 127 The Philadelphia Int. Rhythm Section (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough) 132 Freddy Washington (I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, 136 Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) Garry Tallent (Baby Love) 139 Allen McGrier (It’s A Shame) 141 John Patitucci (How Sweet It Is, Heat Wave, Mickey’s Monkey) 143 Jimmy Haslip (Don’t Mess With Bill, It’s The Same Old Song, 147 Shake Me Wake Me) Bob Babbitt (Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing, Uptight 151 I’m A RoadRunner) Willie Weeks (Still Water, My Baby Loves Me) 155 David Hungate (Home Cookin’) 157 Francis Rocco Prestia (Just A Little Misunderstanding) 160 Jack Bruce (Come ‘Round Here, I’m The One You Need) 162 Kenny Aaronson (This Old Heart Of Mine, Strange I Know, 164 Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart) Marcus Miller (I Was Made To Love Her) 168 Nathan Watts (Nowhere To Run) 171 Non-Motown Medley 174 Basil Fearrington (Love Is Here And Now You’re, 175 Since I Lost My Baby, I’m Wondering 179 Anthony Jackson (How Long Has That Evening Train been Gone) Kudos 183 Bibliography 191 .