{"product_id":"idris-muhammad-turn-this-mutha-out-uk-import","title":"Idris Muhammad - Turn This Mutha Out [UK Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdris Muhammad laid down some of the funkiest drumming of the 1970s on Turn This Mutha Out, a 1977 jazz-funk gem here as a UK import.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Orleans drummer had already played with everyone from Lou Donaldson to Roberta Flack by the time he cut this record for Kudu, the soul-jazz offshoot of Creed Taylor's CTI label. Producer and arranger David Matthews surrounded him with a crack New York band, including Michael and Randy Brecker, Hiram Bullock and Ronnie Cuber, and pointed them squarely at the dance floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Could Heaven Ever Be Like This\" is the standout, a lush, glowing groove later sampled by Jamiroquai, and it still sounds like pure sunshine. The title track is a gritty, horn-stabbed funk workout, \"Tasty Cakes\" struts along with playful swagger, and \"Crab Apple\" became a favourite of hip-hop producers digging for breaks. Through it all, Muhammad's drumming is crisp, loose and endlessly inventive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe record sits right where jazz, disco and soul meet, with sleek horn charts and a rhythm section that never stops moving, led from the drum stool by Muhammad himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a crate-digger's treasure and a blast to put on at any party, as funky now as the day it was cut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57439071764785,"sku":"5013993577317","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Idris_Muhammad-Turn_This_Mutha_Out_UK_Import.jpg?v=1794152060","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/idris-muhammad-turn-this-mutha-out-uk-import","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}