Bootsy Collins + Freekbot

Blue Note Jazz Festival. As legend and a lot of anecdotal evidence would have it, William “Bootsy” Collins invented the slinky bassline that locked James Brown’s “Sex Machine” into one of the most ecstatic funk grooves of all time—but then, of course, Collins had to go and join Parliament-Funkadelic, George Clinton’s sprawling band of acid-funk explorers. Cleaner living prevails on his latest album, but the music still packs a punch; with guest shots from Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Chuck D and Clinton himself, Tha Funk Capital of the World is intent on keeping the fun in funk music.