Wild and Peaceful cover

Wild and Peaceful

Released

The sixth album from influential funksters Kool And The Gang was the one that really kicked things off for them and produced three hit singles, ‘Funky Stuff’, ‘Jungle Boogie’ and ‘Hollywood Swinging’, all big, brash, highly-effective dance floor anthems. Aside from a handful more of tightly played, taut funk tracks, the album title track was a gorgeous nine minute-plus ambient-jazz opus to remind us of their heritage as a jazz band. Quality funk from a band leading the way in their field in 1973.

Harold Heath

Recommended by

Suggestions
Cymande cover

Cymande

Cymande
Upfront cover

Upfront

David Sanborn
War & Peace cover

War & Peace

Edwin Starr
Ice Pickin’ cover

Ice Pickin’

Albert Collins
Yellow cover

Yellow

Emma-Jean Thackray
Make the Road by Walking cover

Make the Road by Walking

Menahan Street Band
Super Bad is Back cover

Super Bad is Back

Various Artists
Live at the Bijou cover

Live at the Bijou

Grover Washington Jr.