Compiled by Andy Smith and Dean Rudland New Orleans Funk Experience collects together 24 rare & raw Southern funk & soul gems - many never before available on CD! Features many rare tracks from legends & unknowns alike including: Betty Harris, Eddie Bo, Lee Dorsey, The Zodiacs, Warren Lee, Benny Spellman, Chris Kenner, Roger & The Gypsies, Huey piano Smith and one Eskew Reeder... From the key labels of the era: Ace, Amy, SSS, Deesu, Instant, SevenB and Tou-Sea [Allen Toussaint/Marshall Sehorn] Andy Smith is known to many as a globetrottin' DJ and core member of Portishead. He is also a respected knowledge on Soul, Funk & Reggae. Dean Rudland may have a somewhat lesser profile but carries a fine pedigree nonetheless. Instrumental in the rise of Acid Jazz in the early 90's, he is currently A&R consultant for Ace Records and was a recent MOJO award winner.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Lover And A Friend - Bo, Eddie & Inez Cheatham
2. Mean Man - Harris, Betty
3. Let The Groove Move You - Lewis, Gus 'The Groove'
4. Boogaloo Mardi Gras - Williams, Bobby
5. La La Man - Morgan, Oliver
6. Pass The Hatchet - Roger & The Gypsies
7. What You Gonna Do - Bo, Eddie
8. All I Want Is You - Mays, Zilla & The Blues Caravan
9. Ohh Poo Pah Do - Easterling, Skip
10. Come Back And See - Kenner, Chris
11. Undivided Love - Reeder, Eskew
12. Book, The - Holmes, Eldridge
13. Sinner Girl - Spellman, Benny
14. Being Without You - Williams, Maurice
15. Don't You Just Know It - Smith, Huey 'Piano'
16. Don't You Ever Leave Me - Zodiacs
17. Gonna Make You Eat My Words - Lang, Eddie (2)
18. Son Of A Slave - Darnell, Larry
19. Brotherman - Smith, Clemon
20. Funky Soul - Batiste, David & The Gladiators
21. Gator Tail - Dorsey, Lee
22. Mini-Skirts And Soul - Kenner, Chris
23. Fence Of Love - Bo, Eddie
24. Star Revue - Lee, Warren