Don't be scared off by the
His Majesty King Funk title; this is not
Green's later commercial stuff. This is excellent
Grant Green with
Larry Young on organ,
Harold Vick on sax, Ben Dixon on drums, and
Candido Camero on conga -- essentially a classic four-piece. And this is soul-jazz with a deep groove.
His Majesty King Funk is the last of five albums
Green recorded with
Young. Produced by Creed Taylor, it is the only album
Green did for Verve and perhaps his last real jazz album before several years of inactivity, after which he became somewhat more commercial in his approach. The album includes the standard "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)." ~ Michael Erlewine