David Matthews & Whirlwind - Shoogie Wanna Boogie [Japan]

Kudu arranger and session pianist David Matthews erased the boundary between jazz-funk, soul, and disco on Shoogie Wanna Boogie, issued near the end of 1976. His charts, packed with enormous horn and string sections, vocalists, keyboards, and guitars and paired with snapping crisp production, set a benchmark -- one that horrified jazz purists and delighted fans of club music and jazz played on the radio. It's like Matthews took the success of Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Mister Magic" and "Feels So Good," and used their inspiration to go even further. Read More