Style recipe for Suno v5

Jazz Funk

Jazz funk from the 1970s: clavinet, slap bass, funk drums, swaggering and euphoric in feel. A name-free Suno recipe that reproduces the signature sound without tripping the artist-name filter.

History

Jazz-funk came from jazz musicians taking in funk, soul and R&B: a strong backbeat, electric instruments and, often, analog synthesizers. A tune usually rests on one or two riffs with room left for improvisation, and the sound runs on Rhodes piano, electric guitar, bass guitar and organ. Miles Davis's On the Corner and Jimmy Smith's Root Down, both from 1972, are counted among the early records, and Herbie Hancock left a strong mark on the style, playing ARP Odyssey synthesizer and clavinet on Head Hunters (1973). Commercial success often came through producers Larry and Fonce Mizell, who worked with Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds. Pop audiences tended to find the music too jazzy, but Britain took to it in the clubs. From the mid-1970s DJs in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and the South built a following, pirate stations played it, and Light of the World became the first British band to give it a local identity. Roy Ayers and Level 42 are listed among its names. Acid jazz, a related style, leaned harder on the groove: Jamiroquai and The Brand New Heavies made it popular, and US3 covered Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island".

The recipe

Jazz funk, 1970s, swaggering, euphoric…

38 tags, 620 characters, 100–130 BPM — that's the full anatomy of this recipe, born out of the 1970s.

Artists in this style

• Jamiroquai rock
• Jamiroquai
• George Benson
• Herbie Hancock
• Al Jarreau
• Marcus Miller
• Tony Allen
• Donald Byrd
• George Duke
• Billy Cobham
• Hiatus Kaiyote
• Maceo Parker
• Roy Ayers
• The Brand New Heavies
• Meshell Ndegeocello
• Ornette Coleman & Prime Time
• London Elektricity
• Shakatak
• Lettuce
• Marlena Shaw
• Tom Browne
• J. J. Johnson
• The Headhunters
• Taeko Ohnuki

Similar styles

• Jazz-Funk Fusion1970s · 95–125 BPM
• Funk1960s · 100–116 BPM
• Pop-funk1980s · 112–128 BPM
• Jazz-Funk Boogie1980s · 105–118 BPM
• Soul Jazz1960s · 90–130 BPM
• City Pop Funk1980s · 105–122 BPM
• Acid Jazz1990s · 95–115 BPM
• Instrumental Funk1970s · 95–115 BPM