The Grunt

The Grunt

Infobox Single
Name = The Grunt


Caption =
Artist = The J.B.'s
from Album = Food for Thought
A-side = "The Grunt - Pt. 1"
B-side = "The Grunt - Pt. 2"
Released = 1970
Format = 7"
Recorded = May 19, 1970, King Studios, Cincinnati, OH
Genre = Funk
Length = 3:30
Label = King
6317
Writer = James Brown
Clyde Stubblefield
Robert McCollough
Darryl Jamison
William Collins
Phelps Collins
Frank Waddy
Clayton Gunnels
Johnny Griggs
Producer = James Brown
Certification =
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Misc ="The Grunt" is a funk instrumental recorded in 1970 by James Brown's band The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single on King. Part 1 of the recording was included on The J.B.'s 1972 album "Food for Thought". It was one of only two instrumental singles recorded by the original J.B.'s lineup with Bootsy and Catfish Collins.

"The Grunt" has been a prolific source of samples for hip hop producers. Several different musical elements of "The Grunt" have been sampled, including a squealing trumpet glissando that begins the piece, a two-note saxophone riff that occurs in the middle of the recording, and the underlying rhythmic groove that continues throughout. Three different tracks on Public Enemy's breakthrough album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" loop portions of the recording. Other artists who have sampled "The Grunt" include Eric B. and Rakim, 2 Live Crew, Jungle Brothers, Compton's Most Wanted, Ultramagnetic MCs and Wu-Tang Clan.

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Personnel

* Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels - trumpet
* Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison - trumpet
* Robert McCollough - tenor sax
* Bobby Byrd - piano
* Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar
* William "Bootsy" Collins - bass
* Frank Waddy - drums
* unidentified maracas

References

* Leeds, Alan (1995). Discography. In "Funky Good Time: The Anthology" [CD liner notes] . London: Polydor Records.

External links

* [http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=The+Grunt&type=4 List of songs that sample "The Grunt"]


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