The Funky Side of Life

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The Funky Side of Life
The Funky Side of Life (Sound Directions album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Sound Directions
ReleasedOctober 7, 2005
Genre Jazz, funk
Length33:00
Label Stones Throw
Producer Madlib
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The Funky Side of Life is a jazz album released by Madlib's jazz project under the alias of Sound Directions. It features Madlib playing different instruments under different aliases as part of a single group, along with session musicians. This album was released in late 2005 under Stones Throw Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced by Madlib.

  1. "Directions" - 1:07
  2. "Dice Game" - 3:48
  3. "Wanda Vidal"(Marcos Valle) - 2:17
  4. "Forty Days" (Billy Brooks)- 5:08
  5. "Play Car" - 3:19
  6. "Divine Image" (David Axelrod)- 2:19
  7. "The Funk Side of Life" - 2:59
  8. "Theme for Ivory Black" - 3:33
  9. "The Horse" (Frank Brunson)- 2:49
  10. "One for J.J. (Johnson)" (J.J. Johnson)- 2:23
  11. "On the Hill" (Oliver Sain)- 3:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Sound Directions

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "The Funky Side of Life – Sound Directions". AllMusic . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sound Directions – The Funky Side of Life". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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