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Righteous Buddha: Black, Blue & Bamboo

Read "Black, Blue & Bamboo" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Righteous Buddha is an organ trio of Louisiana natives that produces a brand of funk jazz that is a bit hard to define. One simile might be if you took Sly Stone's brain and transplanted it into Jimmy Smith's head you would have Righteous Buddha. Or, Righteous Buddha might be considered the love child of MM&W and the Reverend Horton Heat. But actually, I think the best simile might be Ray Manzarek meets Brother Jack McDuff on the Jam Band ...

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Righteous Buddha (Self-Produced Release: Black, Blue & Bamboo

Read "Black, Blue & Bamboo" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


If the listener finds Medeski, Martin & Wood a bit too abstract, try Righteous Buddha. You will be guaranteed to dance you’re a— off.

Righteous Buddha is an organ trio of Louisiana natives that produces a brand of funk jazz that is a bit hard to define. One simile might be if you took Sly Stone's brain and transplanted it into Jimmy Smith's head you would have Righteous Buddha. Or, Righteous Buddha might be considered the love child of MM&W ...

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