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Kool & the Gang: Wild And Peaceful (Polydor 2310.299)

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 4 June 1974

THE MASTERS of funk, Kool and the Gang, offer what has to be one of the funkiest albums of all time. Kool fans will already know — by heart! — 'Jungle Boogie', 'Funky Stuff' and probably by now 'Hollywood Swinging'. But that's not where the funk ends because 'Life Is what You Make It' fits into the same glove. Also, 'This Is Me, This Is You' manages to merge in their own inimitable way the two art forms of funk and jazz.

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