Funky Butt is an album by saxophonist Arnett Cobb which was recorded in 1980 and released on the Progressive label.[1][2] The 2014 CD reissue included three additional alternate takes.

Funky Butt
Studio album by Arnett Cobb
Released	1981
Recorded	January 22, 1980
Studio	The Big Apple Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:05 CD release with additional tracks
Label	Progressive P-7054
Producer	Gus P. Statiras
Arnett Cobb chronology
Live at Sandy's! (1978) Funky Butt (1981) Arnett Cobb Live (1982)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Arnett Cobb, a tenor from the 1940s who fused together some of the most exciting aspects of swing and early R&B, is in typically exuberant form on this quartet set ... Cobb is warm on the ballads but the stomps are what make this record most memorable".[3]

Track listing

1. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 4:32
2. "Satin Doll, (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 5:56
3. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Carroll) – 4:09
4. "Funky Butt" – 5:48
5. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:25
6. "September in the Rain" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 5:53
7. "Isfahan" (Strayhorn) – 6:10
8. "Radium Springs Swings" (James Newton) – 4:46
9. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" [Take 1] (Count Basie) – 4:27 Additional track on CD release
10. "Funky Butt Blues" [Take 1] (Cobb) – 7:25 Additional track on CD release
11. "I Got Rhythm" [Take 2] (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:34 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb – tenor saxophone
• Derek Smith – piano
• Ray Drummond – bass
• Ronnie Bedford – drums

References