The Pazant Brothers

The Pazant Brothers made some obscure, largely instrumental recordings between the late '60s and mid-'70s that are highly regarded by funk collectors, though they never made an appreciable commercial dent in the R&B market. While similar in essential respects to the James Brown-inspired funk arrangements of the day, the group also added some elements of jazz, Latin, and New Orleans music. Some of their tracks also had afterthought-seeming incidental vocals, but it was as an instrumental band that they were strongest. The Pazant Brothers included saxophonist Eddie Pazant, who b...