Jazzensor 224. T10-04. Blaxploitation Sound.
Update: 2025-10-21
Description
En este episodio hacemos un recorrido por la banda sonora de la era Blaxploitation, un movimiento cinematográfico que nos dejó algunas de las bandas sonoras más influyentes de la historia del Funk y el Soul. Estos álbumes trascendieron la taquilla, y definieron un sonido urbano con conciencia social. El poder del Soul, el Funk y el Jazz al servicio de un cine transgresor.
In this episode, we take a look at the soundtrack of the Blaxploitation era, a film movement that gave us some of the most influential soundtracks in the history of funk and soul. These albums transcended the box office and defined an urban sound with social consciousness. The power of soul, funk, and jazz at the service of transgressive cinema.
Playlist:
- Sweetback's Theme (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (An Opera) [The Original…]), Earth, Wind & Fire;
- Theme from Shaft (Shaft (Music from the Soundtrack)), Isaac Hayes;
- Superfly (Superfly (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)), Curtis Mayfield;
- Across 110th Street (Across 110th Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Bobby Womack & Peace;
- Trouble Man (Trouble Man (Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Marvin Gaye;
- Willie Chase (Willie Dynamite (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundt…)), J.J. Johnson;
- Coffy Is the Color (feat. Carl Clay) (Coffy (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)), Roy Ayers;
- Title Theme "Three Tough Guys" (Tough Guys), Isaac Hayes;
- Shaft in Africa (Addis)(Shaft in Africa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Johnny Pate;
- The Boss (feat. The J.B.'s) (Black Caesar), James Brown;
- Theme of the Mack (Soundtrack/The Mack) (The Mack), Willie Hutch;
- Run, Tina, Run! (Blacula (Music from the Original Soundtrack)), Gene Page;
- Slight Fear and Terror (The Final Comedown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Grant Green;
- Speak the Truth to the People (Frankie's Theme) (Melinda (Original Music from the Motion Picture)), Jerry Butler & Jerry Peters;
- Where I'm Coming From (Savage - Super Soul Soundtrack), Don Julian.
In this episode, we take a look at the soundtrack of the Blaxploitation era, a film movement that gave us some of the most influential soundtracks in the history of funk and soul. These albums transcended the box office and defined an urban sound with social consciousness. The power of soul, funk, and jazz at the service of transgressive cinema.
Playlist:
- Sweetback's Theme (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (An Opera) [The Original…]), Earth, Wind & Fire;
- Theme from Shaft (Shaft (Music from the Soundtrack)), Isaac Hayes;
- Superfly (Superfly (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)), Curtis Mayfield;
- Across 110th Street (Across 110th Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Bobby Womack & Peace;
- Trouble Man (Trouble Man (Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Marvin Gaye;
- Willie Chase (Willie Dynamite (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundt…)), J.J. Johnson;
- Coffy Is the Color (feat. Carl Clay) (Coffy (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)), Roy Ayers;
- Title Theme "Three Tough Guys" (Tough Guys), Isaac Hayes;
- Shaft in Africa (Addis)(Shaft in Africa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Johnny Pate;
- The Boss (feat. The J.B.'s) (Black Caesar), James Brown;
- Theme of the Mack (Soundtrack/The Mack) (The Mack), Willie Hutch;
- Run, Tina, Run! (Blacula (Music from the Original Soundtrack)), Gene Page;
- Slight Fear and Terror (The Final Comedown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)), Grant Green;
- Speak the Truth to the People (Frankie's Theme) (Melinda (Original Music from the Motion Picture)), Jerry Butler & Jerry Peters;
- Where I'm Coming From (Savage - Super Soul Soundtrack), Don Julian.
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