While I have not yet written anything 'original' in Funk for BIAB, I am a solo artist who depends on BIAB for some of my pro shows, and I have done several funky tracks where I either had to write my own bassline or use a combo of that line plus a generic one from the BIAB artists.

For most gigs, I usually can hire a bassist and guitarist, so we truly rely on BIAB for drum tracks; other times, I am on my own as a pianist/vocalist and can use the fully-scored versions as needed.

See what you think about these BIAB 2020 backing tracks that I created from scratch, using either a fake book/lead sheet or piano books as a guide (no melody, as we have the guitar, sax, or vocals as leads for each). Several folks have also dropped by on Soundcloud to use these to practice/play along.

FUNK

Herbie Hancock: "Chameleon" - https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/herbie-hancock-chameleon-biab-2021-backing-track
Jaco P. (based on Maceo Parker): "The Chicken" - https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/the-chicken-bb-102-bpm-5-chorus-biab-backing-track
Shakatak: "Don't Blame It On Love" (+ accent horns, punctuating phrases) - https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/dont-blame-it-on-love-shakatak-band-in-a-box-playalong
Hall & Oates -- "I Can't Go For That" - https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/cantgo
James Ingram (based on Candy Dulfer funky style) "One Hundred Ways" - https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/one-hundred-ways-biab-backing-track-in-style-of-candy-dulfer
Bill Withers/Grover Washington, Jr - "Just the Two of Us" - https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/just-the-two-of-us-biab-2020-db


Contemporary Jazz (with the "Praise" set that someone mentioned above, worked extremely well on this track, almost exactly like the 1986 album version)
Larry Carlton "Smiles and Smiles To Go" -- https://soundcloud.com/timkatent/larry-carlton-smiles-and-smiles-to-go-biab-backing-track

Check all of the tracks I am sharing now at https://soundcloud.com/timkatent and feel free to follow, I follow back.

Best,
Kathryn Shut /shoot/
TIMKAT Entertainment LLC
http://www.timkatent.com
Denver, CO, USA


Last edited by Shutixa; 08/27/21 11:04 AM.