Funk in a Mason Jar
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz-funk, jazz | |||
| Label | Eleni | |||
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Funk in a Mason Jar is the third studio album by jazz artist Harvey Mason, released in 1977 by Eleni.[1] The album peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart and No. 37 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart[2][3]
Guest artists
[edit]Artists such as Lee Ritenour, Al McKay and Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire, Ray Parker Jr, Louis Johnson of the Brothers Johnson, and George Benson appear on the album.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic gave Funk in a Mason Jar a 3/5-star rating.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pack Up Your Bags" | Art Wilson, Harvey Mason, Skip Scarborough | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Till You Take My Love" | David Foster, Harvey Mason | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Space Cadets" | Dave Grusin, Louis Johnson, Ray Parker, Jr. Harvey Mason | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Freedom Either Way" | Harvey Mason | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Funk in a Mason Jar" | Harvey Mason | 1:56 |
| 6. | "What's Going On?" | Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye | 8:31 |
| 7. | "Set It Free" | Eva Ein, Kenny Loggins | 5:54 |
| 8. | "Phantazia" | Dave Grusin | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Liquid" | Harvey Mason | 4:38 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Harvey Mason (1977). Funk in a Mason Jar (album). Eleni.
- ^ "Top Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard. April 8, 1978. p. 56. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Top Soul LPs" (PDF). Billboard. April 1, 1978. p. 47. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b "Harvey Mason - Funk in a Mason Jar". Allmusic. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via allmusic.com.