Damn Right I'm Somebody
Context
Opening track of the album released in 1974 by People under the name Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s, the funk orchestra the trombonist led for James Brown. The record, whose social themes go beyond mere partying, has been widely sampled by hip-hop (Public Enemy, EPMD, De La Soul, Digable Planets).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).