Ike Turner

Recorded with a makeshift outfit called the Kings of Rhythm (a rotating cast that was mostly the backing band for Ike and Tina's live reviews of the late '60s), these funky, horn-driven sessions mark Turner's peak as a bandleader and arranger. In case names like "Funky Mule" and "Ghetto Funk" didn't tip you off: these are some greasy, hard-hitting, strutting instrumentals that play well alongside the brass-driven funk of the late '60s. Listen for Billy Preston's keyboard work on "Getting Nasty."