Manzel (band)

American instrumental funk band

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Manzel

Origin| Lexington, Kentucky
Genres| Instrumental funk
Years active| 1973 (1973)–1978 (1978)
Labels| Fraternity Records
Past members| Manzel Bush
John Larry Van Dyke
Steve Garner

Manzel was an American instrumental funk band from Lexington, Kentucky, which formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1978. They consisted of Manzel Bush (keyboards), John Larry Van Dyke (guitar) and Steve Garner (drums). In 1976, they recorded some sessions at Counterpart Creative Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, which resulted in the songs "Space Funk", "Jump Street", "Midnight Theme" and "Sugar Dreams". The first two were released in 1977, and the latter two were released in 1979. While very obscure, Manzel have been widely sampled by hip hop musicians, including J Dilla, De La Soul, Cypress Hill, Ghostface Killah, Eric B. & Rakim and Ultramagnetic MCs.[1][2] "Space Funk" was also sampled by Grandmaster Flash in the late 1970s.[3]

## Discography

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Singles

* 1977 – "Space Funk"/"Jump Street"
* 1979 – "Sugar Dreams"/"Midnight Theme"
* 2017 - "High and Tight"/"Standing On Mars"

## References

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1. ^ "Kon + Amir Present: The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Samples Of All Time". Complex. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
2. ^ "Manzel - Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
3. ^ "Hip Hop On Wax: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 4 MC's - Live At Audubon Ballroom". Retrieved November 5, 2018.

## External links

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* Manzel biography at AllMusic
* Manzel discography at Discogs

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