BLACK BELT JONES

If you have never had the pleasure of watching 'Black Belt Jones', you need to do so immediately.

If you are a virgin, stop reading this post immediately and add 'Black Belt Jones' to your Netflix, your Amazon cart, your Torrent tracker, or whatever other futuristic mumbo jumbo you crazy kids are using to gather data these days.

In the annals of Black Kung Fu Cinema, 'Jones' has no peers.

One of my favorite all-time characters lives in this film, making it extra special.

Please enjoy a fine sampling of Pinky's gift for impeccable dialogue delivery right here.

As if that isn't enough to carry a film, 'Black Belt' also boasts one of the all-time great film soundtracks.

Detroit native Dennis Coffey comes correct on this jewel, concocting an undeniable and indelible funk groove.

You may recognize Mr. Coffey as the creator and Force behind one of freshest and most heavily sampled funk gems of the 70's, 1971's Classic 'Scorpio'.

Listening to this fine Detroit funk makes my Soul happy.

For some strange reason, this fantastic album was never officially released.

Thankfully, the good people of Weintraub-Heller Productions took matters into their own hands, pressing and releasing this dynamite slab of cinematic audio magic on vinyl in 2003, nearly 30 years post-film

DENNIS COFFEY - BLACK BELT JONES (1974)

01 Main Theme
02 Sydney's Theme
03 Opening Theme
04 Main Theme (Version 2)
05 At The Beach
06 Symphony For Jones
07 Drama
08 Mafia Theme (Drama Part 2)
09 Love Theme
10 Battle Theme
11 Dragon Style
12 Sexy (Love Theme Part 2)
13 Mr. Jones
14 Excerpts
15 Super Slick (Get Pinky)