The composer of songs such as “Let the Sunshine In” from the musical Hair, MacDermot has finally released these recordings from the late ’60s and early ’70s which compromise a precious time-capsule from our funkiest era. While composing soundtracks and working as a studio musician with legendary jazz-funk drummer Bernard Purdie, he continually performed with amazing bands, and occasionally released the results himself. These are exactly the kind of grooves that have caused everybody from Pete Rock to Buckwild to sample his music. Good sweet soul cooking.