Sly and the Family Stone  (CD2, Tk3) 
Dance to the Music (1965) 
Sylvester Sly Stone Stewart, bandleader, organ, and vocals; Freddie Stone, vocals and guitar; Rose Stone, keyboards; Cynthia Robinson, trumpet; Jerry Martini, tenor saxophone and clarinet; Larry Graham, bass; Greg Errico, drums.
 
Out of San Francisco, the members of Sly and the Family Stone were very active and influential in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelia through the early 1970s. The number of musicians in the group allowed for a wide range of musical styles. As a result, their albums has mass appeal. The group was composed of African Americans and Caucasians. The men and especially the women often played instruments not common to their gender when compared to other performers in the popular music world. 
The two areas of pop music in which this group was most influential were soul and and later a more hard-edged funk. Notice the complexity of their arrangements. The use of horns and keyboards led this group into ensemble sounds that are reminiscent of modern jazz big band section writing. 
