Melting Pot from Booker T. & The M.G.’s marked a turning point for the influential instrumental group. Released in 1971, it was the final studio album to include the original lineup of the longtime Stax house band (Booker T. Jones on keyboards, Steve Cropper on guitar, Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass guitar, and Al Jackson Jr. On drums). Comprised entirely of original material, Melting Pot finds the four-piece digging deep into some expansive Memphis soul jams.

Booker T and The M.G.s have been sampled by the likes of Big Daddy Kane, Showbiz & AG, Boogie Down Productions, Pete Rock, and many more.

Tracklist:

A1 Melting Pot
A2 Back Home
A3 Chicken Pox
A4 Fuquawi
B1 Kinda Easy Like
B2 Hi Ride
B3 L.A. Jazz Song
B4 Sunny Monday