Morris Chestnut is the funkier, soulier alter-ego of Joe Thompson, a musician and producer who's been writing and releasing music of all shapes and sizes for as long as he can remember.
From playing in bass and keyboards in blues and rock bands as a spotty youth to working as a producer for a number of mainstream dance DJs, it was only a matter of time before Joe returned to the purity of funk and soul as the basis of all grooves and the real roots of dance music as we know it.
Taking a cue from visionaries such as George Clinton and Afrika Bambaataa and following in the footsteps of cut'n'paste heroes such as The Avalanches and DJ Shadow, Joe donned his "Morris hat" and went burrowing through mountains of classic soul, funk and disco cuts looking for magical snippets of forgotten tracks and hidden gems to weave together with more modern elements of hip-hop, breaks and the rapidly growing nu-funk and ghettofunk scenes.
Have a listen through all the tracks on this page and although you'll hear an underpinning feel which ties them all together, you won't hear the same track twice.
Please leave comments - all feedback is greatly appreciated! - and, as of the time of writing, none of this music has been signed for release as yet; if you're interested, please email morris_chestnut (at) hotmail dot com or leave a message via the magic of Soundcloud...
Enjoy!

PS - Although free downloads through Soundcloud have now been disabled, you can still find CD quality copies of all tracks to download for free at the Morris Chestnut facebook page in exchange for simply liking the page! Look for the Free Download links on individual tracks or at the top of this page :-)