Clifford Adams (pictured), the famed trombonist for the mostly ’70s and ’80s R&B chart-topping group Kool & the Gang, passed away at age 62 on…

jungle boogie (jungle –oft attrib to Hindi jangal + boogie – prob alter of bogle – goblin, object of fear) a 1974 hit by Kool & the Gang, frequently sampled by hip-hop artists, perhaps the funkiest piece of music ever recorded.