Ballin’ Jack, ‘Found a Child’ (1970)

It’s true, the break is great — the jumpy rhythm guitar, hand claps and “uh! hah!” exclamations that were seized on by rapper Young MC’s producers, Matt Dike and Mike Ross. (Dike was also a force behind the Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique,” one of sampling’s artistic pinnacles.) But stick around for the rest of “Found a Child,” a horn-driven workout by Seattle rock and soul band Ballin’ Jack that’s in the vein of early Chicago, Santana or Blood, Sweat and Tears.