Groove Collective - The Best of Groove Collective

Styles: Acid Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:04
Size: 159,7 MB
Art: Front

( 5:40) 1. Everything Is Changing
( 3:43) 2. Out The Door
( 5:04) 3. Ransome
( 5:01) 4. Runaway Child
( 3:55) 5. End Transmission
( 5:36) 6. Lift-Off (Salaam Remi Remix)
( 4:23) 7. Earth to Earth
( 7:45) 8. Stargazer (feat. Chucho Valdes)
( 6:12) 9. In Your Mind
( 4:49) 10. Floating
( 5:41) 11. St. Gallen
(11:07) 12. I Want You (She's So Heavy)

The Best of Groove Collective is a bit of a misnomer, as it only collects tracks off of the group's three Shanachie releases. As such, seminal hip-hop jazz tracks such as "Rentstrike" and "Rhasaansong" both off Groove Collective's Reprise debut are absent here. Nonetheless, the innovative ensemble continued to make highly danceable and funky music through the late '90s and early 2000s, and this compilation offers a nice single-disc overview.~Matt Collar https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-groove-collective-mw0000325155

The Best of Groove Collective

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Groove Collective - Dance Of The Drunken Master

Styles: Acid Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:00
Size: 164,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:49) 1. Out The Door
(3:42) 2. Deal With It
(4:48) 3. Floating
(4:42) 4. Bionic
(5:39) 5. St. Gallen
(6:28) 6. Peep Show
(3:39) 7. Que Te Pasa 'Ti
(6:20) 8. Anna Christina
(4:20) 9. Drunken Master
(4:42) 10. Tangenziale
(5:00) 11. Runaway Child
(5:07) 12. Sending
(5:20) 13. World Bank
(4:18) 14. Hey

With their brand of acid jazz, the Groove Collective mix the spirit of horn bands like Earth, Wind & Fire with the snap of hip-hop and the edge of hard bop on Dance of the Drunken Master. While jazz purists might wince at the gurgling rhythms, most will find it hard to keep still with the thick funk on these tracks. This is music with a sense of fun. ~ Tim Sheridan https://www.allmusic.com/album/dance-of-the-drunken-master-mw0000040922

Personnel: Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Vocals, Tenor Saxophone – Jay Rodriguez; Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Additional] – Jonathan Maron; Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Chris Theberge; Drums, Vocals, Drums [Electronic Drums] – Genji Siraisi; Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [B-3], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Minimoog, Arp String Ensemble], Vocals – Jonathan Crayford; Flute, Piccolo Flute, Kalimba, Vocals, Music Director – Richard Worth; Guest, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Minimoog], Clavinet – A.T.N. Stadwijk (tracks: 3, 6, 9); Guest, Trombone – Josh Roseman (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 13); Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – David Jensen; Timbales, Bongos, Percussion, Vocals, Rap [Rhymes] – Gordon "Nappy G" Clay; Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Fabio Morgera; Vibraphone, Vocals – Bill Ware III

Dance Of The Drunken Master

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