Although most people haphazardly toss them in the ever-growing acid-jazz bucket, reed player Karl Denson is quick to point out that his quintet plays boogaloo music. Popularized in the late 1960s by Pucho and Boogaloo Joe Jones, boogaloo is a danceable funk-jazz-soul hybrid named after the popular jig of the period. The Greyboys borrow funk's urgent rhythms, jazz's sophisticated improvisation, and the polished, easy-flowing groove of soul. Their funk is not "nasty" as much as it is "tasty." They've also been wise enough to play with and learn from veteran soul-jazz men such as Melvin Sparks and Fred Wesley. (Wesley contributes particularly eloquent liner notes regarding the idea of "white boys playing Black Music.") These 10 creative originals include upbeat vamps, impressionistic free-funk, piano-driven blues workouts, and atmospheric mood pieces. --Marc Greilsamer
Artist(s): Greyboy Allstars
Disc 1
- Track 1 -
- Track 2 - Planet of the superkids
- Track 3 - Happy friends
- Track 4 - The many Moods of Erik Newson
- Track 5 - Quantico VA.
- Track 6 - Toys R Us
- Track 7 - A town called earth
- Track 8 - Decembers bicycle
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10.0
Shake it. You can't help it.
What I love about this band is that they so easily make you want to get up and move whilst throwing down musically interesting improv. All the players are on board and headed in the same direction: funkytown.
The difference between this album and the classic West Coast Boogaloo lies in it's raw energy. West Coast Boogaloo is a brilliant expression of cool boogaloo - urgent but subdued; more precise, more accessible, and more deliberate. A Town Called Earth is at times a raw groove with more aggressive melodic styling and other times more moody. But it's all good - the whole thing. I love it. 'Happy Friends' is my favorite on this album and I would compare it to 'Fried Grease' on WCB.
This album is full of really well put-together grooves that you can't help but shake it to.
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8.0
Solid and Lyrical
Hey if you like Grant Green and Donald Byrd or Rueben Wilson or Jack Mcduff. Youll like this- its quite good very solid. The phrasing is lyrical and impressive.
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10.0
THE FUNKYEST BAND SINCE THE J.B.'s
I WAS TURNED ON TO THEM A YEAR AGO AND HAVE BEEN ADDICTED SINCE. IF YOU WANT A SOUL GROOVE TO MOVE YOUR BOOTY, THESE ARE YOUR BOYS! IF I COULD GIVE IT 10 STARS I WOULD. BUY THEIR STUFF! PEACE OUT.
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10.0
Greyboy Allstars Tear it Up on "A Town Called Earth"
Karl Denson, former bandmate of Lenny Kravitz, has put together a band that is under-recognized and full of talent. These guys truly are all-stars on A Town Called Earth. Happy Friends (track 3), simply said, kicks butt. Listeners of this song know how much soul Mr. Denson brings to the table. The band is versitile, as they can slow things down like they did on the beautiful song, December's Bicycle. I highly advise anyone who enjoys quality jazz/funk to purchase this album. You'll be happy you got on the bus before The Greyboys become mainstream.
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2.0
it's the same stuff over and over again
These guys run out of ideas within a couple of songs. Everybody who loves to listen to the same concept / harmonies in all the songs will love this CD. Melodies never really go beyond simple pentatonics or blues scales. I know --- some people just like this stuff, I just don't.
