Nils Landgren Funk Unit-Licence To Funk-2007-SER

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Posted:2007-10-20 19:21:59 | Category:Jazz

RELEASE INFO

Supplier : SER 2007 Release Date : 10/19/2007
Ripper : SER 2007 Street Date : 00/00/2007
Genre : Funk Source : CD
Label : ACT Music Tracks : 12 Tracks
Quality : VBR-NEW/V2/44.1kHz Channels : Joint Stereo
Language : English Size : 85,5 MB
Software : EAC v0.99 Prebeta 3 Encoder : LAME v3.97

DESCRiPTiON

Licence to Funk is the eighth album by the Nils Landgren Funk Unit,
and again, the Swedish trombonist reconfigures the band's personnel to
keep things fresh. He keeps the rhythm section of German drummer
Wolfgang Haffner and bassist Magnum Coltrane Price and adds reedman
Magnus Lindgren, keyboardist and vocalist Ida Sand, and -- the biggest
surprise here -- Detroit guitarist Ray Parker, Jr., author of the hit
single "Ghostbusters," who had retired from music in the early '90s
and then reappeared on Landgren's collaboration with pianist Joe
Sample, Creole Love Call, in 2005. After the previous record's
experimentation with ABBA tunes (Funky ABBA), Licence to Funk is
basically an homage to various types of old-school '70s funk: the dry,
hard-edged funk of James Brown's famous rhythm section is celebrated
in an energetic cover of Fred Wesley's "House Party," another cover
brings back the bouncy disco-funk of the Ashford & Simpson/Quincy
Jones classic "Stuff Like That," and there are several nods toward the
smooth soul-funk of the Crusaders -- for example, Landgren's own
composition "24Hours," with its soft electric piano, relaxed
background vocals, and sweet flute melody, or his near-instrumental
"Capetown Shuffle" (not to mention a cover of Crusaders bassist Wilton
Felder's "Brazos River Breakdown"). Despite the three cover tunes and
the large number of comparisons the music brings to mind, Licence to
Funk is neither a full retro album nor a slavish imitation of all
those acts -- the Funk Unit is in top form, with tightly locked
grooves and inspired soloing, and the record is an excellent showcase
for a band that knows how to use a funk rhythm as a springboard to
exciting interplay. While all of the musicians are great (and all,
except for Lindgren, contribute original songs), Ray Parker, Jr.'s
presence is what gives the group that something extra: listening to
his opening guitar licks on "Freak U" and the bluesy "Secret" alone
makes you glad he's back. The two songs he's written are among the
album's highlights: the gritty, driving rhythm of "SampleRayT"
inspires some soulful soloing by saxman Magnus Lindgren, and Parker
even sings in his instantly recognizable voice on "For Those Who Like
to Party." If the Nils Landgren Funk Unit continue to record albums
this good, their title-giving licence will never be revoked.

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Tracks:

01. House Party
02. Freak U
03. 24 Hours
04. Stuff Like That
05. Slowfoot
06. Capetown Shuffle
07. At Home
08. Secret
09. SampleRayT
10. For Those Who Like To Party
11. Brazos River Breakdown
12. Tomomis Tune

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