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Incognito: Jazz Funk

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Label: Ensign Records
Released: 1981
Time:
 52:00
Category: Acid Jazz
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.incognito.org.uk
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2000.11.15
Price in €: 6,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Parisienne Girl (Maunick/Williams) - 5:45
[2] Summer's Ended (Maunick/Williams) - 5:05
[3] Shine On (Doobay/Maunick/Williams) - 5:03
[4] Wake up the City (Dunn/Hinds/Maunick/Williams) - 4:08
[5] Interference (Maunick/Williams) - 5:19
[6] Incognito (Maunick/Williams) - 4:55
[7] Sunburn (Doobay/Maunick/Williams) - 4:49
[8] Smile of a Child (Maunick/Williams) - 4:07
[9] Why Don't You Believe Me? (Maunick/Williams) - 3:20
[10] Chase the Clouds Away (Doobay/Maunick/Williams) - 4:35
[11] Walking on Wheels (Dunn/Hinds/Maunick/Williams) - 4:54

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


 Lead vocals
Christopher Ballin, Chyna, Imani, Jocelyn Brown, Joy Malcolm, Karen Bernod, Linda Muriel, Mark Anthoni, Maysa Leak, Pamela Anderson

Background vocals
Barry Stewart, Bernita Turner, Charlise Rockwood, Claudia Fontaine, Elizabeth Gray, Elizabeth Troy, Lennox Cameron, Ogadinma Umelo, Paul Lewis, Ray Simpson, Sarah Brown, Sophia Jones, Valerie Etienne, Veronique DeMargary

Guitars
Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick

Bass
Alpheus Little, Julian Crampton, Paul 'Tubbs' Williams, Randy Hope-Taylor

Keyboards
Gary Sanctuary, Graham Harvey, Jim Watson (tour only), Peter Hinds, Ski Oakenfull

Drums
Andy Gangadeen, Gavin Harrison, Matthew Stuart, Richard Bailey

Percussion
Chris Joris, Daniel Sadownick (tour only), Karl Vandenbossche, Louis Jardin, Maxton 'Gig' Beesley Jr., Snowboy, Thomas Dyani-Akuru

Trumpet
Alexander Pope Norris, Anthony Kadleck, Basilo Marquez, Dominic Glover, Donald Downs, Duncan McKay, Gerard Presencer, Greg Gisbert, Julio Enrique Padron, Kevin Robinson, Tim Hagans

Sax
Adrian Ravell, Bud Beadle, Chris DeMargary, Denys Babtiste, Ed Jones, Irving Acao, Jason Yarde, Patrick Clahar, Ray Carless, Roman Filiu, Ronnie Cuber, Snake Davies, Tim Ries

Flutes
Ken Hitchcock, Ed Xiques, Rowland Sutherland

Trombone
Adrian Fry, Avi Lebo Leibovich, Charles Gordon, Fayyaz Virji, Jimmy Bosch, Mark Nightingale, Matt Coleman, Michael Davies, Richard Edwards, Winston Rollins

Programming
Alex Rizzo, Daniel 'Venom' Maunick, Ray Hayden, Richard Bull, Simon Cotsworth, Tyrrell

Strings
Aaron Stowlow, Alexander Vselensky, Barry Finclair, Diane Monroe, Ellen Blair, Elliot Rosoff, Ivan Hussey, Jean Ingraham, Kurt Briggs, Kurt Coble, Marion Pinheiro, Marshall Coid, Ming Yeh, Myra Segal, Paul Woodiel, Rebekah Johnson, Rudy Perrault, Sandra Billingslea, Sanford Allen, Sara Loewenthal, Sheila Reinhold, Stanley Hunte, Stephen Hussey, Winterton Garvey, Xin Zhao, Yolisa Phale, Yuri Vodovoz

Voices
Carlos 'Soul Slinger', Claudia Rey, People of the Earth

Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick - Producer
Francis Usmar - Producer, Assistant Producer
Paul Williams - Producer
Joe Williams - Executive Producer

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Incognito's first studio album.

Incognito does not have a recognised line-up of members; Incognito is essentially one man's dream, namely Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick. Since the inception of Incognito in 1981, many musicians have been involved in creating the music of Incognito. Rather than focusing on individuals, equal credit is given for their contributions. This approach, to quote Bluey himself, "promotes and encourages the talents of the musicians and in turn teaches all of us humility and a sense of sharing that is not usually present in most other bands".

In putting together the credits for the "No time like the future" sleeve notes, Bluey took an unconventional approach by listing the musicians as "The Incognito Family"; a decision that initially caused confusion and is clarified on this web site by the man himself.

In keeping with this philosophy, the people who have contributed to Incognito over the years are listed below in alphabetical order and grouped by their 'primary' role in the band.

www.incognito.co.uk



An acid jazz project with surprisingly deep roots in the 1970s jazz/funk/fusion world, Incognito was originally formed by Jean-Paul Maunick (aka Bluey) and Paul "Tubbs" Williams. Both were leaders of the late-'70s disco-funk group Light of the World. who scored several moderate British hits including a cover of "I Shot the Sheriff." Just after the release of Light of the World's third LP (Check Us Out), Maunick and Williams shifted the lineup slightly and renamed the conglomeration Incognito. Incognito debuted with the single "Parisienne Girl" and released the 1981 LP Jazz Funk, but were inactive during the rest of the 1980s. Maunick continued to write material for his group, even while working with Maxi Priest and others. (Williams later moved to Finland.) By the beginning of the 1990s, DJ legend and early Incognito fan Gilles Peterson had founded the Talkin' Loud label, and he made Incognito one of his first signings. The 1991 single "Always There" (with vocals by Jocelyn Brown) became a Top Ten hit as part of Britain's booming acid jazz scene, prompting the release of Incognito's second album overall, Inside Life. It was largely a studio affair, with Maunick and engineer Simon Catsworth directing a large cast with many of the best musicians in Britain's fertile groove community.

With 1992's Tribes Vibes & Scribes, Maunick added a more established vocalist, the American Maysa Leak. A cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" became another Incognito hit, and the album ascended Britain's pop charts even as it rose on America's contemporary jazz charts. Third album Positivity became the group's biggest album success, with much attention across Europe as well as Britain. Leak unsuccessfully attempted a solo career with Blue Note, leading to the temporary vocal replacement Pamela Anderson (not the Baywatch pin-up) on 1995's 100° and Rising. Leak returned, though, appearing on the following year's Beneath the Surface. Incognito later expanded its discography with 1996's Remixed, 1998's Tokyo Live and 1999's No Time Like the Future.

John Bush - All Music Guide
 

 L y r i c s


INCOGNITO

(Incognito)
The man behind the mask
(Incognito)
At the masquerade's board?
(Incognito)
Can you see through his disguise?
(Incognito)
Is he a friend of yours


(Incognito)
The man behind the mask
(Incognito)
A face you can't conceal?
(Incognito)
I can see through your disguise


Standing in the dark
Hidden in the crowd
(Incognito)
Trying to see your face
Chasing shadows through
(Incognito)
the night


(Incognito)


SMILE OF A CHILD

Chorus:
There's no song like a love song
(Love song)
No love like true love
(True love)
No smile
Like the smile of a child


Be like a child
Welcome each day one at a time
Don't be a afraid
(Do be do do be do)
To say you're sorry when you're wrong
Be a better you
Be like a child


Be like a child
Don't loose yourself in a world of cares
Let yourself go
(Do be do do be do)
Oh, be happy and be loved
Be a better you
Be like a child


Chorus


Be like a child
Welcome each day...
And, don't loose yourself...


WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE

(Girl you love, take a chance)
(Give romance let's dance)


Stop wondering where
And wondering when
Your love and emotion should show


Chorus:
Why don't you believe
(Why don't you believe)
There is no mystery
Oh, why can't you see
(Why can't you see)
It's just for you and me


(Girl you love, take a chance)
(Give romance let's dance)


Let your love desire
Put time and the place
All your emotions
Go flow


CHASE THE CLOUDS AWAY

On the blues of yesterdays
Time is being wished away
I close my eyes and think of you
Suddenly your light comes through

Time doesn't matter anymore
Livin's like a sweet love song
As promising? the things I do
Really don't seem to lead to you



Chorus:
Away
Chase the clouds away
Chase the clouds away
Chase the clouds away

If you stumble on the way
I'll be there to comfort you
To pick you up when you are down
Sever? any clouds away

You believe I'm right for you
You know that my aim is true
No matter what the world will do
The two of us will see it through

Chorus

Solo

Chorus




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