Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Make Them Like It 2000 (REPOST)

Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Make Them Like It 2000 (REPOST)
Label: Shanachie

Jazz

Acid-jazz collective Brooklyn Funk Essentials was first conceived in 1993 by producer Arthur Baker and bassist/musical director Lati Kronlund; by the following year, the group was a staple of the New York City club scene, with early lineups also including singers Joi Cardwell, Sha-Key, and Papa Dee, poets Everton Sylvester and David Allen, DJ Jazzy Nice, keyboardist Yuka Honda, (soon to co-found Cibo Matto), trumpeter Bob Brachmann, trombonist Joshua Roseman, saxophonist Paul Shapiro, drummer Yancy Drew, and percussionist E.J. Rodriguez. Brooklyn Funk Essentials' debut album Cool and Steady and Easy followed in the summer of 1994, scoring an underground hit with its rendition of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan"; when Caldwell exited to mount a solo career, she was replaced by vocalist Stephanie McKay. In the Buzz Bag followed in 1998, and two years later, the group returned with Make 'Em Like It.
By Jason Ankeny.
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After exploring Turkish folk music on their sophomore release In the Buzz Bag, Brooklyn Funk Essentials returned to the basics for the more hard funk-oriented follow-up, Make 'Em Like It. Of course, for Brooklyn Funk Essentials, the "basics" are still pretty eclectic, with reggae, hip-hop beats and scratching, hard bop, and salsa all creeping their way into the group's retro-funk and acid jazz. Soulful female vocals sit alongside American-style raps and Jamaican toasts, and the live instrumentation is as sharp as ever. A worthy addition to the collective's discography.
By Steve Huey. AMG.
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Brooklyn Funk Essentials:
Paul Shapiro- (Vocals, Flute, Soprano, Tenor & Baritone saxophones);
Atn Stadwijk- (Vocals, Keyboards);
Yancy Drew Lambert- (Vocals, Drums);
Papa Dee, Sha-Key, Stephanie McKay, Everton Sylvester- (Vocals);
Bassy Bob Brockman- (Guitar, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Keyboards);
Lati Kronlund- (Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming);
Masa Shimizu- (Guitar);
E.J. Rodriguez- (Percussion).

Additional personnel:
Desmond Foste-r (Vocals, Guitar);
David Jensen- (Saxophone);
Joshua Roseman, Andre Atkins- (Trombone);
Tony Allen- (Drums, Percussion);
Danny Saddwnich- (Congas);
Laco Tayfa- (Percussion);
Paul "Ziggy" Zerang, DJ Smash, DJ Jazzy Nice.
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01. Make Them Like It 4:22
02. Mombo con Dancehall 6:48
03. Date with Baby 5:07
04. Woman Thing 6:20
05. I Got Cash 4:50
06. Confirm Reservation 6:13
07. Kik It 6:00
08. Jump Around Sound 4:41
09. Hard To Stop - Feelgood 6:46
10. Vinyl Crisis 5:38
11. To My Peeps 1:07
12. Martha 4:59
13. Bill's Playground 4:17   
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