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         :  /____ :     >>>  Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Licence To Funk  <<<
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 :..:... Supplier : SER 2007              Release Date : 10/19/2007   ...:..:
    :  : Ripper   : SER 2007              Street Date  : 00/00/2007   :..:...
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 :  :    Label    : ACT Music             Tracks       : 12 Tracks    ...:..:
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    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.

    http://www.nilslandgren.com
   
    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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