Groove Collective | 
 enlarge | Artist: Groove Collective
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 118351
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 093624554127
EAN: 0093624554127
ASIN: B000002MPH
Release Date: March 22, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Rentstrike - Groove Collective, Roseman, Josh | | • | Balimka - Groove Collective, Rodriguez, Groove C | | • | Nerd - Groove Collective, Clay, Gordon "Nappy | | • | Rahsaanasong - Groove Collective, Worth | | • | Ms. Grier - Groove Collective, Worth | | • | Whatchugot - Groove Collective, Shur, Itaal | | • | El' Golpe Avisa - Groove Collective, Groove Collection | | • | Genji Monogatari - Groove Collective, Worth | | • | Buddha Head - Groove Collective, Clay, Gordon "Nappy | | • | Saturday Afternoon - Groove Collective, Worth, Richard |
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seriously classic April 10, 2008
schnoggi
this is a record you can listen to a hundred times, and that hundredth time it will still put a big gooey smile on your face. not generally a jazz fan, too cliche, but this is a desert island disc if there ever was one. most of the band is still together, though without the brilliant keyboardist Itaal Shur, the killer vibes and yummy dirty trombone (sigh), but they still have the ripping tight drummer, the toppest top shelf sax player, the perfect trumpeter, and that wicked good bass player. man to go back in time and see the classic lineup tearing it up live one more time...
buy this record. buy several, give them away.
Great Summer Music, Skip Over the Weak Rap Songs February 26, 2004
saxmaster3 (York, PA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I remember driving to Ocean City, MD on a hot, humid July day with this CD in my stereo, and it created the perfect mood. The soloing is superb, with an uncompromising bop influence while retaining accessibility. Also, the great variety of instruments employed makes it fun to listen to repeatedly. I'm going to give it 5 stars despite some dubious rapping on tracks 3 and 9. Track 6, "Whatugot," is for me the standout with the smooth vocals, hip-swaying beat, and extended solos. The rapping would get a little better (and scarcer) on the next album. I challenge anyone who believes jazz is boring elevator music to listen to this CD and keep from nodding their head. Sadly, this band has been VERY inactive in recent years, with no new studio CDs since 2001 and few performances outside of NYC. Let's hope they take their show on the road once again.
Mad Mad Acid Jazz July 11, 2003
R. Daniels Jr. (Houston)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this album when it debuted a few years ago after reading an article on the band. It reminds me of Herbie Hancock and the Funky Headhunters sound minus the synths. The percussionists are diverse and lay the foundation for grooves that seem to last forever. This is definitely a must have to add to any music lover's collection. The second album, "We The People" was a disappointment, the style is totally different and leans more toward a mainstream pop/hip-hop/jazz fusion project. I sampled some of their later recordings but I have to say that this first album was and still is the best of them all, pick it up.
Just great solid grooves September 5, 2000
George Plecas (Burleigh Waters, Qld Australia)
I bought this several years ago but still play it regularly. It has a great live feel as some tracks are recorded at live venues.The grooves produced are so infectious you just can't help but moove. I would still rate this ahead of their later albums only because of the greater improvisation and live "feel" of the recording. By the way the quality of sound is just enormous.
Cool, groovy, jazzy May 27, 2000
Andrzej Semeniuk (dallas, tx usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Energetic and infectious music full of rhythms, brass section, and various other instruments with jazz overtones, performed by skillful musicians. You can feel the cohesion and diversity of the band in each piece played. I bought this CD several years ago and still listen to it. An impressive first release.
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