Browne Sugar (1979)
1.- Tom Browne…”Mr. Jamaica Funk”. Kickin’ Trumpet and rich jazz melodies. Tom Browne’s success was inevitable as he began to carve a path for his musical future early on as a student of New York’s High School of Music and Art. During this period, Browne became a regular on the New York jazz scene.
In 1978 after Browne played an NY uptown club affiliated with George Benson, he was offered several solo recording contracts and ultimately signed with GRP Records (then distributed by Arista). On GRP, he recorded four solo albums. His debut release, “Browne Sugar” (1979) dominated the jazz charts for numerous weeks while his next two releases “Love Approach” (1980) and “Magic” (1981) each sold 500,000 units earning gold records. “Love Approach” also spawned the hit song “Funkin’ for Jamaica,” which earned him a gold single and today, is still a favorite among dance DJ’s around the world. (discogs)
2.- Straight fusion set by trumpeter Tom Browne, replete with double-tracked vocals and songs heavy on backbeats and light on solos. Everything is nicely played, and the album did do moderately well on charts and with Adult Contemporary audiences. (Ron Wynn, AMG)
Featuring:
Dave Grusin
Michael Brecker
Patti Austin
Buddy Williams
Marcus Miller
Francisco Centeno
Bernard Wright
Tracks:
01. Throw Down
02. I Never Was A Cowboy
03. Herbal Scent
04. Brother, Brother
07. Promises For Spring
08. Antoinette Like
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soulfunkjazz dijo:
Noviembre 8, 2009 a 9:44 pm
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funkmaster dijo:
Noviembre 9, 2009 a 4:43 pm
A good album, from a great trumpetist. Thanks
Kings Groove dijo:
Noviembre 9, 2009 a 6:07 pm
Fantastic addition to the Tom Browne collection! Many thanks M.
Ferry dijo:
Noviembre 10, 2009 a 4:58 pm
Este es un disco sorprendente y creo que es uno de sus mejores! ¡Gracias mucho!
frankyboy dijo:
Noviembre 11, 2009 a 8:47 am
really good, nice post dude. You can tell when Grusin and Miller were involved in an album!