Down To The Bone - Celebrating 10 Years Of Groove (The Best Of) '2007

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[6:47] 01. Down To The Bone - Staten Island Groove
[5:20] 02. Down To The Bone - Cellar Funk
[7:50] 03. Down To The Bone - The Zodiac
[5:54] 04. Down To The Bone - Black Choice
[5:12] 05. Down To The Bone - Gotta Get Back To You
[7:13] 06. Down To The Bone - Brooklyn Heights
[6:57] 07. Down To The Bone - Electra Glide
[5:56] 08. Down To The Bone - Ill Always Hold You Close
[6:46] 09. Down To The Bone - Carlitos Way
[6:42] 10. Down To The Bone - Pure Funk
[5:44] 11. Down To The Bone - Long Way From Brooklyn


Down To The Bone’s groove gets harder, funkier and juicier. Their music
encompasses all that is funky, soulful and jazzy. As founder and producer of the
band, Stuart Wade states that ‘it’s all about the groove....that is
what gets people dancing, their toes tapping and their heads nodding.’

‘Wade formed the band several years ago, where previouse musical and
business projects such as Internal Bass Records and Think Twice had given him
the necessary experience to reach his musical goals. In 2001 Wade decided to go
solo with the band and split from Internal Bass Records. With eight Down To The
Bone Albums receiving critical acclaim and chart topping success in the US
contemporary Jazz Billboard charts, and three compilation Jazz/Funk albums, he
hasnt looked back.

An avid music collector, Wade has been a long time admirer of musicians’
such as Ramsey Lewis, Roy Ayers and Lonnie Liston Smith. The retro-vibe that
pays homage to these musical greats, and epitomises the Down To The Bone sound
is created in a unique way. Whilst Wade is not a conventional musician, he has a
team of band members that help him to expand his ideas and melodies: together,
they lay down chords and create rhythms. Then he uses a selection of live
instrument recordings and samples from his library, and with the help of an
engineer, edits and mixes the various parts.. With the addition of guest
vocalists and reputed musicians here and there, he is able to create some truly
tasty tracks.

With annual gig dates being a major part of the ‘Down To The Bone’
success, the band have the chance to get straight down to the raw groove with
their audience.

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