Incognito - 2 in 1: Tales from the Beach & Transatlantic R.P.M. '2011

Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. Step Aside (feat. Joy Rose) (05:58)
2. I've Been Waiting (04:28)
3. When the Sun Comes Down (04:46)
4. Love Joy Understanding (06:44)
5. I Come Alive (Rimshots and Basses) (03:54)
6. Happy People (04:16)
7. N.O.T. (06:11)
8. Freedom to Love (06:45)
9. I Remember a Time (05:29)
10. It May Rain Sometime (02:06)
11. Never Look Back (06:45)
12. When Words Are Just Words (06:12)
13. Feel the Pressure (04:46)
14. Silence of My Mind (03:54)
15. Tales from the Beach (01:45)
16. Lowdown (feat. Mario Biondi & Chaka Khan) (04:27)
17. Everything That We Are (03:55)
18. 1975 (04:36)
19. Your Sun My Sky (04:02)
20. Line in the Sand (04:20)
21. Gotta (04:10)
22. Let's Fall in Love Again (04:19)
23. The Song (05:07)
24. Put a Little Lovin' in Your Heart (05:21)
25. All of My Life (04:44)
26. Expresso Madureira (05:23)
27. Life Ain't Nothing but a Good Thing (05:56)
28. Make Room for Love (05:59)
29. Can't Get Enough (03:58)
30. The Winter of My Springs (00:39)
31. Tell Me What to Do (05:19)


 moreIncognito were founded in 1979 by Light of the World members Jean-Paul
Maunick and Paul "Tubbs" Williams. They debuted the next year with the single
"Parisienne Girl" and followed it with the full-length Jazz Funk (1981), but
were inactive during the rest of the '80s. Maunick continued to write material
for his group, even while working with the likes of Maxi Priest and Nia Peeples.
(Williams later moved to Finland.) Signed to Gilles Peterson's fledgling Talkin'
Loud label, Maunick reactivated Incognito in 1990, assisted by fellow
multi-hyphenate musician Richard Bull. Their subsequent update of Ronnie Laws'
"Always There" (based on Side Effect's vocal version), featuring bona fide disco
diva Jocelyn Brown, became a number six U.K. pop hit as part of the booming acid
jazz movement. This prompted the release of Incognito's second album overall,
Inside Life (1991). Maunick and Bull directed a large cast with many of the best
musicians in Britain's fertile groove community, setting a standard for all of
Incognito's future recordings.

Tribes, Vibes and Scribes (1992) added vocalist Maysa Leak to the lineup. A
cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" reached number 19 in
the U.K., and in the U.S., the album ascended to number five on the contemporary
jazz chart. After third album Positivity (1993), Leak recorded a solo album for
Blue Thumb/GRP. Maunick consequently sought Joy Malcolm and Pamela Anderson to
contribute most of the vocals for 100° and Rising (1995), highlighted by the
number 23 U.K. single "Everyday." The following year, Leak returned to appear on
Beneath the Surface, on which Imaani made her first of several appearances.
During the latter half of the decade, Incognito expanded their discography with
Remixed (1996), Tokyo Live (1998), and No Time Like the Future (1999), the last
of which brought Ski Oakenfull into the fold.

The group's first two albums of the 2000s, Life, Stranger Than Fiction (2001)
and Who Needs Love (2002), were made without Leak. The former was the first to
feature long-term associate Tony Momrelle, while the latter -- the first of
several releases through Dome in the U.K. -- added another, Joy Rose, along with
contributions from Paul Weller and Ed Motta. Leak returned for Adventures in
Black Sunshine (2004), a set that also boasted a guest appearance from key
Incognito inspiration George Duke. Bees + Things + Flowers (2006) mixed cover
versions along with re-recordings of four Incognito classics. More Tales Remixed
(2008) involved remixes from Dimitri from Paris and Mark de Clive-Lowe, among
others.

Incognito began the 2010s by acknowledging a major group milestone, most notably
with the two-CD Live in London: The 30th Anniversary Concert, as well as their
14th studio set, Transatlantic R.P.M. (2010), featuring performances from Chaka
Khan, Leon Ware, Mario Biondi, and Leak. Surreal (2012) was followed by
Maunick's first proper solo album, Leap of Faith (2013). Incognito nonetheless
remained Maunick's primary creative outlet. Through the remainder of the decade,
they released three additional double-length studio albums -- Amplified Soul
(2014), In Search of Better Days (2016), and Tomorrow's New Dreams -- supported
as usual by dozens of instrumentalists and singers. © John Bush

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