Let's have a look into my record collection... this week: Brass Construction! One of the most played funk bands on the dance floor, even now, if you go to a disco/funk/boogie club night or before/ after concerts when the dj is warming up or cooling it down.. One of the most unknown bands as such, but many people know their tracks without knowing who it is. Let's go to Wikipedia and find out more.. not so much here. They were formed in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York and very productive: They released 10 albums between 1975 and 1985. There is a notable section of people who sampled their work, amongst them: Jill Scott, Gang Starr and Bob Sinclair.
This is their greatest hit and it's also the first tune on their first record: Movin.
So the first time we played the music from Royalty For Real wasn't in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, but in Bengaluru and Mumbai, all the way in India in 2023!Here you'll see me play Au Privave, Classy Cats and Royalty For Real, together with Timothy Banchet (piano), Marius Beets (bass) and Sven Rozier (drums).Au Privave is a well-known blues by Charlie Parker which I often like to start with, almost like a soundcheck tune. Although most of the time a soundcheck is done I found out it's a good idea to play a tune everybody of the band knows very well so we all can get used to the sound of the stage, the presence of the audience and it also gives the sound engineer the chance to adjust microphones last minute. During the soundcheck, the sound of the room is significantly different because of the lack of audience. All that flesh and clothes work a little bit like a totally empty room versus a room with furniture and carpets, if you know what I mean :-)Acoustics are so interesting and full of surprises.. Anyways.. hope you like it! - Let's have a look into my record collection... this week: Brass Construction!One of the most played funk bands on the dance floor, even now, if you go to a disco/funk/boogie club night or before/ after concerts when the dj is warming up or cooling it down.. One of the most unknown bands as such, but many people know their tracks without knowing who it is.Let's go to Wikipedia and find out more.. not so much here. They were formed in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York and very productive: They released 10 albums between 1975 and 1985. There is a notable section of people who sampled their work, amongst them: Jill Scott, Gang Starr and Bob Sinclair.This is their greatest hit and it's also the first tune on their first record: Movin.
