Down To The Bone - The Main Ingredients (2011)

One of the UK's best jazz-funk groove bands, and one of the country's most successful jazz exports (their album "Manhattan To Staten" reached No 2 on the Billboard US Jazz Albums chart). Led by Stuart Wade, long-time producer/writer behind the band, the line-up includes vocalist Imaani, formerly of Incognito.

The new album - their ninth - is their strongest for several years, opening with a seven-minute masterpiece "Uptown Hustle". Other highlights include "Together We Stand" and "Watch Me Fly", featuring the glorious vocals of Imaani. Julian Crampton, also a former Incognito band member, keeps things moving nicely on bass.

Tracklist:

1. Uptown Hustle (7:17)
2. A Change Has Got To Come (6:41)
3. Second Nature (5:52)
4. Music Is The Key (5:30)
5. Watch Me Fly (5:17)
6. Together We Stand (6:10)
7. A Universal Vibe (6:23)
8. South Side Overdrive (5:52)
9. Closer (7:02)
10. Cut And Run (7:06)

Band Members:

Julian Crampton - bass
Davide Giovannini - drums
Neil Angilley - keys
Alex Bennett - keys
Oli Silk - keys
Joe Becket - Percussion
Imaani Saleem - vocals
Mark Jaimes - guitar
Ian Crabtree - guitar
Richard Sadler - engineering / programming
Stuart Wade - engineering / programming / producer