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Rock The RoomOpis:Dazz Band (formed in 1977) is a Grammy Award winning American funk and jazz fusion band, founded by Bobby Harris in 1977. Originally known by the name Kinsman Dazz when the band had residency at the Kinsman Grill in Cleveland, the group signed with 20th Century Records soon after forming and headed to the studio with Marvin Gaye. Producer Gaye was unable to complete the project and at the request of band leader Harris, Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey was enlisted as producer. Their first release was I Might As Well Forget About Loving You in 1978 ahead of the album Kinsman Dazz the same year. Producer Bailey significantly contributed to the album s success and subsequently co-produced the band s sophomore full-length Dazz in 1979. The following year the Kinsman Dazz became the Dazz Band and the group signed with Motown Records. Dazz Band s debut record for Motown was the 1980 album Invitation to Love (re-issued on PTG) which resulted in a string of hit singles, most notably Invitation to Love . The full-length Let The Music Play arrived in 1981 led by the Top 50 single Knock Knock , followed by the group s breakthrough hit single Let It Whip taken from the 1982 album Keep It Live (re-issued on PTG). Produced by Reggie Andrews the single catapulted Dazz Band to notoriety, topped the Billboard R&B charts, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. A string of hits followed into the 80s, most notably Party Right Here (1983), On the One For Fun (1983), Joystick (1983), and Let It All Blow (1984). Long noted for their high-energy, improvisational performances the group released their ninth studio album Hot Spot in 1985, charting at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B Chart. "Hot Spot" was the last record released on Motown Records, after which Dazz Band moved to Geffen Records to release the 1986 full-length Wild & Free (re-issued on PTG Records. The studio album Rock the Room rounded off the group s 80's releases. Long past their early-'80s prime, the Dazz Band hoped to recapture some glories with 1988's Rock the Room. Eumir Deodato was appointed as producer, and he had to pull them back into the spotlight. Both "Anticipation" and "Single Girls" were modest hits. The rest of the album contains contemporary urban dance tracks like "Huff and Puff" and the ballad "Open Sesame" and on to mixed tempo track "Body Drum." The strong title track Anticipation is added to this re-issue as a bonus track. Rock the Room marked the end of an era for the Dazz Band as they slipped under the radar and out of memory, but reappeared after six years with a new album Funkology in 1994, Under the Streetlights in 1995, Double Exposure in 1997, Here We Go Again in 1998, and Time Traveler in 2001. The Dazz Band lives on and the band does get together for reunion "Old School" tours. Re-issues of the Dazz Band are still highly in demand with funk music lovers al over the world.
Autor:Dazz BandNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2016-02-05Waga: 0.19 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.5 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.