Nils Landgren Teamwork (2 LP)
The best radio unit ever! "Teamwork" is pure party atmosphere. The tones circulate loosely through the rows, brilliant wind movements alternate with ecstatic solos, danceable beats and brilliant tempo tightening, cool vocals and strong melodies, but also time for elegance and the intimate brace blues.
Perhaps it is the best funk unit of all time that Nils Landgren has been constantly rallying around since 2010: a groove connection with combination-strong team players and fogged noble technicians. James Brown meets Parliament meets Crusaders meets Funk Unit, so you could rewrite Mr. Redhorn's game concept to "teamwork." "Teamwork" is pure party atmosphere. The tones circulate loosely through the rows, brilliant wind movements alternate with ecstatic solos, danceable beats and brilliant tempo tightening, cool vocals and strong melodies, but also time for elegance and the intimate brace blues. All this is "teamwork": played by a dream team of sweaty funk workers with the soul in their blood." I had the feeling that the Funk Unit still has so much to give," says team leader Landgren, whose radio formation nac...
Line up:The Funk Unit is: Nils Landgren / trombone & vocals Magnum Coltrane Price / bass & vocals
Magnus Lindgren / woodwinds & vocals Jonas Wall / woodwinds & vocals Sebastian Studnitzky / keyboards & trumpet Andy Pfeiler / guitar & vocals Robert Ikiz / drums Special: Joe Sample / Rhodes solo on 05 Wilton Felder
Produced by Magnum Coltrane Price &
Nils Landgren Recorded by Janne Hansson, February 7 - 10, 2013 at Atlantis Studio Stockholm Mixed by Magnum Coltrane Price
Mastered by Hoffe Stannow at Cosmos Mastering Stockholm
Cover art: Teamgeist II, 2006, by Martin Noel (1956 - 2010), by permission of Margarete Noel
Track List:
- Get Serious Get A Job ( Landgren, Nils)04:58
- My Main Thang ( Wall, Jonas)05:30
- Afriquarius ( Landgren / Price / Pfeiler / Wall / Lindgren / Studnitzky / Ikiz)05:11
- Green Beans ( Landgren, Nils / Wall, Jonas / Price, Magnum Coltrane)05:07
- Rhythm Is Our Business ( Price, Magnum Coltrane)05:32
- Living For Love ( Price / Landgren / Pfeiler / Wall / Lindgren / Studnitzky / Ikiz)05:57
- Mr Masumoto ( Landgren / Price / Pfeiler / Wall / Lindgren / Studnitzky / Ikiz / Price, Magnum Coltrane)05:58
- Tracksuit ( Landgren, Nils / Price, Magnum Coltrane / Pfeiler, Andy / Wall, Jonas / Lindgren, Magnus / Studnitzk / Price, Magnum Coltrane)06:14
- Where The Funk Is At ( Landgren / Price / Pfeiler / Wall / Lindgren / Studnitzky / Ikiz / Pfeiler, Andy)04:55
- Don't Wannit ( Wall, Jonas)05:16
- Papa Bull ( Price / Landgren / Pfeiler / Wall / Lindgren / Studnitzky / Ikiz / Price, Magnum Coltrane)04:56
- You Got It feat. LIRA ( Price, Magnum Coltrane)04:11
- 427 Of Nine (Bonus Track) ( Landgren / Price / Pfeiler / Wall / Lindgren / Studnitzky / Ikiz / Price, Magnum Coltrane)04:27
- Funky For You (Bonus Track) ( Pfeiler, Andy)05:00
- Fried Green Beans ( Landgren, Nils / Wall, Jonas / Price, Magnum Coltrane)03:29