Defunkt
Led by trombonist Joseph Bowie -- the son of a St. Louis-based music teacher, the brother of big band arranger Byron Bowie, and late trumpet player of the Art Ensemble of Chicago's Lester Bowie -- Defunkt created some of the most adventurous sounds of the last quarter of the 20th century. Formed in 1978, Defunkt initially took a danceable approach to jazz. Although their first three albums -- Defunkt, Razor's Edge, and Thermonuclear Sweat -- made them leaders of New York's radical underground music scene, their inability to achieve commercial expectations led them to disband in 1983, with Bowie retreating to the island of St. Croix. Reorganized after Bowie's return to New York in 1986, Defunkt recorded an additional six albums, including A Blues Tribute: Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters and In America, between 1988-1993. Beginning in 1996, Bowie sought a way to combine the big band jazz of the 1930s and '40s and the dance rhythms and grooves of the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Expanding Defunkt with the addition of more horn players and background vocalists, Bowie introduced the Defunkt Big Band with a six-week stint at the Knitting Factory in New York.
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Defunkt / Thermonuclear Sweat
Rock - Released by Ryko - Rhino on 19 Jul 2005
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Defunkt (Remastered)
Funk - Released by New Jazz Adventure on 29 Jan 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Legend of Defunkt, Vol. 1 (1978-2001)
R&B - Released by Grassroots Records on 8 Nov 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Cum Funky (includes 4 Bonus Tracks)
Funk - Released by Enemy Records on 1 Jan 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Defunkt In America
Rock - Released by Defunkt Music on 7 Jun 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Soul
Pop - Released by Defunkt on 10 Aug 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Razor's Edge
Punk / New Wave - Released by Defunkt Music on 13 Sep 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Defunkt "Hot Raw & Nasty"
Rock - Released by Defunkt Music on 30 Apr 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live at Channel Zero
Funk - Released by ESP Disk' on 13 May 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live and Reunified
Funk - Released by Enemy Records on 1 Jan 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Defunkt Cum Funky
Soul - Released by Defunkt Music on 18 Jun 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Soul (Double Compilation)
R&B - Released by Defunkt Music on 13 May 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Legend of Defunkt
Soul - Released by Defunkt Music on 19 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Defunkt LIve & Reunified
Rock - Released by Defunkt Music on 26 Jun 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Classic Defunkt (Live At Jazz Open '96 in Stuttgart, Germany)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Grassroots Records on 12 Jun 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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