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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick's top-tier acid jazz band, Always There is a boxed set of eight discs and almost as many purposes. The first three discs function as a primer of sorts. (Consider that the band's back catalog contains 19 studio albums averaging well over an hour in length.) Discs one and two are designated "the greatest hits," while disc three spotlights Incognito's featured singers -- such as Jocelyn Brown, Maysa, and Pamela Anderson -- though some of those cuts were big, too. Tracks from Incognito's phase-one singles, all archetypal Brit-funk grooves circa 1980-1981, lead the way to selections from their early-'90s return and mainstream peak. Included are the Top 20 U.K. hit versions of "Always There" (Ronnie Laws, Side Effect) and "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder), along with "Everyday," the band's highest-charting original. They're all part of an even-handed overview that extends into the latter half of the 2010s. Disc four, "unreleased tracks + rarities," doesn't provide as much as anticipated and is titled somewhat misleadingly for its inclusion of album tracks. It's followed by a set of instrumentals that, like disc three, contains some of the band's best-known material -- "L'Arc en Ciel de Miles" and "After the Fall" for starters. The sixth disc is a straight reissue of Last Night in Tokyo, a Beneath the Surface-era live recording previously released only in Japan. Maunick then calls upon BBC DJ Gilles Peterson to choose two discs' worth of remixes. A long-standing supporter and friend (and partner in STR4TA), Peterson made Incognito the flagship act on his Talkin Loud label for just over a decade, and likely handpicked some of the remixers. It's no surprise that the round of choices is ideal, and that the majority of the remixes -- executed by DJs/producers ranging from Danny Krivit and Masters at Work to Pete Rock, Carl Craig, and Maunick's son Daniel -- sound like proper creative collaborations rather than exertions of ego. Always There: 1981-2021 has much to offer for everyone but the most serious Incognito collector.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Incognito, Composer, MainArtist
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Paul Tubbs Williams, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Paul Tubbs Williams, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Paul Tubbs Williams, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer
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Stevie Wonder, Composer - Jeremy Allom, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer, Keyboards
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Tyrrell, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer, Producer - Richard Bull, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, MixingEngineer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Producer, MixingEngineer - Richard Bull, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer, MixingEngineer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Graham Harvey, Composer - Richard John Bull, Producer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer, Keyboards
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Peter Dacosta Hinds, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Graham Harvey, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer, Keyboards
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer, Producer, MixingEngineer - Graham Donald Harvey, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer, MixingEngineer
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Stevie Wonder, Harmonica, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer
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Jeremy Allom, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Richard Bull, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer
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DISC 2
William Jeffrey, Composer - David Morales, Producer, Remixer - Laws, Composer - Jocelyn Brown, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist - Clarence John Allen III, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer, Keyboards
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Roger Sanchez, Producer, Remixer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer, Producer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Masters At Work, Remixer - Jocelyn Brown, FeaturedArtist, BackgroundVocals - Maysa, FeaturedArtist - Simon Cotsworth, Producer - Dexter Wansel, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Maysa Leak, LeadVocals - Kenny Dope Gonzalez, Producer, Remixer - Veronique Demargary, LeadVocals - Cynthia Biggs El, Composer - Kenny \"Dope\" Gonzalez, Remixer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer - Little Luis Vega, Producer, Remixer
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David Morales, Producer, MixingEngineer - Maysa, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Incognito, MainArtist - Graham Donald Harvey, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Matt Cooper, Composer - Joy Rose, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer
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Tom Johnston, Composer - Maysa, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Incognito, MainArtist
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Tony Momrelle, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Maysa, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer
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Charles Stepney, Composer - Maysa, FeaturedArtist - Maurice White, Composer - VERDINE WHITE, Composer - Carleen Anderson, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist
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Incognito, MainArtist - Francis Hylton, Composer - Joy Rose, FeaturedArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer
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DAVID PAICH, Composer - CHAKA KHAN, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Incognito, MainArtist - Mario Biondi, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - W. Scaggs, Composer
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Mo Brandis, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer
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David Lewis, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Wayne I. Lewis, Composer - Vanessa Haynes, FeaturedArtist
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Incognito, MainArtist - Matt Cooper, Composer - Richard John Bull, Composer - Francis Hylton, Composer - Vanessa Haynes, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Matt Cooper, Composer, Keyboards - Francis Hylton, Composer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Francisco Sales, Composer - James Berkeley, Composer, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals
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David Martin Frank, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Bluey, FeaturedArtist - Michael Austin Murphy, Composer
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DISC 3
Chyna, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer, Producer - Pauline Deloris Henry, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Peter Dacosta Hinds, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Pamela Anderson, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Graham Donald Harvey, Composer - Chris Ballin, FeaturedArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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William Jeffrey, Composer - Laws, Composer - Jocelyn Brown, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Incognito, MainArtist - Clarence John Allen III, Composer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Producer, Guitar
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Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Graham Donald Harvey, Composer - Imaani, FeaturedArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Joy Malcolm, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer, Producer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, Producer - Dominic John Lawson Oakenfull, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Dianne Joseph, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer - Daniel Dj Venom Maunick, Producer
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Kelli Sae, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Simon Cotsworth, Producer, MixingEngineer - Stephen Walter John Pert, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Graham Harvey, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer - Daniel Dj Venom Maunick, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, Producer - Gary Sanctuary, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer - Daniel Dj Venom Maunick, Producer
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Jocelyn Brown, FeaturedArtist, BackgroundVocals - Maysa, FeaturedArtist - Simon Cotsworth, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dexter Wansel, Composer - Incognito, MainArtist - Maysa Leak, LeadVocals - Kenny Dope Gonzalez, Producer - Veronique Demargary, LeadVocals - Cynthia Biggs El, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer, MixingEngineer - Little Luis Vega, Producer
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Simon Cotsworth, Producer, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Matthew Stuart, Composer - Linda Muriel, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer, MixingEngineer
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DISC 4
Maysa, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Composer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Ian William Hoare, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Maysa, FeaturedArtist, LeadVocals - Simon Cotsworth, MixingEngineer - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Maysa, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist - Richard John Bull, Producer - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Producer
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Mark Brown, FeaturedArtist - Incognito, MainArtist - Jean-Paul Maunick, Composer
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Incognito, MainArtist - Ray Carless, Composer - Jean Paul Bluey Maunick, Composer, Producer
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Album review
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick's top-tier acid jazz band, Always There is a boxed set of eight discs and almost as many purposes. The first three discs function as a primer of sorts. (Consider that the band's back catalog contains 19 studio albums averaging well over an hour in length.) Discs one and two are designated "the greatest hits," while disc three spotlights Incognito's featured singers -- such as Jocelyn Brown, Maysa, and Pamela Anderson -- though some of those cuts were big, too. Tracks from Incognito's phase-one singles, all archetypal Brit-funk grooves circa 1980-1981, lead the way to selections from their early-'90s return and mainstream peak. Included are the Top 20 U.K. hit versions of "Always There" (Ronnie Laws, Side Effect) and "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder), along with "Everyday," the band's highest-charting original. They're all part of an even-handed overview that extends into the latter half of the 2010s. Disc four, "unreleased tracks + rarities," doesn't provide as much as anticipated and is titled somewhat misleadingly for its inclusion of album tracks. It's followed by a set of instrumentals that, like disc three, contains some of the band's best-known material -- "L'Arc en Ciel de Miles" and "After the Fall" for starters. The sixth disc is a straight reissue of Last Night in Tokyo, a Beneath the Surface-era live recording previously released only in Japan. Maunick then calls upon BBC DJ Gilles Peterson to choose two discs' worth of remixes. A long-standing supporter and friend (and partner in STR4TA), Peterson made Incognito the flagship act on his Talkin Loud label for just over a decade, and likely handpicked some of the remixers. It's no surprise that the round of choices is ideal, and that the majority of the remixes -- executed by DJs/producers ranging from Danny Krivit and Masters at Work to Pete Rock, Carl Craig, and Maunick's son Daniel -- sound like proper creative collaborations rather than exertions of ego. Always There: 1981-2021 has much to offer for everyone but the most serious Incognito collector.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 8 disc(s) - 106 track(s)
- Total length: 09:54:55
- Main artists: Incognito
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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