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Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence To Funk (2007)

Licence to Funk is the 8th album by the Nils Landgren Funk Unit, and again, the Swedish trombonist reconfigures the band's personnel to keep things fresh. He keeps the rhythm section of German drummer Wolfgang Haffner and bassist Magmum Coltrane Price and adds reedsman Magnus Lindgren, keyboarder and vocalist Ida Lund, and -- the biggest surprise here -- Detroit guitarist Ray Parker Jr., author of the hit single "Ghostbusters", who had retired from music in the early Nineties and then reappeared on Landgren's collaboration with pianist Joe Sample, Creole Love Call, in 2005...

Track List

01. House Party (5:05)

02. Freak U (4:34)

03. 24 Hours (4:30)

04. Stuff Like That (5:39)

05. Slowfoot (5:49)

06. Capetown Shuffle (5:51)

07. At Home (5:21)

08. Secret (4:39)

09. Samplerayt (5:40)

10. For Those Who Like To Party (4:25)

11. Brazos River Breakdown (5:10)

12. Tomomis Tune (6:57)

Total Time: 1h:3min:40sec

Notes

Licence to Funk is the 8th album by the Nils Landgren Funk Unit, and again, the Swedish trombonist reconfigures the band's personnel to keep things fresh. He keeps the rhythm section of German drummer Wolfgang Haffner and bassist Magmum Coltrane Price and adds reedsman Magnus Lindgren, keyboarder and vocalist Ida Lund, and -- the biggest surprise here -- Detroit guitarist Ray Parker Jr., author of the hit single "Ghostbusters", who had retired from music in the early Nineties and then reappeared on Landgren's collaboration with pianist Joe Sample, Creole Love Call, in 2005.

After the previous records' experimentation with ABBA tunes (Funky ABBA, Licence to Funk is basically an homage to various types of old-school 70's funk: The dry, hard-edged funk of James Brown's famous rhythm section is celebrated in an energetic cover of Fred Wesley's "House Party", another cover brings back the bouncy disco funk of the Ashford & Simpson/Quincy Jones classic "Stuff like that", and there are several nods towards the smooth soul funk of The Crusaders -- for example, Landgren's own composition "24Hours" with its soft electric piano, the relaxed background vocals and sweet flute melody, or his near-instrumental "Capetown Shuffle" (not to mention a cover of Crusaders bassist Wilton Felder's "Brazos River Breakdown").

Despite the three cover tunes and large number of comparisons the music brings to mind, Licence to Funk is neither a full retro album nor a slavish imitation of all those acts -- the Funk Unit is in top form, with tightly locked grooves and inspired soloing, and the record is an excellent showcase for a band that knows how to use a funk rhythm as a springboard to exciting interplay.

While all of the musicians are great (and all, except for Lindgren, contribute original songs), Ray Parker Jr.'s presence is what gives the group that something extra: listening to his opening guitar licks on "freak U" and the bluesy "Secret" alone makes you glad he's back. The two songs he's written are among the album's highlights: the gritty, driving rhythm of "SampleRayT" inspires some soulful soloing by saxman Magnus Lindgren, and Parker even sings in his instantly recognizable voice on "For those who like to party". If the Nils Landgren Funk Unit continues to record albums this good, their title-giving licence will never be revoked.

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