★★★★★
I've always viewed the year 1979 as a high point in the gift to the world that is R&B music. I say that because that year serves as the distillation for all that came before, as well as offering a glimpse into what musical genres would be emerging. Nineteen seventy-nine also happens to be the year when music served as the harbinger for economic, cultural and political changes that resulted in the eventual removal of genres such as disco, blues and southern soul from mainstream black radio, and...
- www.soultracks.com
2014-05-18
★★★★★
Let's be frank, as the Brits would say, Incognito isn't my cup of tea, as I'm never been a fan of soul and acid jazz. However, if you're a fan of music or a musician, when something is good, whether it's your taste or not, there are a lot of chances that you will enjoy it. This is the case with Incognito's Bees + Things + Flowers, an album built on smooth vibes, sexy melodies and strong production values, led by a series of soulful female vocalists...
- www.plume-noire.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Positivity was the joyous fourth album from , the vision of former Light of the World guitarist , and their third release on Gilles Peterson's Talkin' Loud imprint. Packed with positive, on-message grooves, it is a work full of passion and sincerity. By 1993, Incognito was a fluid studio collective that'd perfected a truly international, timeless groove. As bandleader, Maunick was able to tease out vibrant performances from the 15 or so musicians involved...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2013-04-23
★★★★★
A band that's been around for a while creates a body of work and a sound. That sound becomes something of security blanket for long time fans. The listener hears the opening bars of any tune and discernment can be seen in smiles and nodding heads that mark the return of friend. And then there is Incognito. Perhaps due to the rotating lineup revolving around the constant figure of Jean Paul "Bluey" Maunick, fans can't really hang their collective hats on a signature Incognito sound...
- www.soultracks.com
2012-04-16
★★★★★
How does one band with a revolving door of contributors for over three different decades manage to obtain incredible longevity without missing a beat? What has kept Incognito - the multi-cultural, multi-personnel phenomenon that was highly responsible for sparking the eighties' acid jazz movement - sounding so fresh, remaining so relevant and making it look so effortless? It all lies in the architect of Incognito, Jean-Paul Maunick a.k.a...
- reviews.theurbanmusicscene.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
Producer/songwriter/musician Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick has kept UK acid jazz alive since the 1981 release of Jazz Funk, nearly thirty years ago this year. Over the years, a parade of voices have journeyed through Maunick's jazzier brand of soul, dance, and funk, a few even emerging as esteemed solo artists in their own right, including Kelli Sae, Chris Ballin, Jocelyn Brown, and most notably, Maysa Leak. Seemingly dozens more have come and gone...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Incognito's Tales from the Beach was one of the best albums, of any genre, to be released in 2008. On their first effort for the Ohio-based Heads Up label, Incognito delivered a seamless collection that used as its inspiration group mastermind Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick's childhood memories of hearing musicians play on the beach in Mauritius...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Incognito has spent over a quarter century bending classification through its soulful combination of R&B and jazz and a string of progressive, ultra-cool albums. So for its newest disc, Jean-Paul Maunick and company have taken a step back, providing new looks at some of their past hits and covering such diverse outside material as Roy Ayers' revered "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" (from which the album's title was taken), America's "Tin Man" and Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer In the City...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Incognito is the sort of thing that couldn't come out of America. The lite jazz/soul/funk is all about the groove and feel, creating an unapologetically bourgeois sound that, like house music, often has a few lines of lyrics that seem dropped in the groove like samples. Here, our class issue anxieties keep all but the most ironic and secure from willing sounding so affluent...
- www.offbeat.com
2010-11-09
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