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The New Mastersounds
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Having been together since 1999, it
was relatively recently that this UK
funk four-piece began to make waves
on the American funk scene, thanks
to the vision and commitment of
Chicago enthusiast Dave Vandenburg
(3 on the B Records).
Led by guitarist and producer Eddie
Roberts, the NMS records feature Bob
Birch on Hammond, Pete Shand on bass
and Simon Allen on drums. Bob
retired from the live band this
year, to be replaced by fellow Leeds
keyboard wiz, 'GI' Joe Tatton. Over
time, there have been various guests
in the line up, last year the band
started working with dazed genius,
sax/flute player Rob Lavers, who
appears on the latest album - 102% -
and toured with the band in the
first half of 2007.
Though the NMS sound is very much
their own, there are strong
influences from the late-sixties
soul-jazz of artists such as Jimmy
McGriff, Lonnie Smith and Grant
Green, as well as New Orleans funk
pioneers the Meters. In 2004 the
band had the honour of backing
Blue-Note sax legend Lou Donaldson
for his UK tour.
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