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24-7 SPYZ & FAMILY : JUNGLE (FOR JEF) Just recently discovered this band! WOW! My mama should of been introducing me to these cats YEARS ago...so sad that it has taken the passing of Prince to bring me to folks like this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8jsGQVaS38
24-7 Spyz & Family : Jungle (For Jef) : The Video Single available via iTunes! : https://itun.es/us/ytBP8 The interview with Jimi Hazel about why the sessions happened : https://youtu.be/dfpkLHRlXKg Directed by Pierre & François Lamoureux Song produced by : Jimi Hazel & Marc "M^2" McCoy Jungle (For Jef) Written by : Jef Lee Johnson/Jimi Hazel/Ronny Drayton Publishing info : Jef Lee Johnson (Malinda Davora Music c/o Scion Four Music LLC (ASCAP) Jimi Hazel (Erectus Nippleitus/Spirit One Music (BMI) Ronny Drayton (Defense of Truth (SESAC) The Brick Layers : Drums : Lenny White The Wire Pullers : 1st solo : Jesse Johnson Vocal : Jimi Hazel Spoken vocal : Jef Lee Johnson Members of 24-7 Spyz (Jimi Hazel, Rick Skatore & Ronny "Head" Drayton) are joined by their family members (Jesse Johnson, Eddie Martinez, Vernon Reid, Chico Huff & Lenny White) to honor their brother, the late, great Jef Lee Johnson, who passed away on January 28th 2013. "Jungle" was originally written by Jef Lee Johnson and Jimi Hazel & Ronny Drayton wrote the extended "For Jef" addition. Recorded over a three day period in NYC at the Magic Shop recording, the track & video are the ultimate expression of love and respect for our brother, who we all miss dearly. | |
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Ndeed!!
Funny that you brought this up, I was just listening to this track a few days ago, along with some of Jef Lee Johnson's older stuff....
I'm a big fan of the Spyz, especially the albums Strength in Numbers, Temporarily Disconnected, and Gumbo Millenium.....
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Another of my favorites from them--Sireality:
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[Edited 2/15/17 14:02pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I like the new single! I'm on the look out for bands I don't know these days whose music I can get into. Thanks for turning me on to this band! It's hard trying to find stuff on your own. Here's the "Jungle" song in-studio on youtube: Oops! I see you posted the link already. [Edited 2/15/17 14:45pm] "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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I tallked to Jimi Hazel this morning and he said that just as soon as him and Jesse's schedules can mesh they gonna be doing some more work on a new album | |
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