McNeal and Niles

There's something magical about the world of private press jazz funk, where supremely talented players hedged their bets on laying down the finest grooves purely in service to the music. As rare curios continue to be unearthed from hidden corners here comes a stunning example courtesy of Wilbur Niles, who originally released Thrust in 1982 before a marginally wider release in 1983. The playing on this record is stellar, achieving ultimate smoothness without falling into the pitfall of saccharine banality. It's just exquisite, refined music to take you far away, now faithfully repressed by We Are Busy Bodies.

PERSONNEL:

• Machelle McNeal - (piano, keyboards, vocals)
• Norman Crumb - (drum Kit, vocals)
• Wilbur Niles - (guitar, percussion, and synthesizer)
• Don Wade - (bass)
• Willie Taylor - (congas, bongos, and percussion)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Ja Ja
• A2. Summer Fun
• A3. Punk Funk
• A4. Hypertension

• SIDE B
• B1. Track 5
• B2. Quiet Isle
• B3. "One Slave, One Gun