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A funky collaboration of new and old players -- as trumpeter Roy Hargrove explores a range of classic styles with a host of excellent guest stars!

The RH Factor project includes work by Bernard Wright, Cornell Dupree, Karl Denson, and other funk luminaries -- and it also features great vocal performances from the likes of Common, Q-Tip, Erykah Badu, and D'Angelo. The groove soars from Miles-inspired electric to the heavy funk of George Clinton -- and makes plenty of side-trips in between -- exploring a range of soulful jazz, both new and old, and coming off a lot better than we might have thought!

THE RH FACTOR IS:

• Roy Hargrove - (trumpet, flugelhorn , bass, percussion)
• Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Keith Anderson - (saxophones)
• Keith Anderson, Bobby Sparks, James Poyser
• James Poyser - (keyboards)
• Spanky (Chalmers Alford), Cornell Dupree - (guitar)
• Reggie Washington,Pino Palladino - (bass)
• Willie Jones III, Jason Thomas - (drums)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE:

• A1. Hardgroove
• A2. Common Free Style
• A3. I'll Stay

• B1. Interlude
• B2. Pastor "T"
• B3. Poetry
• B4. The Joint
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• LP TWO

• C1. Forget Regret
• C2. Out Of Town
• C3. Liquid Streets
• C4. Kwah/Home

• D1. How I Know
• D2. Juicy
• D3. The Stroke