Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunicks top-tier acid jazz band, Always There is a boxed set of eight discs and almost as many purposes. The first three discs function as a primer of sorts. (Consider that the bands back catalog contains 19 studio albums averaging well over an hour in length.) Discs one and two are designated "the greatest hits," while disc three spotlights Incognitos featured singers -- such as Jocelyn Brown, Maysa, and Pamela Anderson -- though some of those cuts were big, too. Tracks from Incognitos phase-one singles, all archetypal Brit-funk grooves circa 1980-1981, lead the way to selections from their early-90s return and mainstream peak. Included are the Top 20 U.K. hit versions of "Always There" (Ronnie Laws, Side Effect) and "Dont You Worry Bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder), along with "Everyday," the bands highest-charting original. Theyre all part of an even-handed overview that extends into the latter half of the 2010s. Disc four, "unreleased tracks + rarities," doesnt provide as much as anticipated and is titled somewhat misleadingly for its inclusion of album tracks. Its followed by a set of instrumentals that, like disc three, contains some of the bands best-known material -- "LArc en Ciel de Miles" and "After the Fall" for starters. The sixth disc is a straight reissue of Last Night in Tokyo, a Beneath the Surface-era live recording previously released only in Japan. Maunick then calls upon BBC DJ Gilles Peterson to choose two discs worth of remixes. A long-standing supporter and friend (and partner in STR4TA), Peterson made Incognito the flagship act on his Talkin Loud label for just over a decade, and likely handpicked some of the remixers. Its no surprise that the round of choices is ideal, and that the majority of the remixes -- executed by DJs/producers ranging from Danny Krivit and Masters at Work to Pete Rock, Carl Craig, and Maunicks son Daniel -- sound like proper creative collaborations rather than exertions of ego. Always There: 1981-2021 has much to offer for everyone but the most serious Incognito collector. ~ Andy Kellman
Rovi
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[CD]
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Parisienne Girl
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Summer's Ended
3.
Shine On (Live at Capital Session)
4.
Incognito (12" Remix Version)
5.
Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
6.
Still a Friend of Mine
7.
Deep Waters
8.
I Hear Your Name
9.
Everyday
10.
A Shade of Blue
11.
Roots (Back to a Way of Life)
12.
Talkin' Loud
13.
Change (Bluey Remix) [feat. Stevie Wonder]
14.
Colibri
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[CD]
1.
Always There (David Morales Remix) [feat. Jocelyn Brown]
2.
Givin' It Up (Roger Sanchez Uplifting Edit)
3.
Nights Over Egypt (Masters at Work Main Mix) [feat. Jocelyn Brown & Maysa]
4.
Out of the Storm (David Morales Radio Edit) [feat. Maysa]
5.
Morning Sun (Feat. Joy Rose)
6.
Listen to the Music (Feat. Maysa)
7.
It's Just One of Those Things (Feat. Maysa & Tony Momrelle)
8.
That's Just the Way of the World (Short Version) [feat. Maysa & Carleen Anderson]
9.
Step Aside (Feat. Joy Rose)
10.
Lowdown (Feat. Chaka Khan & Mario Biondi)
11.
Goodbye to Yesterday (Feat. Mo Bandis)
12.
Silver Shadow (Feat. Vanessa Haynes)
13.
Just Say Nothing (Feat. Vanessa Haynes)
14.
After the Beat Is Gone (Feat. James Berkeley)
15.
You Are in My System (Feat. Bluey)
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[CD]
1.
Crazy for You (Feat. Chyna)
2.
Good Love (Feat. Pamela Anderson)
3.
Labour of Love (Feat. Chris Ballin)
4.
Always There (Feat. Jocelyn Brown)
5.
Fountain of Life (Feat. Imaani)
6.
Where Did We Go Wrong? (Feat. Joy Malcolm)
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Cut It Loose (Feat. Dianne Joseph)
8.
Stay Mine (Feat. Kelli Sae)
9.
On the Road (Part Two) [feat. Jack Kerouac)
10.
Nights Over Egypt (Bluey's Mix) [feat. Maysa & Jocelyn Brown)
11.
Inside Life (Feat. Linda Muriel)
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[CD]
1.
Feel So Good (Feat. Maysa)
2.
Neon Mountain
3.
That's the Way It's Gonna Be
4.
Passage for the Message
5.
Stay (See Me Through) [feat. Ian WIlliam Hoare]
6.
All That You Want Me to Be (Feat. Maysa)
7.
Celebrate Your Life (Feat. Maysa)
8.
Freedom Town (Feat. Mark Brown)
9.
Glide
10.
Port Luis
11.
Release Yourself
12.
Samba to Coda
13.
Step Into My Life
14.
The Padded Duke
15.
Pick Up the Pieces (Live in Japan)
5.
[CD]
1.
Fearless
2.
Jacob's Ladder
3.
After the Fall
4.
Need to Know
5.
Dark Side of the Cog
6.
L'arc En Ciel De Miles
7.
Love Is the Colour
8.
One Step to a Miracle
9.
Tribal Vibes
10.
Rivers Running Black
11.
Millenium
12.
Black Rain
13.
Solar Fire
14.
She Wears Black
6.
[CD]
1.
She Rises in the East (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
2.
Solar Fire (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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Lavour of Love (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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I Love What You Do for Me (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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Talkin' Loud (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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Out of the Storm (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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Dark Side of the Cog (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
9.
Beneath the Surface (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
10.
Colibri (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
11.
Deep Waters (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
12.
Everyday (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
13.
Roots (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
14.
Always There (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
15.
Still a Friend of Mine (Live in the Garden Hall, Yesibu, Tokyo, 14th December, 1996)
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[CD]
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Always There (Master at Work Remix 96)
2.
Pieces of a Dream (Roger Sanchez's Sambra Sensational Remix)
3.
On the Road (Danny Krivit Re-edit)
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I Can See the Future (Ski's Main Mix)
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It Ain't Easy (Tom Middleton Cosmos Remix)
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Fearless (Blaze Shelter Dub)
7.
I Hear Your Name (Roger Sanchez Factory Dub)
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Everyday (Masters at Work Everyday Dub)
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Jacob's Ladder (Nu Yorican Dub)
10.
Good Love (CJ Mackintosh's Dub)
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[CD]
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Out of the Storm (C's Planet E Special Mix)
2.
Still a Friend of Mine (Gilles Peterson and Paul Martin's Singing Loud Remix)
3.
Can You Feel Me (Dealt With Bass Remix)
4.
Roots (Pete Rock Remix)
5.
Wild and Peaceful (K-Dope Remix)
6.
Get Into My Groove (Jazzanova Regroove)
7.
Castles in the Air (IG Culture Remix - Dreamers Schemers Re-dub)