(R&B, Funk, Fusion, Rock, Disco) Mandrill - 12 альбомов - 1971-1982, MP3 (tracks), 160-320 kbps

One of funk's most progressive outfits, Mandrill paid the price for their ambitions in commercial returns -- not that they never earned a reputation or an audience, but their expansive, eclectic vision often worked better when given an album's worth of room to roam, rather than being condensed into hit singles. Mandrill's jam-heavy brand of funk was liberally infused with Latin, Caribbean, and jazz influences, plus blues, psychedelia, African music, and straight-up rock. Their freewheeling approach was a definite influence on the Parliament-Funkadelic collective (an early incarnation of which actually served as their opening act), and their grooves have been sampled by numerous hip-hop acts in modern days.
Mandrill was formed in Brooklyn in 1968 by brothers Ric Wilson (sax, vocals), Lou Wilson (trumpet, vocals), and Carlos Wilson (trombone, vocals), all of whom were born in Panama and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood by musically inclined parents. Ric Wilson had already taken up a career as a cardiologist when the group officially formed; the brothers had performed together for quite some time, rehearsing at the beauty salon where their mother worked. Taking their name from the variety of West African ape (because of its distinctive, colorful face and well-developed, family-oriented social organization), Mandrill soon added keyboardist Claude "Coffee" Cave, guitarist Omar Mesa, bassist Bundie Cenas, and drummer Charlie Padro. They signed with Polydor and released their eponymous debut album in 1970, displaying the influence of the burgeoning jazz-rock and Latin rock movements in addition to soul and funk. For the follow-up, 1972's Mandrill Is, Fudgie Kae Solomon replaced Cenas on bass, and the group scored its first hits with "Ape Is High" and "Git It All."
With new drummer Neftali Santiago, Mandrill scored their biggest hit with 1973's Composite Truth, which also produced their highest-charting single, "Fencewalk." This incarnation ranked as the classic Mandrill lineup, but didn't take long to splinter; after 1974's Just Outside of Town (which featured the hit "Mango Meat"), guitarist Mesa left (citing "spiritual reasons") and was replaced by Dougie Rodriguez, formerly of Santana. After the soundscape-heavy double-LP Mandrilland, disputes over the Wilson brothers' control of the band led to the departure of every non-Wilson member save for Claude Cave. Leaving Polydor, Mandrill cut two albums for United Artists with a session rhythm section over 1975-1976, and subsequently caught on with Arista. Their label debut, 1977's We Are One, proved to be their biggest hit since Composite Truth, spawning the club hits "Funky Monkey" and "Can You Get It"; it also marked the temporary return of Santiago on drums, the addition of another brother, Wilfredo "Wolf" Wilson, on bass, and the debut of guitarist Joaquin Jessup. Two more albums for Arista followed over the next two years (New Worlds and Getting in the Mood), and the band also handled the soundtracks for the Muhammad Ali flick The Greatest (1977) and the cult gang film The Warriors (1979). Mandrill went on to cut one more album, Energize!, for Montage in 1982 before disbanding. Fudgie Kae Solomon later died of a drug overdose.

01. Mandrill (4:23)
02. Warning Blues (4:34)
03. Symphonic Revolution (5:18)
04. Rollin' On (7:42)
05. Peace And Love - Movement I (1:50)
06. Peace And Love - Movement II (1:46)
07. Peace And Love - Movement III (2:14)
08. Peace And Love - Movement IV (6:03)
09. Peace And Love - Movement V (2:05)
10. Chutney (3:05)
Продолжительность: 00:39:00

01. Ape Is High (5:36)
02. Cohelo (1:45)
03. Git It All (4:30)
04. Children Of The Sun (4:57)
05. I Refuse To Smile (4:07)
06. Universal Rhythms (3:23)
07. Lord Of The Golden Baboon (3:34)
08. Central Park (4:08)
09. Kofijahm (3:39)
10. Here Today Gone Tomorrow (4:18)
11. The Sun Must Go Down (3:25)
Продолжительность: 00:42:22

01. Hang Loose (4:49)
02. Fencewalk (3:33)
03. Hagalo (2:46)
04. Don't Mess With People (5:00)
05. Polk Street Carnival (6:10)
06. Golden Stone (7:20)
07. Out With The Boys (5:14)
08. Moroccan Nights (6:31)
Продолжительность: 00:41:23

01. Mango Meat (4:43)
02. Never Die (3:20)
03. Love Song (5:41)
04. Interlude (0:24)
05. Fat City Strut (3:16)
06. Two Sisters Of Mystery (3:38)
07. Afrikus Retrospectus (7:41)
08. She Ain't Lookin' Too Tough (5:01)
09. Aspiration Flame (4:58)
Продолжительность: 00:38:42

LP1
01. Positive Thing (Part One) (2:16)
02. Positive Thing (Part Two) (1:09)
03. Skying Upward (9:25)
04. The Road To Love (5:20)
05. Armadillo (1:42)
06. The Reason I Sing (3:25)
07. Bro' Weevil And The Swallow (5:10)
08. Khidja (5:00)
09. House Of Wood (8:03)
LP2
01. Drill In The Bush (3:53)
02. El Funko (2:55)
03. Love Is Sunshine (4:25)
04. Folks On A Hill (6:16)
05. Mini-Suite For Duke (6:25)
06. Cal-Ipso (5:00)
07. After The Race (7:03)
08. Lady Jane (4:17)
Продолжительность: 01:21:51

01. Yucca Jump (3:25)
02. Peck Ya Neck (3:37)
03. Wind On Horseback (6:07)
04. Tee Vee (4:56)
05. Solid (7:35)
06. Stop & Go (3:21)
07. Slick (6:28)
Продолжительность: 00:35:29

01. Ape Is High (5:34)
02. Fencewalk (5:32)
03. Git It All (4:31)
04. Hang Loose (4:48)
05. Mandrill (4:22)
06. Cohelo (1:45)
07. Mango Meat (4:43)
08. Symphonis Revolutions (5:17)
09. Children Of The Sun (4:59)
10. House Of Wood (4:34)
11. I Refuse To Smile (4:07)
Продолжительность: 00:50:12

01. Disco Lypso (4:01)
02. Honey-Butt (4:41)
03. Livin' It Up (4:14)
04. Love Is Happiness (4:49)
05. Ratchet (Como Se Va La Cosa) (3:12)
06. Dirty Ole Man (3:13)
07. Panama (3:47)
08. Aqua-Magic (4:11)
09. Synthia Song / Peaceful Atmosphere (3:22)
Продолжительность: 00:35:30

01. Can You Get It (Suzie Caesar) (7:09)
02. Funky Monkey (6:32)
03. Happy Beat (5:18)
04. Gilly Hines (In Memory Of Natalie Cerame) (6:33)
05. Holiday (4:29)
06. Closer to You (4:19)
07. Love One Another (4:09)
Продолжительность: 00:38:29

01. Too Late (3:41)
02. Mean Street (3:58)
03. Having A Love Attack (4:38)
04. Don't Stop (5:09)
05. Third World Girl (3:52)
06. Stay Tonite (5:34)
07. When You Smile (5:02)
08. It's So Easy Lovin' You (5:03)
09. Having A Love Attack (12'' Version) (8:00)
10. Don't Stop (12'' Version) (5:40)
11. Stay Tonite (12'' Version) (7:47)
Продолжительность: 00:58:24

01. When You Shake (4:13)
02. My Kind Of Girl (3:47)
03. Getting In The Mood (5:15)
04. Dance Of Love (5:04)
05. Feeling Good (3:06)
06. Love Made Me Ove (4:52)
07. Lo Siento Mucho (4:28)
08. Coming Home (5:51)
Продолжительность: 00:36:36

01. Put Your Money Where The Funk Is (12" Mix) (5:20)
02. Bust Loose (6:20)
03. Wired For Love (5:43)
04. Starry-Eyed (4:12)
05. Soar Like An Eagle (5:45)
06. Get It While It's Hot (5:09)
07. Believe In You (5:52)
08. Put Your Money Where The Funk Is (Album Mix) (5:30)
09. Wired For Love (12" Mix) (6:04)
10. Put Your Money Where The Funk Is (Instrumental) (5:04)
11. Put Your Money Where The Funk Is (Radio Mix) (3:42)
Продолжительность: 00:58:41