Brass Construction - Movin'

My Review of 'Movin' by Brass Construction

I think the song is definitely a classic funk track with all the right ingredients. Great guitar riffs,strong horns, great rhythms, uptempo with excellent vocals. The synth adds a whole other dimension too.

Classic disco funk!

Mini Biography for 'Brass Construction'

Brass construction were headed by Randy Muller. Randy was born in Guyana, and moved to New York at the age of seven where he attended the George Gershwin Junior High School in Brooklyn. Teaming up with school mate Randy formed the band 'Dynamic Souls' who later became 'Brass Construction' in 1974 and went on to produce their first single 'Tale Tellin' women' on Jeff Lane's label Dock records.Jeff Lane went on to produce their first album, 'Brass Construction' which was released on the United Artists record label, and it was a huge success and went platinum. It contained the massively popular single '
Movin' which reached number 1 in the US R&B chart and number 14 in the Billboard chart. The follow up album 'Brass Construction II' was just as successful and is considered the best album they did. However the next few albums seemed to lack the intensity and energy of the first, and the bands popularity dipped until the release of 'Brass Construction 5' in 1979 which is seen as an album that recaptured the original essence of the band.

The band recorded 4 more albums throughout the early 80's and quite a number of compilations. Many of the hits have been re-issued and re-mixed. The band stayed with United Artists until joined with EMI.

Randy Muller went on to write, produce and arrange for the bands Skyy' and 'B.T Express' and '(Rafael) Cameron'; providing flute, piano and vocals when needed. Larry Payton also went on to play with Skyy and Jeff Lane produced a number of artists including 'BT Express' on their single 'Do It ('Til You're Satisfied), and also worked with 'Funky People'.

Links

Brass Construction MySpace
Brass Construction Official Website

Brass Construction Band members

• Randy Muller - Vocals, Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Timbales
• Wade Williamston - Bass
• Larry Payton - Vocals, Drums
• Joseph Arthur Wong - Lead Guitar
• Wayne Parris - Trumpet, Vocals
• Morris Price - Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion
• Sandy Billups - Vocals, Congas
• Michael Grudge - Saxophone, Vocals
• Jesse Ward, Jr - Saxophone, Vocals
• Irving Spice - Strings
• John Bradley - Engineer
• Jeff Lane - Producer

Brass Construction Discography

Albums

• Brass Construction - United Artists Records - 1975
• Brass Construction 2 - United Artists Records - 1976
• Brass Construction 3 - United Artists Records - 1977
• Brass Construction 4 - United Artists Records - 1978
• Brass Construction 5 - United Artists Records - 1979
• Brass Construction 6 - United Artists Records - 1980
• Attitudes - Liberty - 1982
• Conversations - Capitol Records - 1983
• Renegades - Capitol Records - 1984
• Conquest - Capitol Records / EMI - 1985

Compilation Albums

• Brass Construction: The Greatest Hits - Standard - 1982
• Movin' The Best Of Brass Construction - Syncopate - 1988
• Golden Classics: Brass Construction - Collectables - 1991
• Get Up To Get Down: Brass Construction's Funky Feeling - EMI - 1997
• Classic Masters: Brass Construction - EMI - 2002
• Brass Construction (CD Reissue) - Capitol Records / EMI - 2004
• Conversations (CD Reissue) - Capitol Records / EMI - 2004
• Movin' and Changin' Live - Liquid 8 - 2004
• Something For The Weekend - EMI - 2006

Singles

• Changin' / Dance - United Artists Records - 1975
• Movin' / Talkin' - United Artists Records - 1975
• Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) - United Artists Records / Pathe Marconi EMI - 1976
• What's On Your Mind - United Artists Records - 1976
• Celebrate / Top Of The World (7") United Artists Records - 1977
• Ha Cha Cha (7") Pathe Marconi EMI 1977
• Get Up - United Artists Records - 1978
• We - United Artists Records - 1978
• Get Up To Get Down / Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing - Capitol Records - 1979
• Movin' / Changin' - United Artists Records - 1979
• Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing - United Artists Records - 1979
• How Do You Do - Liberty - 1980
• Can You See The Light - Liberty - 1982
• Walkin' The Line - Capitol Records - 1983
• We Can Work It Out - Capitol Records - 1983
• International / I Do Love You / Party Line - Capitol Records - 1984
• Never Had A Girl - Capitol Records - 1984
• Partyline - Capitol Records - 1984
• Conquest / Zig Zag (Re-Mix) - Capitol Records - 1985
• Give And Take - Capitol Records - 1985
• Give And Take - (Re-Mix) - Capitol Records - 1985
• Ha Cha Cha - EMI Syncopate (reissue)- 1988
• Ha Cha Cha (Bambam Acieed! Remix) - Syncopate - 1988
• Movin' - EMI Electrola / EMI Syncopate / Capitol Records (reissue)- 1988
• Miami Vice Theme / Movin' - Unidisc - 1990
• Movin' / Shack Up (reissue) - Soul Brother Records - 2001
• Take It Easy - Kay-Dee Records - 2005
• Got To Be Love - Kay-Dee Records - 2006

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My other favorite tunes by 'Brass Construction'

• Get up to get down
• Happy People
• Changin'

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