Gleefully crowning itself with the New Orleans funk crown last worn by the legendary Meters, Papa Grows Funk achieves what appeared to be impossible prior to this debut album. With notable Crescent City players such as drummer Russell Batiste and Wild Magnolias guitarist June Yamagishi, it’s no surprise that this band can play the tight, syncopated and disciplined funk that has made New Orleans famous.
But what bandleader, writer, and singer John Gros manages to accomplish is to integrate looser jam-band elements into the primal New Orleans mix of R&B, jazz, and blues without upsetting the tightly wound, often repetitive rhythms and vamps that make this style distinctive. It’s a feat no other pretender to the crown has achieved, and one that makes the self-released Doin’ It. (available at www.papagrowsfunk.com) not just funky, but fresh. -Boston Globe. Available as physical CD only 1. Pass It! 2. In The Weeds 3. Junker Man 4. Chank 5. Dimples 6. Chop 7. Ridin' Through The Mountains 8. Thump 9. I Got The Blues Over You 10. Mardi Gator 11. Slyncopate 12. Fire In The Garage 13. Who's Knockin' At Your Door 14. Doin' It
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