Best of Brick
An Atlanta jazz band with funk underpinnings, Brick's claim to fame was their No. 1 R&B; hit "Dazz." Basically a light funk groove, with jazz instrumentals on top, and a unison vocal, this tune set the stage for Brick's vision of discofied jazz: they followed that first hit with "Dusic" (what else, "disco meets music" much as the prior hit tackled jazz) and then shifted into a straighter funk direction with followup hits like "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" and "We Don't Want to Sit Down, We Want to Get Down."The Best of Brickis a very consistent hits package, though once past the hits there's some filler. Still, for fans of Old School funk, this is an essential band and album.--Tom Vickers