Dave Mullen & BUTTA
At Club Groove - NYC (1/26/08)
"BUTTA-babies" Margarita Bravo & Cynthia Pierce!!
At
7:30pm, it was time for music lovers to enjoy some of the strongest funk
provided by saxophonist Dave Mullen and his band BUTTA. THIS SHOW SHOULD BE
LISTED UNDER "WHO LET DA FUNK OUT?" OR "FUNKYARD TIGHT",
BABA!! Groovalicious (of The Funk Dynasty/Mo' Phat/Nappyhead Funk Army) was on
hand to give some stinky wah-wah rhythm guitarisms, along with odorious bass
romping by Don Martin and some good conga playing by Ronnie Rock! Eric Jay was
da man, who stood centerstage doin' all the raps....the song was "Mahoney's
Way" (yeah, a whole lot of BUTTA...and it ain't Parkay, baba!) "March
of the Roaches" was another exercise in funky jazzitude (jazz PLUS
attitude) with Dave Mullen being twice as horny (LOL!), blowing both tenor and
soprano saxophones simultaneously...not to mention the nice jazzy piano solo by
Dario Boente and the rousing drum solo by Damon Duewhite! Margarita Bravo
tackled lead vocals very well on "Chase Away the Rain" and "Lost
Souls (on the Move)", the latter featuring a nice vibraphone-style solo by
Dario.
Eric Jay, Don Martin
and Dave Mullen
"Flip It" was good, but more interesting was the performance of James
Brown's "Get It Together"...the fans were digging the groove but I
have one criticism: It would be better if Groovalicious would put more twang
in his guitar during the choruses....like the way it was done originally by the
late Jimmy Nolen (legendary guitarist for the James Brown band). "Like
Rashaan" sounded great with the heavy "walkin'" bass riffing by
Don! "Squid" was the last funk tune that I heard before leaving at
8:50pm to check out David Ryan Harris at the Highline Ballroom (in the
Meatpacking District of NYC).
"BUTTA-babies" Margarita, Cynthia and "V"!!
"BUTTA-babies" "V" and Joan Willis!!
"BUTTA-babies" Amy, Joan & Cynthia!!
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