Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
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45858118 | Play | Double Up Now | 00:00 Tools | |
45858119 | Play | Soulful Strut | 00:00 Tools | |
45858120 | Play | Chocolate Buttermilk | 00:00 Tools | |
45858121 | Play | Hung - Up | 00:00 Tools | |
45858122 | Play | Amen, Brother | 00:00 Tools | |
45858123 | Play | Get Ready | 00:00 Tools | |
45858124 | Play | The Archipelago | 04:47 Tools | |
45858168 | Play | Fruit Basket | 06:13 Tools | |
45858125 | Play | Hung Up | 04:28 Tools | |
45858126 | Play | Quick Sand | 00:00 Tools | |
45858127 | Play | Mad Pierrot | 00:00 Tools | |
45858129 | Play | Message To Love | 00:00 Tools | |
45858128 | Play | State Of The World | 05:19 Tools | |
45858130 | Play | Mother Popcorn | 00:00 Tools | |
45858131 | Play | INTRODUCTION | 00:00 Tools | |
45858155 | Play | The Drunk | 02:41 Tools | |
45858132 | Play | (I'm Coming Back To) the Coming-Back | 00:00 Tools | |
45858135 | Play | Cafe Regio's | 00:00 Tools | |
45858137 | Play | Jam 1976 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858134 | Play | Get Down | 00:00 Tools | |
45858136 | Play | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | 00:00 Tools | |
45858140 | Play | Chocolate Butter Milk | 00:00 Tools | |
45858133 | Play | Thankful (For What You've Done) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858138 | Play | Little Old Money Maker | 00:00 Tools | |
45858142 | Play | Tighten Up | 00:00 Tools | |
45858141 | Play | Truck Turner | 00:00 Tools | |
45858139 | Play | Reality for the People | 00:00 Tools | |
45858143 | Play | Alligator Bogaloo | 00:00 Tools | |
45858144 | Play | Hey Jude | 00:00 Tools | |
45858146 | Play | Andrias Japonicus | 00:00 Tools | |
45858153 | Play | Open The Door, Richard! | 00:00 Tools | |
45858147 | Play | Endemism | 00:00 Tools | |
45858145 | Play | Ceora | 00:00 Tools | |
45858148 | Play | Opportunity | 00:00 Tools | |
45858150 | Play | Work Song | 00:00 Tools | |
45858152 | Play | Syrinxology | 00:00 Tools | |
45858154 | Play | Divertissement | 00:00 Tools | |
45858149 | Play | We Got One (A Show) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858151 | Play | Alternative Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
45858157 | Play | Something | 00:00 Tools | |
45858172 | Play | Double-Up, Now | 00:00 Tools | |
45858156 | Play | Stop Doggin' Me Around | 00:00 Tools | |
45858159 | Play | Six Days Of Madness | 00:00 Tools | |
45858158 | Play | Spinnin' Off The Balance | 00:00 Tools | |
45858161 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One | 00:00 Tools | |
45858162 | Play | Supershine 9 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858160 | Play | Two Houses Make A Happy Home (remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858181 | Play | The Horse | 03:31 Tools | |
45858187 | Play | Determination | 04:27 Tools | |
45858165 | Play | New New Type Thing | 00:00 Tools | |
45858163 | Play | I Wanna Go (Where the Soulful People Gather Round) - VERY LIVE | 00:00 Tools | |
45858178 | Play | (She's A) Riptide | 05:10 Tools | |
45858164 | Play | Ain't It Funky Now | 00:00 Tools | |
45858167 | Play | Quicksand | 00:00 Tools | |
45858166 | Play | Back And Alive '77 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858169 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy | 00:00 Tools | |
45858198 | Play | Ball of Fire | 02:39 Tools | |
45858190 | Play | Calinga | 04:59 Tools | |
45858192 | Play | Solar Eclipse | 05:28 Tools | |
45858171 | Play | The Chase | 00:00 Tools | |
45858170 | Play | Supershine #9 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858176 | Play | Ain't it Funky, Now | 00:00 Tools | |
45858175 | Play | Down & Out | 00:00 Tools | |
45858174 | Play | DOWN AND OUT | 00:00 Tools | |
88396721 | Play | Pick Up the Pieces One By One (Parts 1 & 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858180 | Play | Introduction - 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858197 | Play | Liberty | 07:20 Tools | |
45858177 | Play | What It Is...What It Was | 00:00 Tools | |
45858182 | Play | Strange Buddha (Karate) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858179 | Play | Just Bein' Free (Complete Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858185 | Play | Spinning Off The Balance | 00:00 Tools | |
45858191 | Play | Eyesight | 00:00 Tools | |
45858188 | Play | That's My Desire | 00:00 Tools | |
45858184 | Play | (She Sure Is) Down And Out | 00:00 Tools | |
45858186 | Play | Amen Brother | 00:00 Tools | |
45858183 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Pts. 1 & 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858193 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle | 00:00 Tools | |
45858200 | Play | Walk On By | 00:00 Tools | |
45858189 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle (Pt.1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858199 | Play | Evil | 00:00 Tools | |
45858195 | Play | Theme From Shaft | 00:00 Tools | |
45858194 | Play | Mind Power (pts 1 & 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858196 | Play | Thanks & Announcement | 00:00 Tools | |
45858208 | Play | Take Me Back To Where I Belong | 00:00 Tools | |
45858203 | Play | Open The Door Richard | 00:00 Tools | |
45858211 | Play | Just Bein' Free | 00:00 Tools | |
45858205 | Play | Choclate Buttermilk | 00:00 Tools | |
45858201 | Play | (SHE Lights MY Fire, THE Baby Sure IS) Down AND OUT (PT.1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858207 | Play | Grand Finale | 00:00 Tools | |
45858202 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle (PT.3&4) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858209 | Play | Whatever You Do | 00:00 Tools | |
45858204 | Play | Jam 1976 (Reprise) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858206 | Play | Hung-Up - Vocal Version | 00:00 Tools | |
45858210 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Reprise) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858212 | Play | Medley: Back And Alive '77 / Two Houses Make A Happy Home | 00:00 Tools | |
45858213 | Play | Changes I Wannna Make | 00:00 Tools | |
45858215 | Play | If You're Doin' It, Keep On Doin' It - Do It Well | 00:00 Tools | |
45858217 | Play | No Trouble On the Mountain | 00:00 Tools | |
45858214 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Pts 1 and 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858218 | Play | Changes I Wanna Make | 00:00 Tools | |
45858237 | Play | Riptide - She's a | 00:00 Tools | |
45858216 | Play | Mind Power (Pts 1 and 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858219 | Play | Endenism | 00:00 Tools | |
45858220 | Play | Hung-Up - Instrumental Version | 00:00 Tools | |
45858221 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (pts.1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858222 | Play | Stop diggin'me around | 00:00 Tools | |
45858224 | Play | Mind Power (pts.1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858223 | Play | Alligator Bogaloo (Bonus) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858225 | Play | Alligator Boogaloo (Unreleased Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858226 | Play | Ain't funky now | 00:00 Tools | |
45858264 | Play | Hung - Up - Vocal Version | 00:00 Tools | |
45858227 | Play | New New Type Thing (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858228 | Play | Supershine#9 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858254 | Play | Mistakes And All | 00:00 Tools | |
45858231 | Play | Hot Pants Road | 00:00 Tools | |
45858229 | Play | New New Type Thing (Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858230 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One (Part 1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396724 | Play | オーサカ=モノレールのテーマ | 00:00 Tools | |
45858232 | Play | I Wanna Go (Where The Soulful People Gather 'Round) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858234 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One [Part 1&2] | 00:00 Tools | |
88396722 | Play | What It Is - What It Was | 00:00 Tools | |
45858233 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Tighten Up | 00:00 Tools | |
45858235 | Play | (she lights my fire, the baby sure is) Down and out (pt.1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858236 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Amen, Brother | 00:00 Tools | |
45858246 | Play | Mind Power | 00:00 Tools | |
90047339 | Play | Mind Power, Pt. 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858238 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Chocolate Butter Milk | 00:00 Tools | |
45858239 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Get Down | 00:00 Tools | |
45858240 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Get Ready | 00:00 Tools | |
88396728 | Play | What It Is...What It Was, Pt. 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858241 | Play | pick up the pieces one by one (live) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396726 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy, Pt. 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858242 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Divertissement | 00:00 Tools | |
45858243 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Soulful Strut | 00:00 Tools | |
45858244 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Truck Turner | 00:00 Tools | |
45858245 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Supershine #9 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858247 | Play | Hot Pants Road (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858248 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | 00:00 Tools | |
45858259 | Play | We Got One [A Show] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858249 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Cafe Regio's | 00:00 Tools | |
45858250 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Little Old Money Maker | 00:00 Tools | |
45858251 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Hey Jude | 00:00 Tools | |
45858252 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Mad Pierrot | 00:00 Tools | |
45858253 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Open The Door, Richard! | 00:00 Tools | |
88396730 | Play | (She Lights My Fire, The Baby Sure Is) Down and Out, Pt. 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858255 | Play | Osaka Monaurail - Message To Love | 00:00 Tools | |
45858256 | Play | [I'm Coming Back To] The Coming Back | 00:00 Tools | |
88396725 | Play | Thankful (For What You've Done) - For What You've Done | 00:00 Tools | |
88396729 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle, Pt. 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858257 | Play | Pick Up the Pieces One by One, Pts. 1-2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858258 | Play | Hot Pants Road (Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396723 | Play | THANKFUL - FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE | 00:00 Tools | |
45858260 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858261 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858262 | Play | Hung - Up (Vocal Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
90047340 | Play | ABC TVシリーズ 『The Men』のテーマ | 00:00 Tools | |
90047341 | Play | Two Houses Make a Happy Home - Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
45858263 | Play | Uchu | 00:00 Tools | |
90047342 | Play | Oh What a Feeling | 00:00 Tools | |
45858265 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One(Parts1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858266 | Play | Coming Back | 00:00 Tools | |
45858282 | Play | No Trouble On the Mountain (feat. Shirley Davis) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858275 | Play | I'm Coming Back To The Coming-Back | 00:00 Tools | |
45858267 | Play | (she lights my fire, the baby sure is) down and out (pt 1 & 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858268 | Play | [Thanks & Announcement] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858269 | Play | rumble'n struggle (pt 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858271 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One (Parts 1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858270 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One (Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858272 | Play | We Sing Soul | 00:00 Tools | |
45858283 | Play | THANKFUL | 00:00 Tools | |
45858292 | Play | (She Lights My Fire, The Baby Sure Is) Down and Out | 00:00 Tools | |
45858295 | Play | STRANGE BUDDHA(KARATE) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858284 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy, Parts 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858273 | Play | [Introduction] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858274 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
90047343 | Play | It's Her Thing | 00:00 Tools | |
45858276 | Play | Mind Power (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858277 | Play | Just Bein Free_Part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858278 | Play | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | 00:00 Tools | |
45858279 | Play | ANDRIOUS JAPONICUS | 00:00 Tools | |
45858280 | Play | Truck Tuner | 00:00 Tools | |
90047344 | Play | Hot Pants, Pt. 1&2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858286 | Play | New New Type Thing Pt. 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858289 | Play | Open the door, Richard | 00:00 Tools | |
45858281 | Play | We Got One (A Show) (Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396727 | Play | WHAT IT IS...WHAT IT WAS (LIVE) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858290 | Play | JAM 1976 [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858285 | Play | Open The Door,Richard! | 00:00 Tools | |
45858287 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One - Parts 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
90047345 | Play | Archipelago | 00:00 Tools | |
45858288 | Play | Double-Up Now (Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858302 | Play | If You're Doin' It, Keep On Doin' It (Do It Well) | 00:00 Tools | |
90047346 | Play | MEDLEY:BACK and ALIVE '77 / TWO HOUSES MAKE A HAPPY HOME | 00:00 Tools | |
45858304 | Play | INTRODUCTION [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858306 | Play | SOULFUL STRUT [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858308 | Play | オーサカ=モノレールのテーマ | 00:00 Tools | |
45858291 | Play | (SHE LIGHTS MY FIRE, THE BABY SURE IS) DOWN AND OUT (PARTS 1&2) | 00:00 Tools | |
90047347 | Play | Just Bein' Free - Complete Version | 00:00 Tools | |
45858293 | Play | Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours | 00:00 Tools | |
88396737 | Play | Riptide (She's a) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858294 | Play | Medley: Back and Alive '77/Two Houses Make a Happy Home | 00:00 Tools | |
90047348 | Play | Pick Up The Pieces One By One, Pt. 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
90047349 | Play | Supershine Number Nine | 00:00 Tools | |
88396731 | Play | Thanks & Announcements | 00:00 Tools | |
45858315 | Play | Just Bein' Free (Pt. 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858296 | Play | {she lights my fire, the baby sure is) Down and out | 00:00 Tools | |
45858297 | Play | Double-Up Now | 00:00 Tools | |
45858298 | Play | Just Bein Free_Part 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858299 | Play | Mind Power (Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858300 | Play | What you hear is what you get | 00:00 Tools | |
45858303 | Play | Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Finale) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396733 | Play | Quicksand (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396734 | Play | THANKFUL (FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE) [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858301 | Play | (SHE SURE IS) DOWN AND OUT [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
88396735 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle (Pt. 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858305 | Play | WHAT IT IS - WHAT IT WAS [Live] | 00:00 Tools | |
45858307 | Play | Introduction To The 2nd Half | 00:00 Tools | |
90047350 | Play | Rumble'n Struggle, Pt. 3 & 4 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858309 | Play | runble'n struggle (pt 3 & 4) | 00:00 Tools | |
88396732 | Play | Mind Power, Parts 1 & 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
45858310 | Play | Signed,Sealed,Delivered I'm Yours | 00:00 Tools | |
45858311 | Play | Tighten Up (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
45858312 | Play | Supershine#9 (Undercover Grunts Medley) | 00:00 Tools | |
90047351 | Play | What It Is...What It Was - Live | 00:00 Tools | |
45858313 | Play | Hot pants road (pt.1) | 00:00 Tools | |
90047352 | Play | Cafe Reggio's | 00:00 Tools | |
45858314 | Play | Double Up Now - Osaka Monaurail | 00:00 Tools |
After two decades, the wheels are very much still turning for Japan's premiere Funk orchestra, which has grown from a university combo to one of the world’s leading group in the genre. Nine musicians on stage in sharp uniforms inspired by 60s fashion; trumpets are spinning in the air; leader Nakata dancing “Mashed Potato”; from jumpin’ Bebop instrumentals to James Brown funky dancers. Osaka Monaurail just celebrated their 20th anniversary by touring many cities in Japan, Europe, Canada and Australia, appearing at top venues, nightclubs and festivals including the Montreal International Jazz Festival (July 2012) and many others. Formed in 1992, all members were from the same Jazz society at Osaka University (Osaka, Japan). Nakata recalls, "I was 19. We were having fun playing/learning Jazz. Our team was known as the best university/college band when it comes to playing Count Basie tunes. I was a trumpet player. But, I dropped out because I couldn't play high notes. I finally gave up on the trumpet, my second love (with piano being the first), and decided to do what I've wanted to do ever since I was 16, which was to start a Funk band." The group was named after the Funk classic, "It's The J.B.’s Monaurail" by the J.B.'s (misspelling intentional.) It originally featured more than 20 people including several horn players, but soon the band was cut down to a 13 piece group. After a couple of university gigs, they started playing local bars & nightclubs in Osaka around 1994-1995. Signed to RD Records in 1999, OM released their first album “What it is – What it was” (2000) followed by nine albums: three more albums on RD Records (signed until 2005); four albums on P-Vine Records (signed 2006-2009); and the latest "State Of The World" on King Records (2011–present). In Europe, the last three albums are available on Unique Records (Dusseldorf, Germany). In the summer of 2006, Osaka Monaurail toured six cities in Japan as backing band for a Soul/Funk legend, Marva Whitney, known as one of the James Brown's original Funky Divas. Her hits include many Funk classics such as “It's My Thing”, “Unwind Yourself” and “Sunny” (duet with Mr. JB). This partnership became arguably one of the most exciting collaborations in Funk today and left two albums “I Am What I Am” and "Live In Japan", three European tours and two Japanese tours. Marva Whitney passed away December 22, 2012. In November 2012, Osaka Monaurail played a show with the great Fred Wesley, the world's funkiest trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and the Count Basie Orchestra. It was an one night only show with OM as a backing band playing more than a dozen of Fred Wesley songs. Nakata runs his Shout! Productions label and continues to contribute to the Soul/Funk history. It has been responsible for: reissuing a string of Soul/Funk albums; releasing movies "Superfly" (1972), "Coffy" (1973) and a few more theatrically; subtitling “Sweet Sweetback’s Badasssss Song” (1971), “Badasssss” (2004) and “Soul Power” (2009); most recently releasing “Edification of Weldon Irvine” (1976) on DVD. After all, as Nakata says, "...the Japanese kids' long journey of learning how to play Funk never ends". The current lineup is: Ryo Nakata (vocal/keyboards/percussions); Kentaro Yamagata & Yohchi Masago (trumpets); Shimon Mukai (tenor saxophone); Katsutoshi Hiraishi (trombone); Dan Hayami & Yuichi Ikeda (guitars); Dai Nakamura (bass); Soki Kimura (drums). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.