The Tuff City Sessions, by Pumpkin

The Tuff City Sessions

by Pumpkin

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1 Grandmaster Caz– Mister Bill 5:25
2 Grandmaster Caz– Yvette 5:02
3 Spoonie Gee– Spoon Spoon Spoonie Gee 6:26
4 Traedonya– The Boogaloo 3:10
5 Traedonya– Sixteen 5:19
6 MC New York– Good Morning Mr. Phelps 3:07
7 MC New York– I Am New York 4:45
8 Funkmaster Wizard Wiz– Put That Head Out 6:45
9 Puffy Dee– Joe Blow 5:12
10 Spoonie Gee– Get Loose 3:05
11 Pumpkin– Pumpkin's Groove 3:09
12 Funkmaster Wizard Wiz– Crack It Up (Instrumental) 5:52

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1.	Grandmaster Caz - Mr. Bill 05:28	buy track
2.	Grandmaster Caz - Yvette 05:04	buy track
3.	Spoonie Gee - Spoon Spoon Spoonie Gee 06:27	buy track
4.	Traedonya - The Boogaloo 03:11	buy track
5.	Traedonya - Sixteen 05:21	buy track
6.	MC New York - Good Morning Mr. Phelps 03:08	buy track
7.	MC New York - I Am New York 04:55	buy track
8.	Funkmaster Wizard Wiz - Put That Head Out 05:57	buy track
9.	Puffy Dee - Joe Blow 05:16	buy track
10.	Spoonie Gee - Get Loose 03:08	buy track
11.	Pumpkin's Groove 01:04	buy track
12.	Crack It Up (Instrumental) 02:13	buy track

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The late Errol "Pumpkin" Bedward was a legendary multi-instrument arranger (best known as a drummer) behind a lot of records on Enjoy, Profile and Tuff City, and, most famously, performed the "disco-skip" on Spoonie Gee's "Love Rap." Incredible funk back tracks, each one unique--unlike other bands at the time ('79, '80, '81, etc.) whose tracks are so infectious. He was also a drum machine innovator, recognized as "king of the beats" before Mantronik. One of Pumpkin's nastiest pieces is the "instrumental" B-side to Fantasy Three's "Biters in The City," which, with its haunting Vocoder drone is anything but instrumental. They also use a flanged-type vocoder effect later on the "instrumental."

In Groups: Pumpkin & Friends, Pumpkin & The All-stars, Triad, Orange Krush, B Flat Blvd, The Smokin Commission, Sandra Williams & The Force, Entouch

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released April 12, 2022

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Tuff City Records New York, New York

Originally rooted in hip-hop, Tuff City has transitioned its focus toward rescuing thousands of blues, jazz, funk, soul and R&B treasures from obscurity, thus creating several specialized reissue imprints devoted to music of the highest caliber.