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Beneath the Surface finds original lead singer Maysa Leak returning to the Incognito fold. Coincidentally or not, the record finds the group moving deeply into smooth, laidback, jazzy soul. It's a seductive sound and the group executes it well, even though there ironically isn't that much substance beneath the surface. ~ Leo Stanley
Audio Mixer: Simon Cotsworth.
Recording information: Church Studios, London, England (1996); Livinstone (1996); Marcus (1996); Master Rock (1996); Master Sound, Asto (1996); Metroplis (1996); Roundhouse (1996); Trident (1996); Westside (1996).
Incognito includes: Maysa Leak, Chris Ballin, Imani (vocals); Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick.
Personnel: Chris Ballin, Maysa (vocals, background vocals); Imani (vocals); Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick (guitar, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); Barry Finclair, Winterton Garvey, Kurt Coble, Rudy Perrault, Kurt Briggs, Myra Segal, Elliott Rosoff, Xin Zhao, Marion Pinheiro, Aaron Stolow, Ming Yeh, Sheila Reinhold, Rebekah Johnson, Alexander Vselensky, Stanley Hunte, Sandra Billingslea, Marshall P. Coid, Diane Monroe, Paul Woodiel, Jean Ingraham, Yuri Vodovoz (violin); John R. Dexter, Richard Brice, Jesse Levine, Liuh-Wen Ting (viola); Jeanne LeBlanc, Caryl Paisner, Bruce Wang, Sarah Seiver (cello); Kenneth Hitchcock (flute, alto flute); Chris DeMargary (flute, saxophone); Ed Xiques (flute); Chris Davis (saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Ed Jones (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Tim Ries (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Anthony Kadleck, Greg Gisbert, Alexander Pope Norris, Tim Hagans, Donald Downs (trumpet, flugelhorn); Duncan Mckay (trumpet); Michael Davis (trombone, bass trombone); Charles Gordon, Jimmy Bosch, Avi Lebovich, Fayyaz Virji (trombone); Gary Sanctuary (keyboards, Moog synthesizer); Peter Hinds, Graham Harvey (keyboards); Jay Daniels (drums, keyboard programming); Andy Gagadeen, Richard Bailey (drums); Thomas Dyani-Akuru, Maxton G. Beesley, Jr. (percussion); Claudia Fontaine, Raymond Simpson, Lennox Cameron, Sarah Brown (background vocals).
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Q (12/96, p.134) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...The songs are consistently stronger and more melodic, and there's far less instrumental self-indulgence....this is Incognito thriving on the virtues of simplicity and melody to create their best album yet." Beneath The Surface Music Incognito Beneath The Surface Songs Beneath The Surface Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews A Incognito's Masterpiece
This album is a masterpiece of acid jazz and R&B. Bluey & company show us the quality of his amazing music. The Maysa's voice delights us again in tracks as 'beneath the surface', 'out of the storm', the cool 'hold on to me' and the wonderful ballad 'a shade of blue'. In this realase, also stands out an excelent male vocalist: Christopher Ballin, who makes very good performances in tracks as 'labour of love', 'without you' and 'living against the river'.
Submitted by eigodoy (Santiago, Chile) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No ONE OF THE BEST JAZZ CDS I EVER HEARD
I BOUGHT THIS CD BACK IN 1997 AND LOST IT. TRULLY A WORK OF ART.I ACCIDENTLY GAVE THE CD 3 STARS BY ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY.THIS CD IS RATED 10 STARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by KIM (LOUISVILLE,KY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Alternative Jazz and R&B
Incognito is probably one of the best bands that ever came out in the last decade. Imani's vocals is absolutely enchanting. I recently bought two of their CD's, its "Eleven" and "Adventures in Black Sunshine" both cd's are great. You get yourself into a jazzy, romantic mood listening to them. Im still trying to get hold of the live Tokyo, cd its one of their best ever, and its quite hard to find here in Manila. A lot of people here also listen to them.
Submitted by rfgatch34 (Manila, Philippines)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Their Best!
Of all the albums by this group I find this one to be their best. With Maysa doing her great vocals as usual you can't go wrong with this one. Songs like "A Shade Of Blue" and "Misunderstood" are the standouts among a truly well-written group of songs. I find this group to be literally a breath of fresh air on the music scene today. Real instruments and timeless vocals are not the norm today. Incognito is able to this caliber of work time and time again....most impressive!
Submitted by Marcusj_j (Aurora IL)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No This Is Bluey's Best Album To Date
I was fortunate enough to land the European version of this outstanding album in the used cd section of an independent music store, recently (the one MINUS the two ho-hum bonus tracks tacked on at the end as an afterthought,lol). I could go on and on about how much Maysa Leak turns it out on the cuts she performs on (e.g. title track, 'A Shade Of Blue'), or how committed Bluey was in making the entire project shine with nothing but live musicianship and arrangements that would make the '70s seem not so "retro" (don't you just HATE that word!?!?!?) in retrospect. To put it bluntly, 'Beneath The Surface' is the Incognito concept at its finest and therefore should be added to your collection whether you're a fan of this music or not. After all these years, I still can't believe this has gone under the radar. What has happened to good music today...
Submitted by Manuel (California)
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