| Incognito | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Acid Jazz, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Soul, Nu jazz, Pop |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | P-Vine, Dôme, Edel, Shanachie, Heads Up Int', Handcuts, Pony Canyon, Narada, Universal, Verve, Talkin' Loud, Mercury, Ensign |
| Website | http://incognito.org.uk/ |
| Members | |
| Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick Matt Cooper Francis Hylton Pete Ray Biggin Sid Gauld Paul Greenwood Tony Momrelle Joy Rose Imaani Maysa Leak Richard Bull Simon Cotsworth Graham Harvey Dominic 'Ski' Oakenfull Julian Crampton Richard Bailey |
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| Past members | |
| Chris Botti Jocelyn Brown Carleen Anderson Mark Anthoni Christopher Ballin Xavier Barnett Bud Beadle Kelli Sae Karen Bernod Max Beesley Sarah Brown Ray Carless Patrick Clahar Matt Coleman Chris DeMargary Thomas Dyani-Akuru Gail Evans Adrian Fry Andy Gangadeen Gavin Harrison Peter Hinds Randy Hope-Taylor Ed Jones Joy Malcolm Linda Muriel Quinton Caruthers Kevin Robinson Winston Rollins Gary Sanctuary Snowboy Karl Vandenbossche Fayyaz Virji Tyrone Henry Tony Remy Andy Ross Nichol Thomson Paul Weller |
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Incognito is a British band,[1] as well as one of the members of the United Kingdom's acid jazz movement. Their debut album, Jazz Funk, was released in 1981, with thirteen more albums following, the last of which, Transatlantic RPM, was released in 2010.
The band's frontman, composer, record producer, guitarist and singer is Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick. Other notable band members have included the singers Jocelyn Brown, Carleen Anderson, Tony Momrelle, Imaani, Maysa Leak, Kelli Sae (of Count Basic) and Joy Malcom.
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The band has had intermittent success in the UK Singles Chart, with their breakthrough hit a cover version of the Ronnie Laws tune "Always There", featuring Jocelyn Brown, which made #6 in the UK.[1] The group's 1992 single, "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" saw similar success, reaching #19 in the UK.[1] They have also been a favourite of various re-mixers, including Masters At Work, David Morales, Roger Sanchez and Jazzanova, and have released several albums consisting almost entirely of remixes.
In 1994, Incognito appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time magazine. In 1996, the band contributed "Water to Drink" to the AIDS-benefit album Red Hot + Rio, also produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Their song "Need to Know" is the theme song for liberal radio and television news program "Democracy Now!".