"TRUTH IN RHYTHM" Quick Takes - Tom Browne on "Funkin' for Jamaica"

Brought to you by Funknstuff.net and hosted by Scott Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Featured in this TIR Quick Take excerpt from Part 1 of Episode 14 (see full interview here    • "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Tom Browne, Part 1 of 2   ): Trumpeter Tom Browne, one of the 1980s’ most popular and successful jazz-funk artists, tells how his best-known 1980 classic “Funkin’ for Jamaica” came to be and how it has shaped his musical life. Throughout the past several decades, Browne has continued to straddle musical idioms that also include traditional to fusion to smooth jazz, R&B, world music, and even hip hop. All told, Browne has released a dozen albums with the most recent being 2016’s Legacy, and has worked with such prominent artists as Marcus Miller, Dave Grusin, Michael Jonzun & Maurice Starr, David Spradley & Ted Currier, Bobbi Humphrey, Ron Carter, Idris Muhammad, Bobby Lyle, Bob James, Joe Sample and Roy Ayers. In the complete interview, find out how Browne began his life of music; his early influences and years as a professional musician; how he landed a record deal and what it was like when he scored a hit song; his subsequent run of hit tracks and albums; his break from record-making and his other life as an airplane pilot; and finally his return to music and what he is up to today. LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content is protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/154... "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" is also available in audio podcast format from iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and other leading providers.