* En anglais uniquement
Far from your run-of-the-mill contemporary jazz chart-toppers, the duo of
Stuart Wade and Chris Morgans come from a long line of British advocates of jazz including
the Brand New Heavies and
Us3. Their first album as
Down to the Bone, 1997's
From Manhattan to Staten, did predictably well around their base in Chobham, Surrey, but also transferred to American smooth jazz charts. Their second album,
The Urban Grooves, featured a track recorded with one of
Wade and Morgans' original inspirations, organist
Reuben Wilson, and topped jazz charts in America after its 1998 release date. Spread the Word: Album III followed in early 2001, with
Crazy Vibes and Things coming the next year. After moving to Narada, the group released
Cellar Funk and
Spread Love Like Wildfire in 2004 and 2005, respectively. The label celebrated the band's ten years in the game by issuing the greatest-hits album The Best of Down to the Bone in early 2007. The group’s tenth album,
The Main Ingredients, released in 2011, found
Down to the Bone taking their signature funk and groove sound to the Trippin 'N' Rhythm label. ~ John Bush