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Work To Do

by Brent Carter & Friends

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ABOUT THIS TRACK

WORK TO DO - BRENT CARTER & FRIENDS

So what to do when you are locked down, road habits and creative instincts denied? You make a record for fun with your friends, that's what you do, right?

And that's exactly what Brent Carter - former lead vocalist with Tower of Power, and currently, Average White Band - did. And when you have an address book like Brent’s, the 'fun project' takes on a life of its own, to become something of a 'moment in time' record, featuring some of the most respected musicians and singers around.

Aided by his good friend and fellow bandmate, sax player Fred 'Freddy V' Vigdor, Brent has assembled an all-star line up of front line artists and legendary side men from the world of funk, soul and groove music, to breathe new life into the classic (and aptly named!), Isley Brothers song, 'Work To Do'.

Brent explains 'It all started when I had an idea to make a fun 'homemade' video of Tower Of Power’s hit, 'What Is Hip’, featuring a bunch of the former ToP singers from over the decades. I asked ToP band leader, Emilio Castillo if he would like to be a part of the project, and I told him the singers that were already involved. He was excited about it and introduced the video. The video was really well received, and that led to us following it up with this 'Work To Do' project, again just for fun, but it quickly took on a life of its own. We ended up with a dozen great singers, including the great Will Downing, and a 19 piece band, including eight drummers.

And when Brent mentions drummers, these aren't just any drummers, these are musicians recognized as being amongst the very best in the business; people like Steve Ferrone (AWB, Clapton, Tom Petty), Tower of Power’s legendary David Garibaldi, and Snarky Puppy's Larnell Lewis, to name but three. (A full list of those involved is relayed below, together with just a few names from their impressive resumés).

As Brent continues to explain 'everyone was so into the idea, that they suggested getting other people involved and the thing just grew and grew. Being in lockdown, everyone dialed in their parts...some people used state of the art home studios, others just used their smartphones, but everyone got into the spirit of the thing. We mixed it all together and, given the circumstances, we made something we're all pretty proud of'.

And rightly so. This is something of a unique record, given not just the current times in which it was made, but also given the 'no ego, no roadblock' spirit and co-operation between the elite community of musicians concerned. And not least, of course, because of the quality of the record itself!

As the song says, there's Work To Do!

We are delighted to be supporting Save The Children’s COVID-19 Appeal. Simply download this track for £1 or more.

Your donation supports communities directly affected by this crisis, globally. This pandemic threatens children & families everywhere. Thank you for your support.

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released June 28, 2020

TRACK CREDITS

VOCALISTS
Brent Carter (Tower of Power, currently AWB lead vocalist)
Will Downing (Multi-million selling, major label recording artist)
Jo Harman (Award winning British vocalist-songwriter)
Eliot Lewis (Hall and Oates, “Live From Daryl’s House”, AWB
Audrey Wheeler - Top NYC session singer [Freddie Jackson, Madonna], formerly featured singer with Unlimited Touch)
Cheryl 'Pepsii' Riley (Noted Gospel/R&B singer and Arista and Columbia recording artist)
Porter Carroll (Singer/songwriter/founder/drummer with multi million selling band Atlantic Starr, Hall & Oates)
Travis Milner (Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer/composer Gerald Levert, Roy Ayers, Gerald Alston, Busta Rhymes)
Ms. Monet (Recording artist, backing vocalist Will Downing, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald)
Michael Angelo (New York legendary Funk vocalist)
Chris Walker (Vocalist with Billboard Top 30 hit ,'Take Time', Musical Director to Al Jarreau, Regina Belle)
Klyde Jones (Hall and Oates, AWB)

GUITARISTS
David Spinozza (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, James Taylor)
Jeff Tamelier (Tower of Power, Starship)

KEYBOARDS
Roger Smith (Tower of Power, Dave Matthews Band) - Hammond Organ
Rob Aries (John Scofield, Mary J Blige) - Electric Piano
Travis Milner (Roy Ayers, Gerald Levert) - Keyboards

BASS
Chris Walker (Bob James, Kirk Whalum)

HORNS
Fred 'Freddy V' Vigdor (AWB, Michael McDonald) - Tenor Sax
Cliff Lyons (AWB, Manhattan Transfer) - Alto Sax
Barry Danelian (Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Billy Joel) - Trumpet
Ozzie Melendez (Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony) - Trombone
John Scarpulla (ToP, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney) - Tenor and Baritone sax

DRUMS
David Garibaldi (Tower of Power)
Steve Ferrone (AWB, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty)
Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy)
Brian Dunne (Hall and Oates, AWB)
Rocky Bryant (AWB, Dave Sanborn, Cindy Lauper)
Herman Matthews (Isley Brothers, Kenny Loggins)
Graham Hawthorne (Paul Simon, David Byrne, Madeleine Peyroux)
Poogie Bell (David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Randy Crawford)

Produced by Brent Carter and Fred 'Freddy V' Vigdor
Written by O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Bernard Isley
Published by EMI April Music Inc, Ronnie Runs Tunes
Mixed and mastered by James Welch at Masterlink Productions
Video production - Leo Mansell
Pro tools editing - Graham Hawthorne
Graphic illustration - Stefan Redtenbacher
Artist Services - Mark Ede (BiGiAM)

With kind thanks to Stefan Redtenbacher from RSB Records for production assistance

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When former Tower of Power, currently Average White Band, vocalist Brent Carter reaches into his address book of fellow elite artists and musicians from the world of Soul and Groove, a powerhouse combination come together to record 'Work To Do', assembled by the Masterlink Sessions team and released on RSB Records to support the Save The Children UK Covid-19 appeal. ... more

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