Incognito Album: “Bees + Flowers + Things”

Incognito came out with a new ambum. This time they did covers of seventees classics such as Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Summer in the City, and That's the of the World. they came with a new fresh sound for incognito, powerful string and violin sessions, excelent vocals of Carleen Anderson, Maysa, Joy Rose, Jocelyn Brown and Imani as well as Tony Momberelle. They also remade Always There, Still a friend of Mine, Everyday and Deep Waters, which have also a fresh and very slow beat to it. Altogether, this one is another smash in the line of Incognito music!

no, you won't find the uptempo grooves that is their signature work. but listen again, 'cause what you have here is a collection of scaled down pieces that really bring out the high degree of talent these artists have. i'm a vocals person--check out joy on sunshine, imaani on everyday, carleen (my goodness!), jossy!, of course maysa, and of course brother tony! i mean these voices are all unique and are all just plain sweet. as to the musicians, the acoustic guitar on everyday, the piano on tin man...man, just sweet. i could go on and on, but the short of it--if you just wanna bop your head, yea, you might need to go somewhere else. but if you wanna listen and actually hear something, bluey delivers for you, as he always does. that, after all, is his true signature--bringing crack musicians into an organic whole, all towards putting something sweet in your ear.

i'm only here because my old cd got scratched. guess i played it too much. i gotta get another one.

Incognito can do no wrong in my book. The music, band, production, vocalists, and arrangements have all been top-notch since their 1981 debut, resulting in some truly remarkable albums and mind-blowing songs along the way.

During that time, the group have racked up a wealth of uptempo hits, club favorites, and jams. While much of their fan base appreciates all sides of this multi-faceted organization, many Cog-heads look for that "good time" music on every new release ... and will ultimately be disappointed with this latest set, at least at first.

BTF has NO uptempo numbers. All the songs are acoustic or slow to very slow. They are perfect for a romantic evening, winding down, etc. But the people that are looking for something to which they can shake what their mama gave 'em will be starving for a remix album of these tunes (which would actually be a great idea). Think of it as Merlot rather than espresso, and you've got the vibe. Rich, dark and exotic, but mellowing rather than energizing.

BTF is a brief but solid album that well may be the only one of its type that the band will ever release, and for that it's special. And again, the execution is passionate -- yet virtually flawless in execution. Very few bands can pull that off once, let alone album after album, after album. Among other strong remakes, their take on "That's The Way Of The World" may be the best ever, second only to Earth Wind and Fire's brilliant original.

I applaud Incognito for delving fully into their mellow and softer side. Rump-shakers: be assured that Bluey is cooking up something hot for you. Take a breather and give BTF a chance.

Incognito is a oldtime group with a new time sound, this album is neo-soul with a jazzy groove. The band members are about 21 deep, different people take turns singing thru-out the album.Maybe 3 female vocalist & 2 male vocalist.The instrument arrangement are pleasan.t The violin, cello, and harp can be heard on different tracks.Its great to hear so many sounds from a modern day band, that's not considered rock or nor jazz. Not since Earth,wind & Fire has a modern day group attempted these heights.

who is joy rose and where has she been hiding. everybody loves the sunshine is the bomb. talk about a nice cd. to bad the smooth jazz station here in las vegas never played this song on the radio, with all due respect to roy ayers this song was much better, though mary j blidge did it gorgeous also. track 2 everyday is also very smoothing and of course maysa on here makes me smile. glad i bought this one also, buy it folks and get your smile on, trust me