INCOGNITO BENEATH THE SURFACE

Incognito includes: Maysa Leak, Chris Ballin, Imani (vocals); Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick.
Personnel: Chris Ballin, Maysa (vocals, background vocals); Imani (vocals); Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick (guitar, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); Barry Finclair, Winterton Garvey, Elliot Rosoff, Kurt Coble, Rudy Perrault, Kurt Briggs, Myra Segal, Xin Zhao, Marion Pinheiro, Aaron Stolow, Ming Yeh, Sheila Reinhold, Rebekah Johnson, Alexander Vselensky, Stanley Hunte, Sandra Billingslea, Marshall P. Coid, Diane Monroe, Paul Woodiel, Jean Ingraham, Yuri Vodovoz (violin); John Dexter , Richard Brice, Jesse Levine, Liuh-Wen Ting (viola); Jeanne LeBlanc, Caryl Paisner, Bruce Wang, Sarah Seiver (cello); Kenneth Hitchcock (flute, alto flute); Chris DeMargary (flute, saxophone); Ed Xiques (flute); Chris Davis (saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Ed Jones (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Tim Ries (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Anthony Kadleck, Greg Gisbert, Alexander Pope Norris, Tim Hagans, Donald Downs (trumpet, flugelhorn); Duncan Mckay (trumpet); Michael Davis (trombone, bass trombone); Charles Gordon, Jimmy Bosch, Avi Lebovich, Fayyaz Virji (trombone); Gary Sanctuary (keyboards, Moog synthesizer); Peter Hinds, Graham Harvey (keyboards); Jay Daniels (drums, keyboard programming); Andy Gagadeen, Richard Bailey (drums); Thomas Dyani-Akuru, Maxton G. Beesley, Jr. (percussion); Claudia Fontaine, Raymond Simpson, Lennox Cameron, Sarah Brown (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Simon Cotsworth.
Recording information: Church Studios, London, England (1996); Livinstone (1996); Marcus (1996); Master Rock (1996); Master Sound, Asto (1996); Metroplis (1996); Roundhouse (1996); Trident (1996); Westside (1996).
Beneath the Surface finds original lead singer Maysa Leak returning to the Incognito fold. Coincidentally or not, the record finds the group moving deeply into smooth, laidback, jazzy soul. It's a seductive sound and the group executes it well, even though there ironically isn't that much substance beneath the surface. ~ Leo Stanley

• Format: CD