This acid jazz outfit from downtown New York City was formed in 1990 by flutist Richard Worth. Groove Collective has had 5 or so albums since then. They're best seen live as their studio albums do not capture their raw live essence.
This particular song is off the out of print "Live and Hard To Find" album. If you can find it I suggest picking it up as it really contains some great material. "The Great Escape" is a wonderful track with keyboard licks that will knock your socks off. Groovy! This track sounds like it easily could have come out in the very early 70's.
They just played this last weekend so it seems as they are still together in some shape or another. Keep an eye on the radar to see if they're coming to your town.
You can find "The Great Escape" on Live & Hard to Find at www.kufala.com
Posted by: Genji, pushtobreak | March 07, 2007 at 06:16 PM
Yes, Groove Collective is still around. Their most recent album (2006) is called "People People Music Music" on Savoy Jazz Worldwide and it just got nominated for a Grammy! "The Great Escape" is off of "LIVE...and Hard to Find" and was originally available from the band. A reissue is now available through Kufala records (or is it Kufula?) Reading the track-listing on Kufala's website, it seems the reissue is missing the last track (a remix of "Nerd") and the cover art is slightly changed to match Kufala's packaging style.
Peter
Posted by: GCFan | January 06, 2007 at 09:09 PM
Wow, I must say that that album cover rules so hard, goddamn.
Posted by: Parker Catalano | July 24, 2006 at 03:15 PM
Does anyone know where to find this track "The Great Escape?" I've checked numerous albums including the one featured here and none seem to have it. Thanks for any replies.
Posted by: | June 22, 2005 at 07:23 AM