The Stanky Brown Group was an industrious rock sextet from New Jersey. With a varied blend of sounds and exceptional musical talent, the Stanky Brown Group has delivered a mix of brass mellow and funky free soul elements with their debut album " Our Pleasure To Serve You’ in 1976. Recorded at Ultima Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York, and featuring first rate guests such as “Mountain” Leslie West on lead guitar, Eric Weissberg on pedal steel guitar among others and nice songs like “A Hundred Times Around”.
Tracks
1. Masquerade - 3:28
2. You've Come Over Me - 3:52
3. Let's Get to Livin' - 3:28
4. U B U - 2:30
5. A Hundred Times Around - 5:15
6. Don't You Refuse - 2:47
7. Friday Night Without You - 2:50
8. Matthew - 3:02
9. Misery Loves Company - 3:09
10.Ravin' Beauty - 3:25
11.Where Have They Gone - 3:45
Songs 1,2,3,5,6,9 written by Jeffrey Leynor
Songs 4,7,8,10,11 Music by James Brown, Lyrics by Frank Greene
The Stanky Brown Group
*James Brown - Keyboards, Vocals. ARP 2600, ARP Pro-Soloist
*Richard Bunkiewicz - Assorted Fender Basses, Mostly Fretless
*Jerry M. Cordasco - Pearl Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*Jeffrey Leynor - Acoustic, Electric Guitars, Vocals
*Allan Ross - Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
*Frank Greene - Lyrics
With
*Leslie West - Lead Guitar (Tracks 1,3,10)
*Stan Bronstein - Tenor Saxophone (Tracks 2,4,7,9)
*Eric Weissberg - Pedal Steel Guitar (Tracks 2,11)
*George Devens - Chimes (Track 3), Bass Marimba (Track 4), Vibes (Track 5)
*Santos - Latin Percussion (Track 4)
*Al Steckler - Tambourine (Track 5
*Ron Frangipane - Tambourine (Track 5)
*Joe Shepley - Flugelhorn (Track 8), Piccollo Trumpet (Track 11)
*Artie Kaplan - Clarinet (Track 9)
*Frank Green - Tambourine (Track 11)