The Players Association - Let Your Body Go! (Remastered) (2020) [Hi-Res]

Led by drummer/arranger Chris Hills, the Players Association was an obscure late-'70s, early-'80s outfit that specialized in a jazz-influenced style of disco-funk. Major jazz musicians like Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Joe Farrell, and Tom Harrell appeared on its albums, but the New York band never catered to jazz's hardcore; its main focus was disco-funk with jazz overtones, although the Association occasionally detoured into instrumental jazz-pop and quiet storm/NAC music. The Association never became well known, and its recordings received very little radio airplay; however, it did enjoy a small underground following among danceclub DJs. The Players Association signed with Vanguard in 1977, and the band recorded five albums before calling it quits in 1981: 1977's The Players Association, 1978's Born to Dance, 1979's Turn the Music Up! 1980's We Got the Groove, and 1981's Let Your Body Go.

Fonda Rae, vocals
Freddie Perez, vocals
Janet Wright, vocals
Ronnie Cuber, baritone saxophone
Chris Hills, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums
Caleb Martin, guitar
Jim McElwaine, keyboards
Ray Mantilla, percussion
Marcus Barone, programmed synthesizer
Mike Mandel, programmed synthesizer
Bob Berg, tenor saxophone
John Dearth, trumpet
Victor Paz, trumpet

Recorded and mixed by Mark Berry Produced by Danny Weiss

Digitally remastered