Song:Apparently Nothin'
Album:Road To Freedom
Young Disciples only recorded one CD but they were a big part of the early 90s music movement known as Acid Jazz. It's a mix of soul, funk and there are jazz elements heavily influenced by the 70s recordings by guys like Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd. The movement was started in the late 80s by British DJs. So it's not really jazz but some tasty music came from Acid Jazz including Young Disciples. The lead singer of Young Disciples was Carleen Anderson (born May 10, 1957 in Houston). Her mom sang with James Brown and her stepdad is Bobby Byrd. She was a single mom struggling to establish a singing career in Los Angeles. So she and her son moved to London in 1990 and formed Young Disciples with Marc Nelson (bass, guitar and organ) and Femi Williams (percussion). They signed with Talkin' Loud Records. That label was started by British DJ Gilles Peterson when he went to work for PolyGram and was the main source for Acid Jazz. Road To Freedom was their only CD and Apparently Nothin' was their biggest hit and reached #13 on the British charts. It was released in the US in 1993. It's a bit different than the British release but you can get it very inexpensively at Amazon so it is recommended. The album is considered very influential though it didn't sell that well. Carleen Anderson left Young Disciples and signed with Virgin Records in 1992. She had a good run there and conrinues to record today. She's a tremendous vocalist. Marc Nelson and Femi Williams continue to work behind the scenes in the British music industry. Never heard of them? Here's the video for Apparently Nothin' by Young Disciples.
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