Song:I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Album:(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz: A GRP Artists' Celebration of the Songs of The Beatles
Groove Collective was an attempt to market Acid Jazz in the US. Though the attempt was unsuccessful, a couple of the band's songs charted including this cover of The Beatles classic I Want You (She's So Heavy). They were formed in 1990 at the New York club Giant Step. Members included Itaal Shur on keyboards, Richard Worth on flute and Gordon "Nappy G" Clay on percussion. Clay was also an MC so the idea was to mix jazz and hip hop elements. This got the attention of Steely Dan producer Gary Katz and he signed Groove Collective to Reprise Records. The 1994 album Groove Collective did OK on the jazz chart. But I think Katz wanted it to cross over to mainstream and it didn't do that. Groove Collective then signed with GRP and producer Tommy LiPuma. By this time Clay left probably because LiPuma was looking to produce something similar to The Crusaders. Again the 1996 album We the People did OK on the jazz chart. But a couple of songs crossed over to the dance chart including this cover of I Want You (She's So Heavy). But that song was only released as a single. It did not appear on We The People. It appeared on this various artists Beatles tribute album. Groove Collective left GRP and have recorded for Shanachie and Savoy. They last recorded in 2007 so I don't think they are around anymore. Here's a video of I Want You (She's So Heavy) by Groove Collective.
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