“Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist JR Robinson has released his first solo CD “Funkshui”. With help of the world’s finest musicians (Neil Stubenhaus, Gary Grant, Mark Williamson, Jeff Lorber, Ross Bolton, Leland Sklar, Brandon Fields, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Thompson and Dan Higgins), JR has assembled a collection of original songs sure to please his countless fans. As is evident on past recordings with Rufus and Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Steve Winwood, his signature style is unmistakable. This drumming pioneer has brought to this solo recording his love of Jazz, Funk and Rock and his solid “groove”. Mastered in the SACD format, which captures the incredible energy of the performances in “surround”, this listening experience puts you right in the center of the music. “Funkshui” is a labor of love by one of the greatest musicians of all time. JR Robinson’s great drumming skills have graced countless hit records in all musical genres.” – Westcoast Rendez-vous Blog  (source).

Tracks

1  Flight 81 (JR Robinson) 04:35
2  Reshuffle (JR Robinson; Ross Bolton) 04:22
3  Tellin Lies (Cold As Ice) (JR Robinson; Mick Jones; Lou Gramm) 05:14
4  Good Ole Times (JR Robinson) 04:14
5  Sister Sadie (Horace Silver) 04:27
6  Cool TV (JR Robinson; Jeff Lorber) 04:53
7  Hair Of The Dog (JR Robinson) 05:59
8  Sierra (JR Robinson) 04:44
9  Skunkin (Dan Higgins) 05:35
10  Lullaby For Jack (JR Robinson) 04:10
11  Montebelluna Drum Solo 12:43

Musicians

1 Flight 81
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards - JR Robinson
Programming - JR Robinson
Sax - Dan Higgins
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Percussion - JR Robinson

2 Reshuffle
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Ross Bolton
Hammond Organ - David Wolinski
Rhodes - Jeff Lorber
Sax - Dave Boruff

3 Tellin Lies (Cold As Ice)
Bass - Leland Sklar
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - JR Robinson
Programming - JR Robinson
Background Vocals - Robbie Wyckoff
Background Vocals - Mark Williamson
Rap - Chris M Robinson
Vocals - Mark Williamson

4 Good Ole Times
Bass - JR Robinson
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Ross Bolton
Guitar - JR Robinson
Keyboards - JR Robinson
Rhodes - Aaron Zigman
Programming - JR Robinson
Rap - John T Robinson
Vocals - Diane Lotny

5 Sister Sadie
Bass - Hussain Jiffry
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr
Programming - JR Robinson
Sax - Dan Higgins
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Percussion - JR Robinson

6 Cool TV
Bass (synthesizer) - Jeff Lorber
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Ross Bolton
Guitar - Jeff Lorber
Keyboards - Jeff Lorber
Keyboards - JR Robinson
Rhodes - Jeff Lorber
Vocals - Diane Lotny

7 Hair Of The Dog
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - JR Robinson
Piano - John Beasley
Programming - JR Robinson
Sax - Brandon Fields
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Percussion - JR Robinson

8 Sierra
Bass - Neil Stubenhaus
Drums - JR Robinson
Keyboards - JR Robinson
Rhodes - Dan Higgins
Clarinet - Dan Higgins
Sax - Dan Higgins
Percussion - JR Robinson
Percussion - Danny Reyes
Vocals - Dustin Higgins
Vocals - JR Robinson

9 Skunkin
Bass - Hussain Jiffry
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Ross Bolton
Guitar - Dustin Higgins
Programming - Dustin Higgins
Sax - Dan Higgins
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Percussion - Danny Reyes

10 Lullaby For Jack
Drums - JR Robinson
Keyboards - JR Robinson
Synthesizer - JR Robinson
Percussion - Danny Reyes
Percussion - JR Robinson
Vocals - Robbie Wyckoff

11 Montebelluna Drum Solo
Drums - JR Robinson

Liner Notes

Producer – JR Robinson
Arranged By (Vocals) – Mark Williamson (Track 3)
Arranged By – Dan Higgins, Gary Grant (Track 5)
Arranged By – JR Robinson (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By – Dan Higgins (Tracks 8 9)
Engineer – Woody Woodruff
Mastered By – Bernie Becker
Photography – Rob Shanahan
Recorded Live In Montebelluna, Italy (Track 11)
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