Fattburger is a jazz group, best categorized in the
jazz-funk, contemporary jazz, or
jazz fusion
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subgenres. The band was formed by saxophonist
Hollis Gentry, keyboardist Carl Evans Jr., bassist Mark Hunter, drummer Kevin Koch, and guitarist
Steve Laury
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in San Diego during the early 1980s. Tommy Aros soon joined as a percussionist.
After their first album,
Hollis Gentry left the band to pursue a solo career but came back as a part-time member in the 1990s. After the release of ''Come & Get It'', Steve Laury left to embark on a solo career. As a result, their next album, "On a Roll," was the first recording of Fattburger as a four-piece band, although Kiko Cibrian appeared as a studio guitarist. After their album ''Work to Do'' (2004), Hollis Gentry died on 5 September 2006
and Carl Evans Jr. died on 10 April 2008.
Fattburger reunited to play at the Anthology jazz club on 26 June 2009 with
Allan Phillips
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as a new keyboardist.
Fattburger's most commercially successful albums include ''Sizzlin' '' and ''T.G.I.F.attburger!''
Discography
* ''One of a Kind'' (Golden Boy Jazz, 1986)
* ''Good News'' (Intima, 1987)
* ''Living in Paradise'' (Intima, 1988)
* ''Time Will Tell'' (Intima, 1989)
* ''Come and Get It'' (
Capitol, 1990)
* ''On a Roll'' (Sin-Drome, 1993)
* ''Livin' Large'' (
Shanachie, 1995)
* ''All Natural Ingredients'' (Shanachie, 1996)
* ''Sugar'' (Shanachie, 1998)
* ''Fattburger.com'' (Shanachie, 2000)
* ''T.G.I.F.attburger!'' (Shanachie, 2001)
* ''Sizzlin' '' (Shanachie, 2003)
* ''Work to Do!'' (Shanachie, 2004)
See also
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Jazz-funk
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External links
Official site
References
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Smooth jazz ensembles
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