Speak Low or SpeakLOW is a Spanish jazz funk combo based in
Madrid, that was formed in 2002. The band was founded by Julián Maeso, Jose García and Antonio Pax. They have released 2 albums and 5 singles. The band was influenced by
Lonnie Smith Lonnie Smith may refer to:
* Lonnie Smith (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball player
* Lonnie Smith (boxer) (born 1962), American boxer
* Lonnie Smith (organist) (1942–2021), American organist
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,
Brian Auger,
Georgie Fame,
Lou Donaldson and
The Meters. The band split up in 2011, their farewell concert being only in 2012 on the Moe Black Music Festival.
History
Speak Low was formed in late 2002 by Julián Maeso (of
The Sunday Drivers
The Sunday Drivers was a Spanish indie-pop group that was formed in Toledo, Spain in 1999. They retired after playing for the last time on July 17, 2010, at the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB).
They were winners of several contests of ...
), Antonio Pax (of
La Vacazul) and Jose Funko (of ''Mamafunko'') to play covers of classic jazz-funk, soul and boogaloo in local clubs. Later, Martín and David García would join and original compositions started to emerge. In 2003, they recorded a demo of three songs. Later, during the summer of 2004 the band recorded ten original songs, published in the spring of 2006 under the title ''I'm Gonna Groove Ya''.
Discography
Albums
* ''I'm Gonna Groove Ya!!'' (2006, Acid Jazz Records)
* ''Hands Up!'' (2009, Lovemonk)
Singles
* "Take Your Time" / "Papa Don't Take No Mess" (2005)
* "Trouble Maker" / "To My Friend Georgie" (2006)
* "Thriller" / "Unusual Tatami" (2006)
* "I Want My Money Back" / "This Letter" (2009)
* "Soul Is What You Got" / "I Don't Need No What" (2009)
References
External links
*
Spanish funk musical groups
Musical groups from Madrid
Musical groups established in 2002
Acid Jazz Records artists
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