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Single by Tom Browne; from the album Love Approach; B-side "Her Silent Smile" Released: July 1980: Genre: Jazz-funk: Length: 3: 44 (Single Version) 4:43 (Album Version) Label: GRP/Arista: Songwriter(s) Tom Browne, Toni Smith (Thomassina Carrollyne Smith) Producer(s) Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen: Alternative covers
- Love Approach
Love Approach is an album by American trumpeter Tom Browne...
- Tom Browne (trumpeter)
Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954) is an American jazz...
- Love Approach
Apr 26, 2016 · DJ EVO — April 26, 2016. Jazz. One of Queen’s finest, jazz trumpeter, Tom Browne, recorded what would become a Billboard #1 R&B chart topper back in 1980 – a funky, soulful laden track titled “ Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.) ”.
May 13, 2024 · Funkin’ for Jamaica (N.Y.) is a funk and disco-infused song by American trumpeter Tom Browne, featuring vocals by Toni Smith. Released in 1980, this groovy track became a huge hit for Browne, reaching number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- Yours Truly
- 1980
- Tom Browne
- Toni Smith & Tom Browne
Apr 22, 2024 · “Funkin’ For Jamaica” is a classic funk and jazz fusion song by American trumpeter Tom Browne. Released in 1980 as the lead single from his album “Love Approach,” the song quickly became a chart-topping hit, reaching number one on the Billboard R&B chart and crossing over to the pop charts as well.
- Alyssa Roberts
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. " Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) " is a song by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. The single—a memoir of the Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised—is from his second solo album, Love Approach.
Perhaps this ability is resultant of Browne’s upbringing near Jamaica, New York where greats like Count Basie lived on one block and James Brown on another. “It was the merger of so many musical influences and styles that created the Jamaica scene, and certainly my approach” says Browne.
