Brick (band)  

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Brick is a former American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart) which was released in 1976.

History

Brick was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972 from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna' Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981.

Members

• Jimmy Brown - lead vocals, saxophone, flute
• Regi Hargis Hickman - guitar, bass, vocals
• Eddie Irons - lead vocals, drums, keyboards
• Donald Nevins - keyboards, vocals
• Ray Ransom - vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion

Discography

Albums

• Good High (1976), Bang
• Brick (1977), Bang
• Stoneheart (1979), Bang
• Waiting on You (1980), Bang
• Summer Heat (1981), Bang
• After 5 (1982), Bang
• Too Tuff (1988), Magic City
• The Best of Brick (1995), Epic/Bang
• Super Hits (2000), Sony

Singles

• "Music Matic" (1976)
• "Dazz" (1976) #1 (4 Weeks) R&B; #3 US Hot 100
• "Dusic" (1977)
• "That's What It's All About" (1977)
• "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (1978)
• "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" (1981)
• "Wide Open" (1981)
• "Stick By You" (1982)