Mazarati

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Not to be confused with Maserati.
Mazarati
Origin
Warner Bros.
  • Motown
    • Past members
    • Lenny Holmes
    • Sir Casey Terry
    • Jerome "Romeo" Cox
    • Craig "Screamer" Powell
    • Kevin Patricks
    • Tony Christian (born Bruce DeShazer)[1]
    • Marr Starr
    • Aaron Paul Keith

    Mazarati was an American

    Minneapolis
    , they became defunct as a group in 1989. The band's sole hit was a song called "100 MPH", which was written and co-produced by Prince.

    Career

    1986: Mazarati and Paisley Park

    The band is notable for some of the songs that they did not release. They were originally given the song "

    Grammy Award winner. Another song given to Mazarati was an out-take from The Time called "Jerk Out". Their take on the song never made the album, but the track was redone in 1990, once again with The Time who scored their biggest hit with the track, which reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. Mazarati's backing vocals were also kept on the released version. Mazarati are name checked on the Prince penned Sheila E. track "Holly Rock
    ".

    On July 1, 1986, the group performed "Players' Ball", "I Guess It's All Over", and "100 MPH" live at the premiere party of the movie Under the Cherry Moon, held at the Centennial Theater in Sheridan, Wyoming as part of an MTV contest.[5] A few other live concerts took place that year.

    1989: Mazarati 2, Motown Records and split

    The band continued after its association with Prince and signed with

    Bernadette Cooper
    both worked as producers on this album. The project experienced little success, and since the distribution of the LP and CD seems to be limited in quantity and exclusively released as a promo in Canada (before it was withdrawn), these original copies are in demand by collectors.

    Members Marvin Gunn and Tony Christian, also known as Bruce DeShazer, formed the musical duo The Wild Pair and recorded a 1989 song with Paula Abdul, "Opposites Attract", for which they voiced the animated MC Skat Kat in the video.[1][7]

    The Prince Family Reunion at the Cabooze was the venue where they reunited and performed again. The tickets were being sold for $2 and they dedicated Christian's house for rehearsals of their live performances.[7]

    The Mazarati albums have yet to be reissued due to the collapse of the label and of its joint venture with Warner Bros. Records. In 1990 the first album appeared on CD in Japan through WEA International.[8]

    Discography

    Albums

    • Mazarati (1986),
      Warner Bros. Records
    • Mazarati 2 (1989),
      Motown
      (Canadian release only)

    Singles

    • "Players' Ball" / "I Guess It's All Over" (1986), Paisley Park
    • "100 MPH" / "Don't Leave Me Baby" (1986) No. 19 U.S. R&B, Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
    • "Stroke" / "Champagne Saturday" (1986), Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
    • "The Saga of a Man" (1989), Motown
    • "The Woman Thang" (1989), Motown

    References

    1. ^ a b "Bruce Deshazer". Discogs.org. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
    2. ^
      ISBN 978-1-84513-848-6
      .
    3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0
      .
    4. ^ a b "Prince 'Kiss'". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
    5. ^ "One-Off Performance". prince vault.
    6. ^ "Mazarati - Mazarati 2". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
    7. ^ a b Gabler, Jay (2009-05-31), "The return of Mazarati: "Y'all don't think they're funky? You're wrong!"", TC Daily Planet, retrieved 2013-09-18
    8. ^ "Mazarati - Mazarati". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

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