Mandrill
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Active: 1968 - present
Biography
Brooklyn funk band formed in 1968 by brothers Carlos, Lou and Ric Wilson, born in Panama and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Mandrill's expansive, multi-instrumental sound blended funk, soul, jazz, Latin and rock on #Polydor Records# albums such as 'Mandrill', 'Composite Truth' and 'Mandrilland', and later for #Arista Records#. Long recognised as one of funk's most progressive outfits, the group reunited after a 1980s breakup, lost Lou Wilson in 2013, and released 'Back in Town' in 2020, with Carlos, Ric and Wilfredo Wilson still at its core.
Genres
Mandrill Discography
- Mandrill (1971) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Mandrill Is (1972) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Composite Truth (1973) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Just Outside of Town (1973) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- Mandrilland (1974) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- We Are One (1977) - Album - rated 3.21/5
Members
- Carlos Wilson - trombone, vocals (1968–Present)
- Lou Wilson - trumpet, vocals (1968–2013)
- Ric Wilson - saxophone, vocals (1968–Present)
- Claude "Coffee" Cave - keyboards, vocals (1968–1982)
- Omar Mesa - guitar, vocals (1968–1974)
- Charles Padro - drums, percussion, vocals (1968–1972)
- Fudgie Kae Solomon - bass, vocals (1972–1975)
- Neftali Santiago - drums, percussion, vocals (1973–1975; 1977–1982)
- Wilfredo "Wolf" Wilson - bass, vocals (1977–Present)
- Juaquin Jessup - guitar, vocals (1977–1982)