Blue Sky Day - Light of the World:
Featured on Back Trax Edition 406 - May 14th, 2006
Although they've recorded only sporadically over the past 30 years, perhaps no other group better typified the British jazz-funk scene than Light of the World. Formed in London in 1978, the unit featured a full sound that would rival any act of the day on either side of the Atlantic and operated in that fabulous space between jazz, funk, and soul.

The original personnel included David Baptiste and Kenny Wellington on trumpet, Jean Paul 'Bluey' Maunick and Neville McKreith on guitar as well as several other top funksters of the day. The band's debut single shook the UK dance floors but the release of their first LP was marred by the death of one their members during a promotional tour. Nevertheless ... check the feature.