Down to the Bone (band)

Down to the Bone is an acid jazz group led by British DJ Stuart Wade, who formed the band in 1996 with Chris Morgans (who later left). The group was popular in the UK, where it is "hailed as the kings of UK jazz groove." The band's music is a mix of funk and jazz.^[1][2]

As of 2014 there are two sets of Personnel for the band – a US band and a UK band.^[3]

The music

Stuart Wade, the band's leader, does not play any instruments. He hums into a dictaphone.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions		Label
		US Jazz [5]	US Con. Jazz [6]
1998	From Manhattan to Staten	3	2	Int'l Bass
1999	The Urban Grooves – Album II	13	9
2001	Spread The Word – Album III	19	6
2002	Crazy Vibes and Things	6	4	GRP
2004	Cellar Funk	4	4	Narada Jazz
2005	Spread Love Like Wildfire	10	5
2007	Supercharged	12	4
2009	Future Boogie	16	10	Shanachie
2011	The Main Ingredients	12	7	Dome
2014	Dig It	7	4

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions		Label
		US Jazz [7]	US Con. Jazz [8]
2007	The Best of Down to the Bone	19	8	Narada Jazz
2019	Funkin' Around: A Collection of Remixes and Reworks	—	—	Dome

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		Smooth Jazz Airplay [9]
2007	"Parkside Shuffle"	10	Supercharged
2011	"Music Is the Key"	14	The Main Ingredients
2012	"Uptown Hustle"	10
2014	"The Sweetness"	1	Dig It
2015	"The Bounce"	11