Brass Construction

Formed in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York and disbanded in 1985.
Brainchild of keyboardist - singer - producer Randy Muller. They released ten albums from 1975 till 1985. Their singles "Movin'" and "Changin" are considered seminal in the evolution of funk soul.

Signed in 1975 by Sid Maurer, and former United Artists Records promotion man Fred Frank, they scored two US Billboard Hot 100 entries in 1976, the most successful being "Movin'," which hit #14. They had much more success on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, with nine chart entries, including "Movin'", which reached #1. Singer, pianist, flautist and arranger Randy Muller went on to score a number of R&B hits with Skyy and B. T. Express.

Over the years, Brass Construction members have included Wade Williamston (bass), Sandy Billups (percussion), Morris Price (trumpet), Larry Payton (drums), Jesse Ward Jr. (saxophone), Michael "Micky" Grudge (saxophone), Wayne Parris (trumpet), Alvin Haskin (original trombone player on "Movin'"), Duane Cahill (trombone), Joseph Arthur-Wong (guitar), and Randy Muller (lead vocals),^[3] later joined by Lee Evans on keyboards.

Brass Construction reunited for a concert on November 28, 2005, at the Bataclan Arena in Paris, France.

Joseph Arthur-Wong died in 1998. Jesse Ward Jr. died in 2016.^[4] Drummer Larry Payton died on March 21, 2016.

Discogaphy

1975	Brass Construction
1976	Brass Construction II
1977	Brass Construction III
1978	Brass Construction IV
1979	Brass Construction 5
1980	Brass Construction 6
1982	Attitudes
1983	Conversations
1984	Renegades
1985	Conquest

BRASS CONSTRUCTION 1975

BRASS CONSTRUCTION II 1976

BRASS CONSTRUCTION III 1977

BRASS CONSTRUCTION IV 1978

BRASS CONSTRUCTION V 1979

BRASS CONSTRUCTION VI 1980

ATTITUDES 1982

CONVERSATIONS 1983

RENEGADES 1984

 CONQUEST 1985