Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

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Shake It Out 00:00 Tools
Because of Her Beauty 00:00 Tools
Hang Me out to Dry 00:00 Tools
Where It Counts 00:00 Tools
Mighty Rebel 00:00 Tools
How Fine Is That 00:00 Tools
Satisfied 00:00 Tools
Check Out Your Mind 00:00 Tools
Expressions 00:00 Tools
Monica 00:00 Tools
Bunny Playa 00:00 Tools
Just Got Paid 00:00 Tools
Empty Soul 00:00 Tools
Elephants 00:00 Tools
Seven Nation Army 06:42 Tools
Take It Down 00:00 Tools
Groove On 00:00 Tools
Grenadiers 00:00 Tools
The Answer 00:00 Tools
Three Trials of Strength 00:00 Tools
New Ammo 00:00 Tools
The Bridge 00:00 Tools
Freedom 00:00 Tools
Sure Shot 00:00 Tools
Rise and Shine 00:00 Tools
My Baby 00:00 Tools
Apres Ski 00:00 Tools
The Duel 00:00 Tools
Brother's Keeper (Part 1 and 2) 00:00 Tools
Everybody Knows That 00:00 Tools
The Drums Of War (feat. Jon Forman) 00:00 Tools
Malgorium 00:00 Tools
Cheerleader 00:00 Tools
The Drums Of War - Feat. Jon Forman 00:00 Tools
Odysseus 00:00 Tools
The Drums Of War 00:00 Tools
Brother's Keeper - Part 1 And 2 00:00 Tools
Brother's Keeper (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
Brother's Keeper (Part 1) 00:00 Tools
Hang Me Up To Dry 00:00 Tools
Fallin' 00:00 Tools
Can You Feel It 00:00 Tools
Family Tree 00:00 Tools
Brother’s Keeper - Part 2 00:00 Tools
Latin Snap 00:00 Tools
Ruff, Tuff & Tumble 00:00 Tools
Bass Funk 00:00 Tools
Spanish Castle Magic 00:00 Tools
Elephant 00:00 Tools
Soul Dream 00:00 Tools
My Baby (feat. Nicki Bluhm) 00:00 Tools
Dance Lesson #2 00:00 Tools
I want the funk 00:00 Tools
Bag of Funk 00:00 Tools
Straussmania 00:00 Tools
Flute Down 00:00 Tools
Groovy Thing 00:00 Tools
...Reminded of Sunshine 00:00 Tools
Once You're There 00:00 Tools
Brother’s Keeper (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
04 - Bunny Playa 00:00 Tools
Reminded Of Sunshine 00:00 Tools
Jam 00:00 Tools
05 - Freedom 00:00 Tools
Red 00:00 Tools
Front Money 00:00 Tools
Rumpwinder 00:00 Tools
Money Jam 00:00 Tools
08 - The Bridge 00:00 Tools
Change My Way 00:00 Tools
All the Brothers and Sisters 00:00 Tools
What If You Knew 00:00 Tools
Gossip 00:00 Tools
Like Like Dope 00:00 Tools
Got My Groove On (live) 00:00 Tools
BBQ Song 00:00 Tools
06 - Check Out Your Mind 00:00 Tools
Grasshopper 00:00 Tools
Never Get Enough 00:00 Tools
intro 00:00 Tools
stage banter 00:00 Tools
Can You Feel It? 00:00 Tools
Auld Lang Syne 00:00 Tools
10 - Rise And Shine 00:00 Tools
I'm Your Biggest Fan 00:00 Tools
Millvale, PA 00:00 Tools
Something Sweet 00:00 Tools
Can We Trade 00:00 Tools
11 - Elephants 00:00 Tools
Steamed Water 00:00 Tools
Chance With You 00:00 Tools
Mary 00:00 Tools
Smart Boy 00:00 Tools
A Shorter Path #2 00:00 Tools
Who are You? 00:00 Tools
Time to Pray 00:00 Tools
The Hen 00:00 Tools
Mighty Mouse, Criminal Mastermind 00:00 Tools
How Fine Is That? 00:00 Tools
What You Want 00:00 Tools
Who Are You? . Soul Driftin' 00:00 Tools
A.J. Bustah 00:00 Tools
Just Remembered 00:00 Tools
Untitled 00:00 Tools
Everything 00:00 Tools
Bougainvillea 00:00 Tools
los los 00:00 Tools
All the Brothers & Sisters 00:00 Tools
Inner Crisis 00:00 Tools
Home Cookin' 00:00 Tools
New York City 00:00 Tools
A Shorter Path #1 00:00 Tools
Mighty Mouse 00:00 Tools
Let the Music Take Your Mind 00:00 Tools
Time To Come Up 00:00 Tools
Tenor Man 00:00 Tools
Matador 00:00 Tools
Funky Song 00:00 Tools
Rich Man's Welfare 00:00 Tools
Eddie's Dance 00:00 Tools
So Damn Funky 00:00 Tools
Ruff Tuff & Tumble > Contusion 00:00 Tools
Bootsy 00:00 Tools
RemindedOfSunshine 00:00 Tools
Brother's Keeper, Pt. 1 & 2 00:00 Tools
B00006EXEH001002 00:00 Tools
Elephants are Big as Hell 00:00 Tools
Instrumental (?) 00:00 Tools
Eddie's First Trip 00:00 Tools
Rise & Shine 00:00 Tools
Soul Vibration 00:00 Tools
New York 00:00 Tools
The Rumpwinder 00:00 Tools
Apparently Nothing 00:00 Tools
The Hen , Apparently Nothing 00:00 Tools
Freedom' 00:00 Tools
Whip Whop 00:00 Tools
Bridge 00:00 Tools
Answer 00:00 Tools
Luxurious 00:00 Tools
Look Out 00:00 Tools
Criminal Mastermind 00:00 Tools
trampled under foot 00:00 Tools
Sister Janie 00:00 Tools
So Damn Funky , Whip Whop 00:00 Tools
Fallin' > Groove On 00:00 Tools
Descending Azzizziuh 00:00 Tools
Ruff Tuff & Tumble (8:50) 00:00 Tools
Groove On* (12:39) 00:00 Tools
Reality 00:00 Tools
Banter 00:00 Tools
Almost Seedless 00:00 Tools
Soul Vibrations 00:00 Tools
Inner Crisis (still) 00:00 Tools
Karl Solo/The Grunt 00:00 Tools
Check Out Your Mind* (12:08) 00:00 Tools
? 00:00 Tools
Galaxy 00:00 Tools
The Grunt 00:00 Tools
unknown 00:00 Tools
Missy 00:00 Tools
Tar Baby 00:00 Tools
Whip Wop* (5:37) 00:00 Tools
The Matador 00:00 Tools
The Bridge* (12:19) 00:00 Tools
Dance Lesson #2* (12:40) 00:00 Tools
Chicago Breakdown 00:00 Tools
Elephants Are Big As Hell* (15:43) 00:00 Tools
Almost Seedless (w/ Robert Walter) 00:00 Tools
Cool Is Back 00:00 Tools
Ms. Luxurious 00:00 Tools
Turnip's Big Move (6:01) 00:00 Tools
Payback 00:00 Tools
Fried Grease 00:00 Tools
Tenor Man (13:25) 00:00 Tools
Spanish Castle Magic* (13:29) 00:00 Tools
Power of Soul 00:00 Tools
Tiny Universe 00:00 Tools
Sunday School 00:00 Tools
Groovy Thing > 00:00 Tools
The Clap 00:00 Tools
instrumental 00:00 Tools
Goldmine 00:00 Tools
The Family Tree 00:00 Tools
new york city (slow down) 00:00 Tools
Ruff Tuff & Tumble 00:00 Tools
Lookout 00:00 Tools
Got My Groove On 00:00 Tools
My Baby Likes To Boogaloo 00:00 Tools
Moonlight Mile 00:00 Tools
NY City 00:00 Tools
Drums 00:00 Tools
You Gotta Move 00:00 Tools
Whip Wop 00:00 Tools
Satisfied* (12:55) 00:00 Tools
? (13:53) 00:00 Tools
Jam Sandwich 00:00 Tools
Bitch 00:00 Tools
Dead Flowers 00:00 Tools
Sister Morphine 00:00 Tools
I Got the Blues 00:00 Tools
Sister Janie > 00:00 Tools
Soul Driftin 00:00 Tools
what's so... 00:00 Tools
NYC 00:00 Tools
Turnip's Big Move 00:00 Tools
Make it a Cosmopolitan 00:00 Tools
Curtis' Song 00:00 Tools
Gittin' Down 00:00 Tools
Frankenstein 00:00 Tools
Good for Me (and You) 00:00 Tools
Brown Sugar 00:00 Tools
Soul Driftin' 00:00 Tools
Damn Right, Im Somebody 00:00 Tools
?? 00:00 Tools
Drum Solo 00:00 Tools
Dance Lesson 00:00 Tools
Alex the Great 00:00 Tools
Dance Lesson, No. 2 00:00 Tools
Walt's First Trip 00:00 Tools
Manic Depression 00:00 Tools
Get Together 00:00 Tools
Soul Satisfy 00:00 Tools
Intro/Planet of the Hairy Apes 00:00 Tools
Shake It Out - Bloomington, IN 10/23/09 00:00 Tools
Track 01 00:00 Tools
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Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (KDTU) is a jazz/funk/rock group from San Diego, California. Members include Denson, Chris Littlefield, Brian Jordan, Ron Johnson, David Veith, and John Staten. Former artists also include Zak Najor (drums), Andy Cleaves (trumpet), Eric Boulovar (drums), Craig Dawson (drums), and Alton 'Brooks' Parker (visualist). About KDTU are best known for their infectious and energetic live performances, which led the group to find a niche of enthusiastic fans among those who celebrate jambands such as Phish and Widespread Panic as well as progressive jazz groups such as Soulive and Medeski, Martin, and Wood. Some members of the Tiny Universe are also involved in the funktronica/Nu jazz group 'BluSirkut', and also in the funky jazz band 'On The One'. KDTU are road warriors. They spend the majority of any given year touring the country, most frequently in the West and Northeast but usually hit most cities along the way. They can also be found performing at numerous music festivals including Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Berkshire Mountain, Austin City Limits, and the Yggdrasil Festival. In addition, KDTU has released two albums, a self-titled album in 1999 and The Bridge in 2002. Band Members Bandleader, saxophonist, and main vocalist Karl Denson recorded with rocker Lenny Kravitz on his first two albums, Let Love Rule and Mama Said. After numerous world tours with Lenny, he parted ways seeking to pursue his jazz roots. This included recording four jazz albums on the German Minor Music recording label in a variety of configurations from trios to sextets. In addition to touring as a member of Fred Wesley's band he founded the premier San Diego jazz/funk act The Greyboy Allstars. Notably, Karl Denson also appeared in the 1988 movie, Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy, as the saxophone player in the fictional band Sexual Chocolate, which features Murphy as singer Randy Watson. Trumpet and Flugel Horn player, Chris Littlefield, is based out of Seattle and replaced Andy Cleves in 2001. As an established artist and composer, Chris has worked with recording artists such as R.E.M., Chuck D., and Lee Oscar and shared the stage with countless other well known artists. Chris incorporates heavy use of effect processing as a new aesthetic for his instrument. Reminescent of Miles Davis and Randy Brecker's (Brecker Brothers) electronic periods, Chris is able to create soundscapes and textures that emulate analogue synthesizers and other electric instruments such as guitar and bass, which he employs extensively in the group 'BluSirkut'. Guitar player, Brian Jordan, has been the guitar player for “Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe” (since 1999) and “Motherlode”, Brian has also performed in projects with Zigaboo Modeliste of the “The Meters”, Greg Errico and Cynthia Robinson of “Sly and the Family Stone” and Stephen Perkins of “Jane’s Addiction” to name a few. Brian has also shared the stage and swapped licks with many luminaries such as James Brown, Dave Mathews, Lenny Kravitz, Bob Weir, The Allman Brothers Band, Fred Wesley, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Bass player, Ron Johnson was first approached by Karl in 1997 before the Tiny Universe was born. However, he had to decline because of another project. Of course, when the phone rang again in 1999 Ron happily joined the group. Keyboard player David Veith has been with KDTU since it's inception in 1999. David has a studio in San Diego and has scored and produced several soundtracks for major films, most notably of which is his involvement with BluSirkut on the feature documentary 'Meeting David Wilson'. Drummer John Staten joined KDTU in 2002 and also tours with his own band, 'On the One'. External links Band Members * karldenson.com * Brian Jordan * Chris Littlefield * Ron Johnson Associated Bands * greyboyallstars.com * Karl Denson Trio * BluSirkut.com * ontheone.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.