Ridin' Thumb is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

/funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

 orchestra formed in 1989 by the two guitarists Martin Finding og Nicolai Halberg. In 1997 Jonas Winge Leisner replaced Niels H.P. as the primary vocalist. Their style can be compared to artists such as Tower of Power

Tower of Power

Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...

 and Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

. To date the group has released three full-length albums and one EP. In December 2009, the group announced that it would be releasing a new album in the spring of 2010.

Members

• Jonas Winge Leisner - vocal
• Stine Hjelm Jacobsen - vocal
• Joakim Pedersen - keyboards
• Martin Finding - guitar
• Nicolai Halberg - guitar
• Jens Kristian Uhrenholdt - bass guitar
• Thomas Jepsen - drums
• Martin Pedersen - scratch
• Bjørn Ringkjøbing - trumpet
• Hendrik Jørgensen - trumpet
• Mik Neumann - tenor saxophone
• Ole Himmelstrup - baritone saxophone

Concerts

The band usually unites for an annual concert in the time between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The concerts are held at the Copenhagen Jazz House.

Albums

1994: Different Moves, Different Grooves (Sundance)

• 1. Feed the cat
• 2. Different strokes - Different folks
• 3. In the middle
• 4. Do the boomeloom
• 5. Believe to my soul
• 6. Know what I mean
• 7. Believe me
• 8. Nitty Gritty
• 9. A Song for You
  A Song for You
  "A Song for You" is a soulful love song written and originally recorded by rock singer-songwriter and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album 'Leon Russell', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune...
  
  
• 10. Ridin' Thumb
• 11. Thick and thin

2000: 21st Century Funk (Sundance)

• 1. The Future
• 2. Make it right
• 3. Like it like that
• 4. Time
• 5. Natures kingdom
• 6. Some people
• 7. Family affair
• 8. The good men
• 9. So much better
• 10. Living it out
• 11. Pump up the thumb

2002: Work It Out (Sundance)

• 1. Tune in (intro)
• 2. Set your mind free
• 3. I've been waitin'
• 4. Interlude
• 5. I told you so
• 6. True to myself
• 7. Party down
• 8. Work it out
• 9. Jackson
• 10. Rainy Monday
• 11. In a different way
• 12. Time 4 some action
• 13. Back again
• 14. Doing nothing

Singles

From Different Moves, Different Grooves

• 1994: In The Middle
• 1994: Different Strokes, Different Folks

From 21st Century Funk

• 2000: The Future
• 2000: Make It Right

From Work It Out

• 2002: Party Down
• 2002: Work It Out
• 2002: Back Again