J. Plunky Branch offers music for old fans and new with an impressive
5-disc compilation, Plunky & Oneness 2012 Collectors' Box Set, a
retrospective of the best of his last 20 years' 12 CD albums. Long
known for his versatility, saxophonist-producer Plunky has exceeded
the bounds of eclecticism in this extensive library of songs organized
into genre-specific CD's: Urban Groove, Cool Jazz, Love Songs, P Phunk
and Afro World, packaged into a box set.

This is a collection of songs by one of the most prolific and enduring
groups of the last 40 years. The band originated in the early 1970's
as Plunky & Oneness of Juju, an avant Afro-jazz ensemble, and they
developed by constantly exploring a wide range additional genres of
Black music including R&B, funk, smooth jazz, reggae, hip-hop and neo-
soul. Plunky and the group has continued to record and tour
extensively and recently had a new break-through when Plunky's song
"Drop" received national radio airplay and became a dance club hit.

Plunky & Oneness 2012 Collectors' Box Set is a virtual music library
of the best of Plunky's last 20 years' releases. The compilation
includes more than 80 songs on five CD's plus a bonus disc that
contains background information, pictures, travel journals and
videos.

The original 12 albums recorded and released between 1988 and 2008
were each unique but similar in that they all contained multiple types
of music, as Plunky consciously continued to demonstrate the "oneness"
or common characteristics inherent in all Black popular music forms.
The songs on the new 2012 compilation CD's are organized by genre,
taking into account that listeners are likely to utilize music albums
in accordance with their moods, activities and settings.

Whatever your mood, this collection offers music to enhance and uplift
it. Disc 1 Urban Groove has saxy instrumentals for dancing or just
grooving (and includes Plunky's smash hit "Drop"). Disc 2 Cool Jazz is
smooth tracks for a mellow atmosphere. Disc 3 Love Songs' sensual
music sets the mood for romance. Disc 4 P Phunk is all hard-core funk
to move your mind and body. Disc 5 Afro World explores African rhythms
and other world beats.

This is a massive compilation of music for Plunky fans and for
collectors of original urban, saxy, cool, funky, love inducing, Afro-
jazz and more. The five CD set, plus bonus disc will be packaged in a
regular DVD case and have a list price of $39.99, with deep discounts
offered for pre-release orders and downloads. National release date
for the box set: November 3, 2009.