R.I.P. Cedric Napoleon(Pieces Of A Dream/Mt. Airy Groove/Fo Fi Fo)

[Paul1970]

(June 18, 2024) He was one third of a group that helped introduce a tasty new combination of jazz and soul more than four decades ago, and that remains with us today. We are very sad to report the death of Pieces of a Dream co-founder Cedric Napoleon. His death was reported by Pieces of a Dream on the group's social
https://www.soultracks.com/story-cedric-napoleon-dies

Great memories of hearing this group's music.

R.I.P.

 

[woodchuck]

We were both signed to Warwick basses. I'd heard from other bassists that he was struggling with things. RIP.

 

[the artist]

The other 2 members play here in the Detroit area quite often.

RIP

 

[bgbtylvr]

Awwww man. I had the Album. The vinyl!

 

[HAR125LEM]

MMMAAAAAANNN...
First Angela Bofill.
Now Cedric Napolean.
It's Artists like this who helped defined the Smooth Jazz/R&B Era of The 80s.
One of the BEST Concerts during The 80s was Grover Washington Jr. and Pieces Of A Dream at Pier 84 here in NYC.
Pieces ended up being Grover's back-up band after their set.
R.I.P.

My Favorite POAD tune.
Bassline kills for a smooth track

 

[OutlawR.O.C.]

R.I.P.

 

[deputy dawg]

I was at Temple U when they came to campus their freshman year.
Imagine these dudes in the dorms???!!!
It was a party EVERY night.
Off campus living adjustments were made quickly.

RIP Ced.

 

[parisian]

Pieces of a Dream was a great band... RIP Cedric

 

[Gemini]

RIP

 

[yaBoi]

damn RIP

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Rest in peace.

 

[blackpepper]

Very sorry to hear this. R.I.P.

 

[originaltp]

Damn...they all leaving..rest well

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

1. Pieces of a Dream
2. Mt. Airy Groove
3. Songs that Sampled Mt. Airy Groove

Songs that Sampled Mt. Airy Groove
by Pieces of a Dream​

Sampled in 21 songs​

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	Song	Artist	Year	Part Sampled
	The Theme (It's Party Time)	Tracey Lee	1996	Multiple Elements
	It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)	Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five	1982	Multiple Elements
	Beat 4 (1997)	Kanye West	1997	Sound FX / Other
	Size Ain't Shit	Ghetto Boys	1989	Multiple Elements
	This Is a Recording 4 Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)	De La Soul	1989	Drums
	Product Placement (Side 1)	DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist	2001	Multiple Elements
	Itchin' for a Scratch	Force M.D.'s	1985	Hook / Riff
	We Like	Tracey Lee feat. Fatman Scoop	2000	Multiple Elements
	Yawl Can't Drink With Us	Sadat X feat. Kurupt and Tha Alkaholiks	2017	Hook / Riff
	We Came to Party	Armand Van Helden	1997	Multiple Elements
	Look Out	Frick 'N' Frack	1989	Hook / Riff
	The Song With No Name	Redhead Kingpin and the FBI feat. Tony Rome	1991	Multiple Elements
	Trilogy of Terror	Kool G Rap & DJ Polo	1989	Drums
	Hard Damage	Tuff City Squad	1989	Drums
	Xtacsie	Soul King Productions	1993	Hook / Riff
	The Humpty Dance (City Lick Mix)	Digital Underground	1992	Drums

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[Helico-pterFunk]

It's Time for Love
by Pieces of a Dream​

Imagine This
Elektra 1983
Producer: Grover Washington, Jr.

Sampled in 3 songs​

	Weather Storm	Massive Attack	1994	Multiple Elements
	Down 4 Me	A.G. and John Robinson	2017	Multiple Elements
	Thunderstorm	Your Best Friend Jippy	2018	Multiple Elements

 

[jack walsh13]

Sad to hear. R.I.P.

 

[dbluesun]

rip

 

[easy_b]

Man, damn….. this was one of my favorite groups when I started listening to smooth, jazz and smooth R&B.

RIP

Play 454 in the cash 3 for a few days

 

[dik cashmere]

RIP

 

[doghouse]

RIP

 

[godofwine]

RIP

 

[gil919]

R.I.P

 

[yaBoi]

if you spent anytime around a HBCU Band or black college culture this gone hit a little different

 

[Lexx Diamond]

Rest in peace.

 

[Rythm]

RIP Cedric

 

[lionelzeus]

Ah man RIP

 

[blackman80]

RIP

 

[keone]

Rip

 

[Amajorfucup]

Thank you for your contributions brother. RIP

 

[Race Harley]

R.I.P.

 

[West Endian]

RIP