Dazz

"Dazz" is a song by R&B/funk band Brick. "Dazz" is a combination of disco, funk and jazz, hence the title "Dazz", a combination denominator for "Disco Jazz".[1] Released in 1976 from their debut album Good High, it would become their biggest hit, spending four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart, while reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 41 on Billboard's year-end chart.[2] In Canada, it reached number 26.[3]

Not to be confused with Dazz Band.
"Dazz"
Single by Brick
from the album Good High
B-side
  • "Southern Sunset" (7")
  • "Music Matic" (12")
ReleasedJuly 6, 1976
GenreDisco, funk, jazz
Length3:23 (radio edit)
5:35 (full version)
LabelBang
Songwriter(s)Regi Hargis
Eddie Irons
Ray Ransom
Producer(s)Jim Healy
Johnny Duncan
Robert E. Lee
Brick
Brick singles chronology
"Music Matic"
(1976)		 "Dazz"
(1976)		 "Dusic"
(1977)

Another popular 1970s-era soul group, the Dazz Band, took their name from the song.[4] The song was featured in a house party scene in the 2016 action-comedy film The Nice Guys, set in 1977. It was also featured in a scene in the 2019 Elton John biopic, Rocketman.

Sampling

Dazz has been sampled by multiple artists (partial list):[5]

References
  1. "Brick and Their Disco Hit "Dazz"". MentalItch.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 78.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 29, 1977" (PDF).
  4. "The Dazz Band". SoulTracks.com. SoulTracks, LLC. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. "Samples of Dazz". WhoSampled.com. WhoSampled.com, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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