RaveThe Times Literary Supplement (UK)Aaron Cohen’s book Move On Up....unifies Chicago’s musicians by looking beyond their work and examining what went on behind and around it. By asking \'why?\' rather than simply \'what?\', he shines a light on what they had in common, presenting a viable, forward-facing community with the wide umbrella of Chicago funk as both its driving force and its end product. It is an absorbing approach, locating the music squarely within the culture that created it ... Move On Up is a fascinating deep dive into a city’s evolving black presence. It avoids any stylistic squabbles or narrowing categorization, making it far easier to understand and appreciate such diverse acts as Ramsey Lewis, the Chi-Lites, Chaka Khan and Terry Callier as part of the same rounded and often surprising movement.
