In 2019 Mandrill announced a new album titled Back In Town. The album was released in October 2020. The current lineup includes Carlos, Ric, and Wilfredo Wilson, plus Marc Rey (lead guitar), Stacy Lamont Sydnor (drums), Derrick Murdock (bass), Eli Brueggeman (keyboards), and Keith Barry (viola, saxophone, flute). Mandrill songs have been sampled by many hip-hop acts such as Johnny D, Public Enemy, Beck, DJ Shadow, Shawty Lo, Big L, Kanye West, Jin, Eminem, The Avalanches, and 9th Wonder. Discography Studio albums Mandrill (1970) Mandrill Is (1971) Composite Truth (1973) Just Outside of Town (1973) Mandrilland (1974) Solid (1975) Beast from the East (1976) The Greatest (with George Benson) (soundtrack, 1977) We Are One (1978) New Worlds (1979) Getting in the Mood (1980) Energize (1981) Live at Montreux (2002) Back In Town (2020) Compilations The Best of Mandrill (1975) Rebirth (1992) Fencewalk: The Anthology (1997) The Ultimate Collection (2000) Sunshine (2005) Singles and EPs Peace and Love (EP, 2001) "Driving While Black and Brown" (single, 2001) "Pre-nuclear War Blues" (single, 2004) "Sunshine" (soundtrack contribution, 2004) References External links interview on TNJT.com/jazzlive American funk musical groups American jazz ensembles from New York City Musical groups established in 1968 Musical groups from Brooklyn Panamanian musical groups Jazz musicians from New York (state)