A Chicago-based group whose eclectic sound encompassed funk, soul, disco, jazz, rock, and new wave influences, Universal Togetherness Band waited decades after they broke up to see their music receive a proper release. While the group played the club circuit in Chicago for several years and occasionally landed bigger gigs, they struggled to find a larger audience for their sophisticated R&B melange. In 2014, Numero Group were working on a project taken from the archives of the Chicago Party TV series when they saw UTB's performance of "Pull Up." Eager to know more, they tracked down leader Andre Gibson and discovered that he still had his group's master tapes. Numero Group released a sampler, a self-titled album, in 2015. ~ Mark Deming