Cortex

Cortex is a French jazz-funk group formed in Paris in 1974 by the keyboardist and composer Alain Mion. The band mixed jazz, funk and soul with the vocals of Mireille Dalbray. Their 1975 debut Troupeau Bleu, recorded at Studio Damiens in Boulogne-Billancourt and issued by Disques Espérance, became widely known decades later through hip-hop producers who sampled it. Cortex's first lineup was Alain Mion (piano, vocals), Mireille Dalbray (vocals), Alain Labib (alto sax), Jean Grevet (bass) and Alain Gandolfi (drums). After Troupeau Bleu the band released Vol.