When trumpeter Tom Browne—who cut his teeth in the mid-'70s with keyboardist Weldon Irvine and saxophonist Sonny Fortune—went solo in the early ‘80s, he pushed toward fusion, combining slick grooves and dreamy melodic shapes on “Throw Down.” But he found his identity when he recalibrated his sound, giving funk and soul primacy. “Funkin' for Jamaica,” a shout-out to his Queens hood, blends irresistible jive talking and a massively funky bassline more indebted to George Clinton than Stanley Clarke; “Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)” ratchets up the sinuous sensuality without ditching the unrelenting groove.